Luck in the Shadows discussion

Hello!

Since I really loved this book series for its world and characters and the latest book will probably be the last one (well, who knows?), I'm getting a bit heartsick now that it's over. ):
Are there books like the nightrunner series? I mean, the sort of books where equality works (at least in one country), where the romance plot is always a sub plot, where the characters are, well - people!

Any ideas? :) Doesn't even have to be in the same genre or anything.

I would look into Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar books, as well as Tamir Triad by Lynn Flewelling and give Patricia Briggs's early novels a shot as well..Kate Elliott's Crown of Stars is also good.

This is a unique series, but I would recommend Brent weeks "Night Angel Trilogy."

Actually, the Tamir Triad isn't really like Nightrunner, even if it's set in the same world. The story takes place several hundred years before Luck in the Shadows and things like 'women in the military' and 'accepting that some people aren't heterosexual' are only coming back after Tobin becomes Tamir and becomes queen.

If you say so, I saw it was more as 'male / female body image ' and 'magic and the old ways coming back '; because at the end of the series Tobin/Tamir found that other woman of her bloodline and equality would have returned either way.

Have you tried Storm Constantine books??

She has a 6 volume 'Wraethu' series which stretches the gender binary concepts. Fantastic world building and some superbly memorable characters.

I also liked her 'Magravandias' trilogy. Her dark angel books (Grigori trilogy - not so much, something too twisted about them).

I'm reading the Cadeleonian Series ("Lord of the White Hell", etc.) and I find it very similar to the Nightrunner series though the Cadeleonian books are a little more YA (or at least coming of age) than Nightrunner (although Kiran is very similar to Alex). I sailed through book 1 and I'm glad to see there are at least 4 books in the series. It's also less violent than Nightrunner.

There simply isn't anything like Nightrunner. There never has been and there never will be. You have a well written male gay romance here. Welcome to the pain of knowing nothing will ever meet up or make up. Rip your heart out and spit on it because the author thinks it's more important to become a psychologist. Stomp on my soul Flewelling it wasn't like I needed it anyway!

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That said, I can only give you a list of some novels that have a few things in common. (1) The LOTR series obviously. Tho I would watch the movie not read the book. (2) Sarah Monette's Labyrinths series if you can still find it published somewhere. Her publisher told her to stop writing about gay men it does not sell. Melusine is the first book (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/sa...). (3) The Forgotten Realms Dark Elf series starting with the book Homeland by R. A. Salvatore. Followed by Exile and then Sojourn. If you read those three books in order you will have the jist of the entire saga which wanders away from the main topic after the third book.

Tanya Huff's Fire Stone might be enjoyable, it's m/m/f with a thief in it.

Still nothing out there like Nightrunner because no one gives a shit about medieval faggots. Everyone wants retarded sports locker room smut instead of a good fantasy book. Fuck publishers.

Jem wrote: "Still nothing out there like Nightrunner because no one gives a shit about medieval faggots. Everyone wants retarded sports locker room smut instead of a good fantasy book. Fuck publishers."

I give a shit and like you, I'm still looking too. :(

Maybe try Carole Cummings Wolf's own series. Not comparable to Nightrunner per-se but still a very enjoyable gay fantasy series in it's own right :)

Serena wrote: "I would look into Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar books, as well as Tamir Triad by Lynn Flewelling and give Patricia Briggs's early novels a shot as well..[au..."

Start with Magic's Pawn. The Last Herald-Mage Series, book 1. Similar coming-of-age theme. First book has some really difficult/sad parts (at least for me) but the series is worth it.

Figured I should mention this since no one else seems to have, but the "medieval faggots" bit isn't the only redeeming quality of this book series. I stumbled into the first book at a used book store years ago and enjoyed the hell out of it and the other books of the series I could find, and I'm straight. I enjoyed this series for the characters, the story that unfolds, and the world building.

With that in mind, I would recommend things by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn and the Stormlight Archives in particular). +1s for Brent Weeks and Patricia Briggs as well. Great world builders and story tellers all. Hope this helps.

Still nothing new. Still no good writers stepping up. Same with Sarah Monette's Mélusine Labyrinths. No new writers are covering male protagonist gay man fantasy. Strong women and lesbians are the popular vote. No publisher would support this and reasonably so as it's sooooo risky. I hate this world. People wonder why there is so much women hate from gay men, as ladies continue to hog everything for themselves. Don't even cast out a scrap for the dogs.

You might try The Lords of Davenia series by Thomas Mason. While there are only two books out as yet ("Lord Mouse" and "The Green Mark" --which oddly isn't on GR, even though I read and rated it) which do not feature the same protagonists, the world-building is outstanding, the politics believable. Tolerance for same-sex relationships depends of where you are in the realm. The plots of each remind me of a really well done Dungeons and Dragons campaign with slow-burn romance elements added, and I had a blast with them.

Melissa Scott's Astrient series is pretty good. The first book does a lot of world building so can seem a little slow at times but I enjoyed the series.

There's also Kirby Crows Scarlett and the White Wolf series. The 2 main characters reminded me of Seregil and Alec a bit and it has some similar Nightrunner themes.

I'm only 70% into Luck in the Shadows and can already tell anyone who enjoyed it would also love the Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold which are SF, but don't be fooled by any preconception of the genre (so many sub-genres are explored with excellence throughout the series) or by their history of bad book covers , just pick the first book up and go for it. The same author's fantasy books as well as the ongoing novellas/novel in the World of Five Gods (aka Chalion) are an absolute delight as well. Happy reading!

REALLY LATE FOR ME BUT...
its not the same, and just one book... i dont know if its translated to english but i found
La ciudad de los mil ojos
and i loved it. one of those books that a gay romance is nice and lovely, and the ambient is nice and interesting. loved it