The relationship between these two is important to the story and we can start to see something more profound than only a friendship. He keeps so many secrets that it would be impossibile to find out all of them, but some we do find out during the book, and Alec will get involved.Īlec, even if shy and clumsy, as well as pretty naive, grows and improves during the story, learning the basis of what, thanks to Seregil and Nysander, he will become. Seregil is one of the most interesting characters I ever read of until now. Among different kinds of magic, court intrigues, and burglaries to avoid an imminent war, adventure is assured! I don't wan't to make any spoilers, but reading this book you'll find yourself clinging in a story from which you'll never manage to get out of. He too, though, keeps a secret linked to the artifact stolen but Seregil. The trust between the two grows, and Seregil, even though he keeps a lot of information to himsefl, starts to open up with the lad.ĭuring a burglary, Seregil steals a weird and particular thing, that got in itself a sort of evil and powerful magic, and that will cause an illness in Seregil and will mark him forever.Īlec, with Micum's aid, keeps on being loyal to his friend and brings Seregil to Rhíminee, where the only person who could help him is: the magicinan Nysander,old acquaintance of Seregil. In the cell there's also Seregil, who brings Alec with him when he runs away, even if he himself doesn't actually know why. The story follows Alec, a pretty shy (and sometimes naive) boy, that gets imprisoned and tortured for a crime he didn' commit.

I got this book a while ago in english, as it was recommended to me by quite some people.

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling