Luck in the Shadows
When Alec of Kerry is taken prisoner, he is certain that his life is at an end. But one thing he never expected was his cellmate. Seregil of Rhiminee is many things - none of them unpredictable. And when he offers to take Alec on as his apprentice, things may never be the same for either of them.
When Alec of Kerry is taken prisoner, he is certain that his life is at an end. But one thing he never expected was his cellmate. Seregil of Rhiminee is many things - none of them unpredictable. And when he offers to take Alec on as his apprentice, things may never be the same for either of them.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780786185696 (0786185694)
Publish date: May 1st 2004
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Edition language: English
Series: Nightrunner (#1)
Back before I discovered the amazing and sometimes awful world of slash fanfiction, I grew interested in a somewhat similar phenomenon, though more muted, in published science fiction and fantasy by women, featuring gender transgressions (well, transgressions in those days) amongst mostly male chara...
There is a lot to be said for a fantasy that has an m-m cast. There isn't many around (or more likely I haven't read many), and it was refreshingly lacking the typical hero cliché that usually accompanies such novels, and that would be a young girl at the cusp of adulthood with the classic first kis...
the story moves a bit slowly, but the worldbuilding as well as the writing is pretty good, so overall, it's an enjoyable read
the story moves a bit slowly, but the worldbuilding as well as the writing is pretty good, so overall, it's an enjoyable read
1.5 stars, where half star is for the nice cover art. It's not even the lack of m/m romance, it's the lack of adventure and consistency, the fact that the opening line of the story is dropped and forgotten by 30%, the fact that prose takes on purplish tint through the middle for no reason at all t...
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