Luck in the Shadows

Nightrunner, Book 1

By: Lynn Flewelling

Narrated by: Raymond Todd

Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

When young Alec of Kerry is taken prisoner for a crime he didn't commit, he is certain that his life is at an end. But the thing he hadn't counted on was his cellmate.

Spy, rogue, thief, and noble, Seregil of Rhiminee is many things, none of them predictable. And when he offers to take on Alec as his apprentice, things may never be the same for either of them. Soon Alec is traveling roads he never knew existed, toward a war he never suspected was brewing. Before long he and Seregil are embroiled in a sinister plot that runs deeper than either can imagine and that may cost them far more than their lives if they fail. But fortune is as unpredictable as Alec's new mentor.

Don't miss the other volumes in Lynn Flewelling's Nightrunner series.

©1996 Lynn Flewelling (P)2004 Blackstone Audiobooks

The narration is rushed

I love this series and have read them all. The narration though is stilted and monotone. I could not get lost in the book as I did with the Tamir trilogy, which is frustrating!

Throughly enjoyed

Second time - first time several years ago and this second time it was just as entertaining.
Performance was excellent

A really good story. (What homosexuality?)

This is a really interesting adventure. There are wizards and magic. Evil bad guys. A valiant hero and his apprentice. Adventure. Breath taking escapes. A whole world has been created for our enjoyment.

How can anyone complain of spoon fed homosexuality in this story? One of the characters entertains a few thoughts. That's about it. You will get stronger sexual references in the average TV commercial. I'm started on the second volume and so far in the two stories the only overt sexuality is heterosexual.

There are some really, really intolerant folks writing reviews. It isn't the story that did it. Must be something inside the reviewer. Are they just too stimulated at the thought that a hero might be gay?

Fun! Refreshing!

I don't normally write reviews but felt compelled after I almost didn't download this book due to the other reviews. In fact I went to Amazon to get additional reviews since I felt what I was seeing was blatant homophobic remarks that had nothing to do with how well this book was written or if the story was engrossing. I very much enjoyed this series, the plot, writing, characters, and dialog. It was exactly what I was looking for. In fact the only negative thing I can say about this series is that I wish they would stick to the same narrator for all the books. I almost gave up listening when the narrator was changed in book 4 and to be honest I would have if I didn't enjoy the story so much! The comments given that the amazing love shared between these two men was not necessary to the story baffle me. I felt it was an integral piece of the story line to understand why they made the choices they did and brought me to care so much more about their struggles and relationship. I guarantee that if one of the main characters was a woman there would have been no complaints with the other reviewers. The emotion between them was love not lust, tasteful, moving, and beautiful.

Good - but not amazing

The book was good, but not the best I have listen to. It has been an entertaining story and I am engaged with the characters. The obstacle was the horrible, horrible reader.

Romantic Fantasy

I enjoyed this book and the second book in the series (Stalking Darkness) as well. I hope Audible picks up the third.

It is the only fantasy book I have read that has a very believable romance that slowly (and tastefully) builds between two male characters. I almost hesitate to put that in the review because it is not what the book is about, yet it is what I found to be the most compelling part of the book.

The plot is pretty standard fantasy fare good confronting evil, but it carried my interest. I thought it was better than Rorbert Jordan's Wheel of Time books that go ON and ON and ON.

Okay book.

Starts out promising. Then bores me towards the end. The main character is supposed to be gay, but lacks conviction. He stays in the closet. Was hoping for more from him. I was hoping he would be like Vanyel from Mercedes Lackeys series. I wouldn't buy book again or reread.

mixed on the narrator

Pleasant voice and decent characterization, with consistency. Fragments sentences in strange ways, and sometimes reads very slowly (increasing narration speed helped me with this).

First Book Sets the Stage

It is a lot of exposition in this book but every good series needs lore and setting. We’ll read and an engaging story of high fantasy intrigue.

Great series. I have re-read it several times.

Great series. I have re-read it several times. I have enjoyed it being told as a bedtime story. However, same issue of hard to put down.