Ok, this is one of Laurell's books from back in the day when she actually gave a damn about her work. Right now all she seems to care about is cranking out enough sex scenes to make a novel length and sending it in so that her publisher will send her a check.This is a good fantasy story, probably intended to be the first of a duo or trilogy as the way it ends seems to imply that there will be more to follow. Unfortunately, I haven't found another book in this series and right now I'm hoping that...

Nightseer is one of the few stand-alone novels created by Laurell Hamilton. As are most of her books, it falls in the genre of fantasy. Although rather unfamiliar with the previous works of this author, the novel called to me from the shelves. The cover art is spell-binding, and the synopsis intriguing with its promises of demons, darkness, and forbidden pleasures. At a first glance, everything about the novel draws readers in. The novel follows the journey of Keleios: a sorcerer, enchanter, and...

I was going through a dry spell in books until I ran across Nightseer, and a random woman next to me at the bookstore recommended it to me. Not expecting much, I was shocked to find out this was a complete page-turner. I just couldn't put it down, and in two days I had read through the novel with a thirst for more. I credit Hamilton's heavy use of action, along with realistic characters for that. The way in which the characters spoke was natural. There was no forced drama with simple greetings,

This is an early work by Ms Hamilton so I was hoping that it was a halfway decently written story rather than the smut-fest that the Anita Blake series turned into. A stand alone fantasy - seriously, how bad can it be? Hmm.The plot: our heroine is Keleios Incantare, demon-named Nightseer (this is helpfully repeated several times in the book by the terribly formal villains, in case we forget), a half-elf journeyman enchanter/sorceress who seems to live at a keep where people with magical power ar...

There may have been some things wrong with this first novel, I confess, thought this did not make it less enjoyable. With a bit of reworking and editing, it could do quite well now because it had so much potential and creativity. The worst part is that Hamilton never continued this series and left the readers hanging at the end. Fast forward to the present, I seriously doubt if she has what it takes to continue this series even if she was given motivation and a chance to do some real writing aga...

Amazing.After I read this debut, I could not go back to her smutty Vampire Hunter Series. She has so much potential, smut-lit is so below her talent level. I really wish she could/ would go back and finish this series. This novel definitely had/has the potential to go someplace very wild and fantastical.I was a little unsettled that there was not a huge resolution, but the entire novel occurs over the course of one night and I feel that she may have intended on continuing the story in a second n...

That was actually pretty good! I just wish it was longer or that there were more books because that ending left me with a lot of questions.

I really enjoyed this! LKH's debut novel, it has a much different feel from her other works, but not an unwelcome one. Set in a fantasy world rather than the 'real world', its a very different kind of story, but the writing style and characterization of the protagonist are unique to LKH. I loved the varied action and intrigue. The monsters and magic were fascinating and used in creative ways while still conforming to the 'natural laws' of the setting, which is something that LKH has been known t...

VERDICT: 2.67 stars. A bit of a mess--but it does have action, witches, demons, assorted creatures, and bloodshed galore.A FEW DETAILS: (view spoiler)[We get tossed into the story, with an occasional half-a$$ explanation as we go. As another GR reviewer said, it's more like an extended Dungeons & Dragons sequence than an intelligent plot. It quickly evolves/devolves into try to survive the next 2 minutes, which--admittedly--is the type of thing some readers love.BONUS POINTS FOR: Cover art. Per

Hamilton's first book is completely different from everything else of hers I've read. Its more of a pure fantasy novel for starters, set in a high magic world where demons and spells are commonplace. Her characters are interesting as always and I would certainly love to see more.But you can tell this is her first novel. The book feels disjointed, as if we're thrown in the middle of a story. Events the characters experienced in the past are referenced frequently, but we only get a small idea of w...

I agree with Stacey, it wasn't one of her better books, it was slow and ended like the author was tired of writing it.

This is here as a bookcrossing ring, and I'm not entirely sure I would have read it otherwise. I found the beginning rather confusing. There were a great many people (or creatures) from different groups and lands - black healers, white healers, dragons and what not - perhaps a chart of the different groups would have been helpful. I persevered, and gradually came to enjoy it more, despite the rather incessantly apocalyptic tone of it. The relationship between the two main characters is ambiguous...

Fantasy novel focussing on a young noble named Kelios with some very unusual powers, who is going to a place of learning for magic. A very big part of her life is a memory of her mother's death and a vendetta against her mother's murderer. I picked this up because I was interested to see Hamilton's earlier work. This has a very different voice from the paranormal/urban fantasy novels Hamilton is famous for. It's a straight fantasy, and the writing is in an easy to read style, but this book feels...

In this fantasy book, Keleios is master enchanter and master dreamer who suddenly finds herself having to go back to magic school at twenty when she suddenly finds herself to have sorcery as well. A half-elf princess whose mother was murdered in front of her eyes at the age of five, Keleios has sought revenge against the witch for years. At seventeen, her thirst for revenge caused the capture of herself and her close friend Belor and ended with them having to survive a demon pit and the demon ma...

I only have one complaint. It felt like the book was the middle book of say... a trilogy? So many characters are thrust upon you it feels like in a second book where you're already acquainted with most of them. The end also leaves you wanting more! Of course which Laurell k Hamilton book doesnt? BUT you dont receive a second book and never will, sad day. With that being said i did enjoy it! It was a bit hard to dive in to in the beginning getting every character sorted but after that i fell in l...

When I first found Laurell Hamilton, I went on a two month reading jag of all her work and somehow skipped this one. I'm kind of glad I didn't read it earlier for many reasons. I enjoy her character development and style and after reading both the Anita Blake series and the Merry Gentry series, I see repeating themes and character types that were just emerging for her as a writer in Nightseer. She has a fondness for scars, missing eyes, etc., on secondary characters (even Anita has her fair shar...

The story's main character and heroine, Keleios, is a half-elf and was titled a master enchanter and a prophet before the novel began. It is confusing at first because you find out what happened but not why or how until later on. This made following the storyline a little confusing at times. Mostly, this novel was about seeking revenge for the death of Keleios's mother. This was Laurell K. Hamilton's first book. The plot was loose, the characters not very well developed. It was an okay read, but...

As entertaining as this book was, I must admit I did not enjoy it as much as all other Laurell K. Hamilton books I have read. I feel the book was mostly slow throughout, no real climax, and when the book ended, it just ended. No real resolution of some of the other characters that were initially vital in the book and just left hanging as to closure on other events. I feel incomplete and let down by the whole experience of this book. I hate to say that about one of my favorite authors, but perhap...

I did not finish Hamiltons debut. It became too confusing with all those different kinds of witches, sorcerers, wizards, phantoms, spells, flashes, visions, fires, dreams, flashbacks, elves and what not. Maybe it gets better later. I am not patient enough.

Not part of her series & her first book of all, I think. Not bad.

Ugh, I hate elves and shit.

I really enjoyed this book. Moreso than Hamilton's Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series. I wish she'd written a sequel to this. Maybe she still will...

Whilst waiting for another Anita Blake book to come out, I picked this one up to read. It was good. Where is the rest of it? I felt as if there should be more. We'll never know, we will?

Oh, it has been a long, long, while. Nightseer is my first ever book purchase. Back in Middle School, my god. The cover grabbed me and I just had to take a peek. Thirty minutes later and I was walking outside the bookstore with this and a bunch of others. I loved this book. I LOVED THIS BOOK! What I felt when I realised that this was the start of a series...heartbreak. Because no way Jose was that series ever going to make it down to my corner of the world. Fast forward a few years, and I found

For a debut novel, Laurell K. Hamilton did a great job introducing readers to her world, providing adequate descriptions and imageries of cultures, races, and landscapes. The story has a nice balance of fantastical charm and action. There is also a nice array of characters to be captivated by. Nightseer's major downfall surrounds its main plot line; there were several different ideas thrown out to the reader that made it confusing on which was supposed to be the main focus. At times, I felt like...

This book was really disappointing. There was so much potential with the story and I feel like it was squandered. It felt like she had tried to write a trilogy in 300 pages or that the book's pace was on fast forward. So many elements were introduced in such a short period of time and I wanted to know more about all of it. There wasn't much information on how the magic worked, the races or the challenges of the world. The characters had a good first impression but there was not much character de...

This is Hamilton's debut novel and boy was it a ballsy one (from a new writers perspective). If you are a fan of her Anita Blake series or any of her later works don't come into this book expecting the level of hardness and sex you are used to. This book has an air of innocence about it. It took me a few chapters to adjust to it but once I did I was enthralled. There is just something so likeable about Keleious and don't get me started on Loltun. The magical world Hamilton created was so captiva...

This is one of Hamilton's first books, and is VERY different to her current vampire and fairy series. It's almost a little Megan Lindholm like, which is high praise from me. This does have a slightly raw, debut feel, especially at the start, but it firms up as the story progresses. A touch more polish, and this would have rated even higher. The key features needed in a fantasy book are there and these are done very well. Keleios is a great character, tough, loyal and fiesty without been overdone...

This felt like a second book, by which I mean that so much seems to have happened "off screen" that it somewhat undermined the story that LKH was trying to tell. Keleios is completely over-powered and lacks any real flaws, most of the other characters lack depth and serve no real purpose, everything is resolved far too easily, and the (somewhat unsatisfactory) ending is wrapped up far too quickly. It also suffered greatly from careless editing; there are numerous examples of grammatical errors a...

Here's the thing. I didn't finish it.I read up to 22% and forgot about it, and frankly, forgot the plot. The book is boring, like a simple painting with details that have no point, and colours all muted. As if the painter forgets the point, and spends ages on a single detail in the corner of his painting, but tje centerpiece is a stickfigure. Then it's all put behind a piece of glass, muted, and the colours seem even less memorable than before.So I just stopped reading, and I shan't try again.