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 Le...
Slayter and the Dragon: Legacy of Shadows
Slayter and the Dragon: Legacy of Shadows
Synopsis
The dragon that destroyed the city of the dark elves has alighted in Usara, and its plan is to incinerate the crown city. Before that, it finds Slayter and forces him into a game: an insidious choice designed to feed the dragon's appetite for suffering, and built so that only the dragon can win.
Slayter outwits it. The dragon does not take the loss well. It vows revenge and sets the prophesied conflict moving — giants waking in the land, the wheels of war beginning to turn.
Khyven, Lorelle, Rhenn and Vohn all stand ready to fight, but this is five mortals against a horde of godlike beings, and the fog of war is thicker than any of them can see through. The one thing that might cut through it is the most brilliant mind they have, which puts Slayter at the front. Whether he finds the answer in time is the question the book runs on.
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Characters
SlayterProtagonist
The mage of the group, forced into the dragon's rigged game and pushed to the forefront when the war it starts needs a mind rather than a sword.
Khyven the UnkillableSupporting
One of the five standing against the coming horde.
LorelleSupporting
A Luminent, one of the five standing ready to fight.
RhennSupporting
Queen of Usara, one of the five standing ready to fight.
VohnSupporting
A Shadowvar, one of the five standing ready to fight.
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Frequently asked questions
Does this book function as a standalone story?
While the narrative contains its own arc, it is the fourth installment in the Legacy of Shadows storyline within the broader Eldros Legacy shared universe, and reading the preceding volumes is recommended to fully grasp the character dynamics and established plot threads.
How does this book relate to the wider Eldros Legacy series?
This title is part of a multi-author, shared-world project where different authors manage distinct continents, with this specific story focusing on the continent of Noksonon and the ongoing meta-story of the Legacy of Shadows.