Recs, anyone?

[sky]

Hi, I'm new to the community :)

So I've just finished reading everything that's out so far of otterdance's amazing Nightrunner series, and having absolutely fallen in love with the characters and world (although I see from previous entries that not everyone agrees with me :D;; but to each their own, right?) I've been hoping to find something with a similar feel to it to tide me over until White Road comes out next year. I particularly enjoy the strong, lovable characters, the running-about-being-ninja-y and the political intrigue/high-society schmoozing aspects of the series; romance, slashy or otherwise, is a nice bonus but not the main attraction for me. Also, I find it hard to get into books where there's a lot of character death.

So does anyone have any good suggestions? Thanks in advance for giving it a moment of thought!

Comments

[esther_asphodel]

The Liaden books by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller are more science fiction than fantasy, but they mostly have a mix of those elements. The set consisting of Agent of Change, Carpe Diem, Plan B, and I Dare are more ninja-y. So are Crystal Solder and Crystal Dragon. The rest are more comedy of manners.

Or you could try The Death of the Necromancer or The Element of Fire by Martha Wells. The last one is up free at the author's website