Review: Glimpses: A Collection of Nightrunner Short Stories

Glimpses: A Collection of Nightrunner Short Stories by Lynn Flewelling
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

I guess it is indeed the last glimpse of Nightrunner for me :( I already read the rest of the books and, as far as I know, there are no plans to continue with the series. There were rumors of a movie, but they died off a while ago. So yes, as much as I mourn the fact, Glimpses is an appropriate title in more than one way.

The book is illustrated by fans, and I can't say I appreciate it. I'm not saying that the art is bad, not at all. But it came from 32 different people, and as a result, is all over the place. The perception of Nysander especially varies from artist to artist, I don't recognize him on any of the pictures.

The book contains five stories, but one (By the River) was published earlier on-line and one (The Summer Players) became a part of a later book, so only three were new to me. Of those three, the first two were only ok. Misfit tells the story of Seregil's early adventures in Skala. I think it was supposed to be erotic and exciting, but really fell short of my expectations. The Wild is about Alec's childhood and parents. Amasa is better fleshed out here, but still not all that alive.

The Bond is more or less what I wanted from a book like that, those glimpses of erotic moments that are left out from the main books. Turned out those moments are not the author's forte. Just a glimpse without a taste. All in all the book just returned me to the miserable state of a withdrawal syndrome right when I finally got over it.

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