Nightrunner - yes or no?

[moonlite_tryst]

Anyone read any of the Nightrunner books? Are they good re plot, world building, characterisation, or is it just hype?

ETA: Thanks for your help. Forgot to say I wanted something for my Kindle whilst on holiday. I'm going to buy Ginn Hale's Lord of the White Hell books for my hols.

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[teromain.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty harsh on these books because they're really the only mainstream published m/m fantasy, which is why I think people have jumped all over them with positive reviews and can't say enough good things about them. But you can honestly find stuff 1000x better free and online. Especially if you're looking for good fantasy (these are not good fantasy, just in general) or a good romance (the romance is terrible because the characters have no chemistry, or characterization). I have a more in depth thing on my LJ (although it's about the second book in the series, but the points are still relevant) here: http://teromain.livejournal.com/67423.html#cutid1

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link, it was very interesting.

I am familiar with many good works online, free or otherwise. I'm going abroad on holiday and wanted something for my kindle, something that would last me a while hence the request.

[teromain.livejournal.com]

If you don't mind something completely het (even though it's very mild at the start since the main character is essentially a preteen through the whole first book), then the book mentioned at the end of that post, The Name of the Wind, is very meaty, very in depth and well developed, with very good magical worldbuilding (as in the system of magic the author crafted is very cool and almost scientific) and is also very very long.

Also, if you're into India-inspired fantasy, The Archer's Heart by Astrid Amara is really lengthy and very good and has some really unique worldbuilding. Also m/m. It does come in three parts but it's all one book, and the kindle versions all together are cheaper than the paperback.

Also Lord of the White Hell by Ginn Hale is some hefty less-magical-based fantasy, really strong worldbuilding in there as well.

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

The Name of the Wind sounds interesting. I like well thought out uses of magic.

I've got Archers Heart in paperback, but thanks anyway.

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

Ah, now that was on my list to read. I have Wicked Gentlemen and love her shorter story Feral Machines. Over to Amazon I go.

[teromain.livejournal.com]

There are two of those too - Book I and II (just so you don't miss one!)