Luck in the Shadows
core novel 1996 Nightrunner / The Tamír Triad
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.09 (23,663 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780553575422 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Luck in the Shadows opens the Nightrunner series by introducing Alec of Kerry, a young hunter wrongly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. In prison he meets his cellmate Seregil of Rhiminee, a noble-born spy, thief and rogue who arranges their escape and takes Alec on as an apprentice in his clandestine trade. As the two begin working together, Seregil's mind begins to deteriorate under mysterious circumstances even as a treasonous plot against the reigning Queen starts to unfold around them. Alec, still new to Seregil's world of secrets and intrigue, must help uncover the conspiracy threatening the crown while trying to understand what is happening to his new mentor.
Where it sits
- Universe: Nightrunner / The Tamír Triad
- Series: Nightrunner core; position 1 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lynn Flewelling
Notes
- From the series record (Nightrunner): The seven-novel main sequence, 1996-2014, following spy/thief Seregil and his partner Alec.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Nightrunner: position 1 of 7: next Stalking Darkness (1997)
- Internal chronology, within Nightrunner / The Tamír Triad: position 1 of 10: next The Bone Doll's Twin (2001)
Sources
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