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Shadows Return

by Lynn Flewelling

Alec and Seregil survive their hardest mission only to be dragged into slavery, blood magic, and worse.

About Shadows Return

Back in Rhíminee after victory in Aurënen, Alec and Seregil struggle to settle into their old life as spies and nobles. A new assignment sends them toward Seregil’s homeland, but an ambush separates them and sells them into slavery, where Alec’s unique bloodline becomes the key to a terrifying alchemical creation.

Reading signals

Spice
Light
Darkness
Extreme
Pacing
Balanced

Series

Nightrunner · Book 4 of 7

Content warnings
  • slavery
  • torture
  • child abuse
  • violence
  • sexual assault
  • trafficking
  • child death
  • physical abuse
  • blood
  • body horror
  • kidnapping
  • confinement

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