Todd Fahnestock
Todd Fahnestock
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Todd Fahnestock is an American fantasy author, born in Culver City, California. He began publishing with the Heartstone Trilogy — Heir of Autumn, Mistress of Winter and Queen of Oblivion — co-written with Giles Carwyn for HarperCollins' Eos imprint between 2006 and 2008, and has since written largely on his own, across the Tower of the Four academy fantasy, the Threadweavers and Whisper Prince series, the middle-grade Wishing World books, and the Legacy of Shadows arc set in the shared Eldros Legacy world.
His work has taken the Colorado Authors League Award for Writing Excellence, for both Tower of the Four: The Champions Academy and Khyven the Unkillable; both titles were also Colorado Book Award finalists. True Love (Or the Many Brides of Prince Charming) won the New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age award.
Before writing full time he worked as an arcade attendant, an investment banking operator, a cable installer on oil tankers, and a nonprofit fundraiser. He attended Colorado College and lives with his wife, their son and daughter, and a Weimaraner named Galahad.
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New readers are often directed to begin with the first episode of the Tower of the Four series, which is frequently offered as an introductory entry point to his epic fantasy worlds.
He has collaborated with author Giles Carwyn on several projects, including The Heartstone Trilogy, which they co-authored under their combined names.
Eldros Legacy is a collaborative, shared-world mega-epic fantasy project that Todd Fahnestock co-founded alongside authors Marie Whittaker, Mark Stallings, and Quincy J. Allen.
Beyond his fantasy novels, he authored a nonfiction memoir and writer's resource titled Falling to Fly, which details his personal journey and experiences as an author.