Shadows Return (Nightrunner #4)
Lynn Flewelling
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 39 ratings · 544 pages · Published: 01 Jan 2008

After their victory in Aurënen, Alec and Seregil have returned home to Rhíminee. But with most of their allies dead or exiled, it is difficult for them to settle in. Hoping for diversion, they accept an assignment that will take them back to Seregil’s homeland. En route, however, they are ambushed and separated, and both are sold into slavery. Clinging to life, Seregil is sustained only by the hope that Alec is alive.
But it is not Alec’s life his strange master wants—it is his blood. For his unique lineage is capable of producing a rare treasure, but only through a harrowing process that will test him body and soul and unwittingly entangle him and Seregil in the realm of alchemists and madmen—and an enigmatic creature that may hold their very destiny in its inhuman hands…. But will it prove to be savior or monster?
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- paranormal 5
- contemporary 4
- queer romance 2
- gay romance 2
- bisexuality 1
- abduction 1
- slavery 1
- betrayal 1
- mystery 1
- high fantasy 1
- fae 1
- young adult 1
- war 1
- historical 1
- angst 1
- age gap 1
- dark romance 1
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- third party sexual assault 1
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The 'Nightrunner' series
328 ratings 4.18 ·- Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling Book #1
- Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling Book #2
- Traitor's Moon by Lynn Flewelling Book #3
- Shadows Return by Lynn Flewelling Book #4
- The White Road by Lynn Flewelling Book #5
- Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling Book #6
- Shards of Time by Lynn Flewelling Book #7
fantasy · m-m · magic · queer · high fantasy · paranormal · mystery · length-long · age difference · political-intrigue · contemporary · fae · dark · historical · war · young adult
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