Luck in the Shadows: The Nightrunner Series, Book I (Nightrunner, #1)

by Lynn Flewelling

"A new star is rising in the fantasy firmament...teems with magic and spine-chilling amounts of skullduggery."–Dave Duncan, author of The Great Game

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 one thing he never expected 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, and this time there just might be…Luck in the Shadows.

• ISBN10: 0553575422
• ISBN13: 9780553575422
• Publish Date: 1 August 1996
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
• Imprint: Spectra
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 496
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780553575422

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

This is a story about a wrongly imprisoned boy, Alec of Kerry, who is rescued by Seregil of Rhiminee. Alec is young and is unsure of his future since his father died and now has an opportunity. He realises that there are secrets Seregil holds and this attracts him. The plots going on around Seregil are also interesting and gives Alec a sense of purpose.

I had read The Bone Doll's Twin before this and now that I realise that this was published before that I understand some of the problems I had with this one, it reads a bit like a first publication. Not a bad first book but there are some issues and some slight clumsiness that I didn't expect from the writer who wrote Bone Doll's Twin and sequels.

I liked the characters and how they develop and how you learn more about the background as I read. I really look forward to reading the sequels.