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  • ISBN: 0765348527
  • Category: Fiction
  • Author: Elaine Cunningham
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Tor Books (February 6, 2007)
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  • Rating: 4.9
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Tor Books by Elaine Cunningham. Shadows in the Darkness. Shadows in the starlight.

Tor Books by Elaine Cunningham. This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. 175 Fifth Avenue.

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Elaine Cunningham (born August 12, 1957 in New York City) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the r. .

Elaine Cunningham (born August 12, 1957 in New York City) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep. Elaine Cunningham grew up in New York state and New England. She earned a degree in music, taught Music and History for several years, and then went back to grad school

Shadows in the Starlight. Changeling (Volume 2). Elaine Cunningham. A former music and history teacher, Elaine Cunningham has authored numerous books for TSR/WOTC including her bestselling Lirial series. She lives with her family in a coastal New England town.

Shadows in the Starlight. Women private investigators, Missing persons, Changelings. A Tom Doherty Associates book. by. Cunningham, Elaine, 1957-. Losing her position with the Providence vice squad after a bust goes bad, GiGi Gelman starts her own private investigation business and is called upon to help an adversary to locate his missing wife and son. Bookplateleaf.

A former music and history teacher, Elaine Cunningham has authored numerous books for TSR/WOTC including her bestselling Lirial series. Библиографические данные.

Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. When GiGi becomes involved in the case of a missing wife and child, she initially dismisses the matter as good sense on the wife's part-she knows the husband to be less than stellar in his role

Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. When GiGi becomes involved in the case of a missing wife and child, she initially dismisses the matter as good sense on the wife's part-she knows the husband to be less than stellar in his role. But, as her investigation progresses GiGi discovers a pattern of lies and deceptions, some of which expose hidden ties to her own mystifying existence.

She is called upon to assist one of her least favourite people in the world, whose wife and son are missing and in danger. This fairly routine missing-persons case morphs into something much stranger involving narcotic substances, corruption, and homicide, all apparently under the shadow of the family empire GiGi may be heir to. show more. Format Hardback 272 pages.

A ten year veteran of the Providence Rhode Island vice squad Gwen "GiGi" Gellman began her life as a foundling and is used to being on her own. So when she finds herself unemployed and on the outs after a standard bust goes bad resulting in a bloodbath, she welcomes the occasion to break from routine. She scrapes together enough capital to start her own PI business specializing in "family problems." But, in doing so she never guessed that she would uncover her own mysterious and mystical past.When GiGi becomes involved in the case of a missing wife and child, she initially dismisses the matter as good sense on the wife's part--she knows the husband to be less than stellar in his role. But, as her investigation progresses GiGi discovers a pattern of lies and deceptions, some of which expose hidden ties to her own mystifying existence. Otherworldly powers try to intercede, and soon GiGi finds not only her own life threatened, but those of her friends and family as well.
Reviews about Shadows in the Starlight (Changeling) (7):
Taulkree
This book is a bit better than the first. I think some parts are a little predicatable while others were a bit cliche. But in whole, it was better.

I still wonder why it never takes too long to get anywhere and still have the feeling like the author may have taken some of her elf cues from vamp movies. But this book does dig into Gigi's background a bit more and we see how she really is. We also learn her motivation, which is important, because it makes the story more realistic.

Still, i think I will purchase the third. It may not be the best book, but if you have time on your hands or are in a dry run you may enjoy this book. I recommend that you start with the first book though.
Fato
interesting characters and premise. I have to warn readers though that there wasn't a 3rd book published, so unless she's gotten a new publisher, it cuts off just as its getting super interesting. If a 3rd book did come out, I'd be on it in a heartbeat.
Burirus
The follow-up to Shadows in the Darkness is just as compelling. Gwen is getting more answers, but that just pulls her in deeper. I couldn't put it down until I was done.
Dagdardana
OKay
Moonshaper
Fun read
Xisyaco
I quite enjoyed Shadows in the Darkness, the first novel in this series. This one isn’t as good as that one, but still has many of the same qualities. It is a fairly mature story, can’t easily fit a genre and doesn’t have many good things to say about the police and other dominant forces in society.
Gwen, the main protagonist is still searching for the truth about her life and origin. She isn’t human and struggles to come to terms with what she is: an elf, another species that have existed side by side with humanity for a very long time. They have a different and occasionally cruel set of rules and motivations compared to the human society she grew up with, and she has trouble reconciling herself with that.
She is a former cop with a rather strained relationship with many of her former colleagues, also a good thing to cover, and strangely enough not an angle covered much.
I do think the story is too short. The reader has just taken a bite or two of the juicy action and then it’s over. I feel like I’ve only read the first third of a book or something. It ends too quickly, very much where the action should have started.
I still appreciate the author’s attempt at creating something different, also with a strong woman as protagonist and strong, multi-level black characters, though. It’s way too rare in today’s mainstream marketplace.
Hey, Elaine, I’m still waiting for the next book in this series. If no one wants to publish it, try self-publishing. I’m told it’s easy and inexpensive in this digital age.
Mitynarit
Shadows in the Starlight picks up where the first book in the Changeling Detective series ended. Whilst investigating the aftermath of her previous case, Gwen is also looking into the case of a missing wife and child. Once more she finds that her own past is inextricably linked to the case and as she delves deeper she puts not only her own life, but also those of her friends in danger.

Unlike Shadows in the Darkness the elves are much more in evidence here. Anyone who didn't appreciate how manipulative and cruel they can be from the first book will do so by the end of this one. We get a better insight into their machinations and through Gwen we begin to learn how their society works - and it's not pretty. They have an Aryan attitude to humans and imperfections, and it appears anyone who doesn't reach their standards is terminated. Slightly worrying for Gwen who has only manifested two of her three powers.

The reader is slightly ahead of Gwen in knowing what's happening, as once more the beginning and ending of the story are told from another character's point of view. Quite a clever device as it gives us an idea of how out of her depth Gwen is, whilst at the same time we can accept that she's working in the dark with limited information.

There was just one point where I really thought she was stupid. Which is when Ian Forest asks to demonstrate on her how sacred oaths are binding to elves. Even though she patently doesn't believe him I think she should have exercised more caution. Also after this she does become a little trigger happy with the use of this sacred oath. I'd kind of got the feeling that it was used by the other elves only for really important things. But I guess this serves to illustrate how different Gwen's priorities are to the other elves and how her agenda is almost diametrically opposed to theirs. The things that she takes seriously such as a missing human child seem trivial to them.

The story ends with Gwen slightly further along the way to finding out who she is but we are still left with the main arc unresolved. If you haven't read the first book you may struggle a little to get into the story though the main plot points are covered. Recommended for fans of urban fantasy who like a strong PI twist - such as Charlaine Harris's Harper Connelly series or Kat Richardson's Greywalker.

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Shadows in the Darkness (Book 1)
I read this immediately after Shadows in the Darkness (Changeling). GiGi remains the sexy likable heroine-protagonist, but Cunningham mucks up novel with the omniscient perspective. If this had been only first person, it might be four stars and comparable to Kim Harrison's "The Hollows" series. It's too much, and Cunningham takes the mystery and suspense out. I don't like reading about how killers do their deeds; I'd rather read about how Gwen figures them out and brings justice. I didn't like figuring out what was going on before the hero did, because I had access to 'inside' character perspectives.

The actual plot is decent, despite becoming a wild goose chase at times. Pacing inside the novel is fast, but Cunningham's attempts at sinister tell too much of the villain's plans. Usually from their perspectives.

Why two stars? It's the terrible epilogue. Cunningham drops bunches of hints at a larger universe (even calling the third Quality, the Starlight Quality), but nothing comes of them. At the end, we are treated with a scene of the antagonists discussing their evil future plans. It's not a nice end, and there is no third novel. What a letdown.

Overall, I don't recommend reading this novel until (if ever) a book three in the series is published. You'll hate the end; I know I did.

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