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- Content warnings: Torture, Sexual assault (referenced), Violence, Death of loved one, Blood, Murder, Graphic violence
Luck in the Shadows
by Lynn Flewelling
Book 1 in Nightrunner
A masterful fantasy espionage tale that normalizes queer love in a richly built world. The slow-burn M/M romance between Seregil and Alec simmers beneath thrilling spy adventures, rewarding patient readers across the series.
Goodreads 4.1/5 23,367 ratings
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Length479 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Tension / anticipation focus
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- M/M
- Low
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Addictive read
- Rogue/scoundrel
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- Friends to lovers
- Slow burn with late spice
- Comfort reread material
- Mysterious stranger
- Experienced x innocent
- Longing glances
- Vicarious thrill
- Thief/criminal
- He falls first
- Tension
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Scholar/intellectual
- Intellectual connection
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy
- Mentor/student dynamics
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Hidden identity
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- Big city / metropolis
- Secret relationship
- Adventure romance
- Undercover/spy romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Adventurous
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Bisexual MC
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- Mysterious
- Witty
- Bisexual love interest (LI)
- Thrilling
- Cinematic
- Gay
- Brooding
- Sharp
- Queer
- Engaging
- Epic
- Page turner
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 479 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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