Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1) in Queereaders

Mar 13, 2008 Stephen rated it really liked it

Shelves: gay, z-read-in-2012, gay-pg, fantasy, 0-hoopla-audio-unread

Just re-read this and enjoyed it as much as the first time around. Back then in those pre-Amazon days, I had to search book store after book store for the second volume of this story. This time around will be easier.

The story has all the best element of a Tolkien novel, though perhaps it's not quite as deeply imagined. Yet, it also has a young man on the cusp of adulthood who meets a mentor a guide and a potential lover. To encounter a well crafted fantasy that includes a M/M love angle was a r ...more

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Jun 15, 2007 Lobeck rated it it was amazing

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, favorites, queer, top-10

Yes, I love this book, but I just have to say: could she choose a cheasier title? While the cover art and title indicate that you might be in for standard fantasy cheese whiz, if you can get past the embarassment of carrying this book around, it's actually quite a good read. You might have to like fantasy adventure to be able to get into this, but the characters and relationships are great and the story's pretty gripping. Plus every time you blink, there's another queer character - such a nice c ...more

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Feb 15, 2009 Blackbook rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2009

Sword and sorcery fantasy with bisexual theme.

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Jul 14, 2010 Adam Jacobson rated it liked it

This is totally basic genre fantasy. The fact that one main character is gay doesn't it make it particularly more interesting.
Still, it was a page turner. But the kind of book that provides entertainment for an evening and then you forget about it within minutes of putting it down. ...more

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