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Heeee!!! They're great, aren't they?!:D Oh, Nysander... *sniff* I really got to start liking Thero in this book, and in the third one even more. And yes, of course Beka and Micum, and Seregily and Alec are wonderful!

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I liked Thero from early on, and was really rooting for him. I was so pleased when somewhere halfway the second book he shows a side of himself I'd already suspected was there towards Alec (and it's a compliment to the writer that I even suspected that side was there; she's amazing like that). I love it that Alec notices. I thought it was one of Seregil's flaws the way he kept teasing Thero (understandable though, and it's good that the good guys aren't perfect, that Seregil sometimes behaves like the annoying cool kids at school do.)

I want to wait a bit starting on the third book. Maybe reread the first two before that. Damn, I'm enjoying them so!

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Oh yes, I definitely suspected about that side of Thero too from early on. And yes, flawed good guys are much more interesting than "perfect" ones. Let alone tortured. You may have noticed I have a thing for tainted, tortured heroes. ;D

I did scan through the first three again before reading the fourth book, and oh, I still cried just as hard as originally at that scene in the second...

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Oh! And I keep forgetting his name, but the captain of that ship! I was so happy for his reappearance in the second book! He was one of my favorite characters in the first book. Loved his reaction to Seregils secret.

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omg yes!!! I totally agree! And I can't remember his name either... *headdesk*

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Captain Rhal. :D Ridiculously late reaction from me, but I was looking for something else and stumbled upon this thread. *headdesk* @ not having seen this entry when it was originally posted. But then, I'm sure you know what I think of these books. ;)

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I have these on my bookshelf and I keep looking at them, knowing they'll be great but not wanting to start them. If I start them, then the anticipation will be over and I'll whizz through them too fast and have to wait for the next one and does this sound strange to you? Because it's strange to me!! I don't do this normally.

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Well, seeing as I'm deliberately trying to read them slowly, because I want to spread the fun as long as possible, it doesn't sound strange to me.

I make myself read them only on my way to work and during my breaks. They're lovely books to savour, you know, to read a couple of chapters, and then let them sink in.

The cover-art puts me off big time; they look like harlequin novels to me, and I wouldn't have started them if they hadn't been recommended by people whose taste I share. They're anything but fluffy though. Especially in the second book there's some extreme violence. It gets very dark. But the character development is wonderful, and the writer has me care for them so damn much.

Do start on them!

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Heh, it does make sense. The Nightrunner series certainly are books that you whiz through because they're so good! Book #5 "The White Road" will be out... err, next year sometime. Summer? Something like that. I do think Lynn mentioned a rough timeframe on her LJ, or maybe I'm mixing things up with "Shadows Return". Easily possible! :) Can you hold back that long? :D

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Late reaction, but have you read them yet? I'd love to know what you think of these books. I can understand wanting to savour them, and it's true that once you've started to read, they're not 'new' anymore, but I've found that in re-reading they're just as lovely and fresh to me as they were the first time.

Then there is also the Tamír Triad, which is about different, though also very intriguing and lovable, characters, but there are a lot of elements there you will recognize from the Nightrunner books, and the books are just SO good. And Lynn is still writing new Nightrunner books, so you'll have a while to go before you've read all of them. :)

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I've just finished it as well, I'm 30 pages into book 4 and I'm loving it!

I hated that Micum got hurt and won't be the same and Nysander.... oh no. But what they did at The Cockerel, that broke my heart. Innocents slaughtered without really knowing why.

But I adore Alec: pushing, bolshie,innocent Alec!

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Oh, Alec is definitely my favorite. I'm glad you're reading the books now too! Oh god, what happeend at the Cockerel, what had to go through there and what Seregil encountered... it got a bit too much for me there, and this was just the beginning.

Lynn is so great at writing characters I really care about, whether they've got a big part or are just in there for a couple of scenes.

I'm rereading bits and pieces from the first two books before I start on the next one; spread it out a bit *happy sigh*

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I read an interview with Lynn in which she said that it was Seregil that came to her and she had to find a world to put him in. Funny if that's how it came about that we both love Alec best.

I have to admit I skipped some of the really gruesome bits towards the end of book 2, they really aren't my thing.

I could also do with a bit of a glossary on book 3. I'm having trouble remembering who everyone is and what half the words mean! I still love Alec and Seregil though....

I was just going to add something when I realised it was a spoiler! Come on, read so I can talk to you about it!!!!

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I've put the 3rd book in my backpack for tomorrow when I go to work, so I can start on that one. I always read when traveling there and back, and during my break.

I'm actually thinking of writing a who-is-who; it's getting complicated indeed! Don't you miss a search option like you have on a computer when you're reading a book?!

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I'll admit there was one term they kept using in book 3 that I couldn't remember what it meant.

I goggled it.

It was there, on wikipedia. It helped out then but it didn't have a whole lot else - just the main characters. You wait till you get to book 3, I'm bloody confused! Last time I wrote notes as I read a book was 'I Claudius' - I couldn't remember who was related to who in that.

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Another very late reply. Just 'discovered' this post and want to share my thoughts. I also thought book 3 was harder to read than the first two, because of all the new characters and the typical Aurënfaie words, and all that. I remember I had some discussions about it with

ourdramaqueen, about the different mythical beings (Bash'wai, Khtir'bai, etc) and what they meant, and all that. I re-read book 3 a while ago and still had trouble keeping everone and everything apart. That doesn't mean I don't love it, though. But book 4 was definitely easier to read. ;)

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I loved it but I did tend to skip over things. In the end I simply didn't bother trying to remember all that stuff, I just concentrated on adoring S&A!

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Yeah, all the different clans and where they come from and all that, and they all have these long surnames. :)

The big bonus in book 3 is that we've moved into the Seregil/Alec established relationship, which lends a whole new dimension to everything. All the unresolved sexual tension of the first two books was lovely, but I was glad they were finally together. They make SUCH a lovely couple. I can't thank Lynn enough for giving us these wonderfu books, and these wonderful characters.

As for favourites, I like Alec and Seregil equally; Alec because he's so young and innocent and enthusiastic, and Seregil because of his past and his being flawed and damaged. They are SO perfect for each other. *happy sigh* I also love Thero, and am quite enamoured of the Beka/Nyal dynamic. Nyal is definitely a favourite, too. And I have a weak spot for Ílar; again, because he's so broken and damaged. I really hope we'll see more of him.

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