After swearing off participation in politics, Seregil and Alec are pulled in again to act for the good of the country, this time by securing the aid of Seregil's homeland. But intrigue is thicker there than Scala, and success seems further away with every encounter . . .

Two books precede this one, though the story presented in this book is completely self contained. Flwelling explains this in her forward, also mentioning that she has two kids to put through college, so you really need to read the other two books after all. Another takes place after this one, with a fifth due out sometime ambiguously soon. ( )

A good book, though a bit more predictable and a bit less exciting than the first two. ( )

Traitor’s Moon, book three of The Nightrunner Series, finds Seregil and Alec living in self-imposed exile from Skala, their adopted homeland. They have been there for two years when a message arrives from Queen Idrilain ask them to accompany her daughter on a diplomatic mission to Aurenen, Seregil’s land of birth, the land from which he has been bannihed since his youth. Maybe he has hopes of this banishment being lifted, but whatever persuades him he and Alec agree to go.

Once they arrive in Aurenen seeking support for the war Skala is engaged in, they find themselves embroiled in plot and counter plot, never knowing who their real allies amongst the Aurenfaie are; and it is not long before new dangers come to haunt them.

Traitor’s Moon is a fitting conclusion(?) to the Nightrunner Series; and there is much to be said for it. Firstly for what it avoids. There is no doubt about the strength on the relationship between Seregil and Alec so there are no clichéd ploys over them falling out; and while magical powers play a role, they never employed to rescue impossible situations, and what powers are used are equally balanced on each side.

If there is a fault I feel perhaps a little too much time was spent on the early negotiations, which I found all the more confusing due to the unfamiliar names given to the various parties, if the Queen’s mission did not know who to trust, I was all the more perplexed not really knowing who was who; I would have appreciated a list of characters. But that is a relatively minor quibble; perhaps I should just pay more attention to names!

When the action really starts the then book is impossible to put down; there is a lot going on and things really do move quickly. We still do not know who can be trusted almost until the end, and we can never we sure of the final outcome for Alec and especially Seregil, who by this time has done just about everything he can to make his situation worse.

This really is a book in which the intriguing and complex plot takes precedence over the myths and magic, and is all the better for it; if there is to be another book in this series I will certainly not hesitate to add it to my reading list.
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With the evil threat and tragedies which were the central plot of the first two Nightrunner books resolved, this story starts off two years later as Seregil is called out of his exile to accompany an envoy to his homeland of Aurenen, home of the 'faie to beg assistance for the failing Skala. Facing his past, even with Alec at his side, is something Seregil isn't sure he is prepared for, but with his adopted home in peril it is a summons he cannot deny.

The tone and execution of this story is much different than the conflicts of the first two books of the series. "Traitor's Moon" deals much more with intrigue, mystery and court politics, which typically, aren't my favorite plot lines, even in fantasies. However, in this book it is the characters themselves that kept me interested, even more so than in the other two books. I guess because of the feeling of personal investment I have with Seregil and Alec, I'd be willing to read just about any sort of story with them in it. This is still a fantasy, but the fantasy aspects take more of a back seat to the mystery of who the traitor in their midst is. Also, the back story of Seregil's exile and his attempts to resolve his own feelings about his original crime is an interesting one.

After reading these three books I certainly now understand Patricia Brigg's excitement at the ConBust panel where I saw both authors, at learning there is another Nightrunner story coming out in June. I'm certainly am very happy to learn of another one on the horizon! ( )

Traitor's Moon, the third book in the Nightrunners, finally reveals Seregil's dark past that has him now leading a life of exile. Full of intrigue, emotional torment, and dark treachery, I found it rather hard to put down, even though I personally enjoyed the previous two more.