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Bane of Giants: Legacy of Shadows
The Giants have returned.
Harkandos has released the noktum over the continent, and that is only the beginning of his plan. In his mind, Humans are cockroaches scuttling over the thrones of their absent lords.
Lords who have now come home.
He has gathered a horde of invincible Giants. Their objective? To wipe out any Humans who stand in their way and enslave the rest. Only one man can stop him…
Khyven the Unkillable.
But Harkandos has spent two thousand years preparing his revenge, and he knows how to kill the unkillable.
Will Khyven find a way to prevail? Or will he go to his grave along with everyone else?
Harkandos has released the noktum over the continent, and that is only the beginning of his plan. In his mind, Humans are cockroaches scuttling over the thrones of their absent lords.
Lords who have now come home.
He has gathered a horde of invincible Giants. Their objective? To wipe out any Humans who stand in their way and enslave the rest. Only one man can stop him…
Khyven the Unkillable.
But Harkandos has spent two thousand years preparing his revenge, and he knows how to kill the unkillable.
Will Khyven find a way to prevail? Or will he go to his grave along with everyone else?
545 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 2, 2024
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Todd Fahnestock
47 books84 followersTODD FAHNESTOCK is a fantasy/sci-fi author of the bestselling Tower of the Four, Threadweavers and The Whisper Prince series. He was a winner of the New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age, a finalist for the Colorado Book Award in 2021 for Tower of the Four: The Champions Academy, and a finalist in the Colorado Authors League Writing Awards for the past two years, for Charlie Fiction and The Undying Man. His passions are fantasy and his quirky, fun-loving family. When he’s not writing, he teaches taekwondo, swaps middle grade humor with his son, plays Ticket to Ride with his wife, scribes modern slang from his daughter and goes on morning walks with Galahad the Weimaraner. Visit Todd at www.toddfahnestock.com.
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July 27, 2024
Wow! Just Wow... A brilliant and fitting end to an outstanding series
Todd Fahnestock has outdone himself with this final installment of Eldros Legacy: Legacy of Shadows. Well written, gripping, and still bringing in new concepts to the end, this is probably the crowning achievement of his career so far.
Don't you hate it when books, films, and TV just end like falling off a cliff? What about when they spend most of the final episode covering pointless non-information? No problem with either here - the action is there to the end, yet Todd leaves you in no doubt what happened in every part of Noksonon and where every character stands at the finish. He even neatly adds in a few clues that could be the basis of new stories if he ever changes his mind, but without adversely affecting the book or the series. Masterful stuff.
So, do you need to read the other books in the series first? It would certainly be a better option, as it gives you the background on the characters and how they got where they are, but if you are good at suspending disbelief then it could be read stand-alone.
Finally, how many stars is it worth? I have given it five stars because that is the most available to me, but frankly that is not really enough. It almost makes me regret having given Todds other work five stars because now I have nowhere else to go! Suffice it to say that if I could have given it six stars I would have done.
Todd Fahnestock has outdone himself with this final installment of Eldros Legacy: Legacy of Shadows. Well written, gripping, and still bringing in new concepts to the end, this is probably the crowning achievement of his career so far.
Don't you hate it when books, films, and TV just end like falling off a cliff? What about when they spend most of the final episode covering pointless non-information? No problem with either here - the action is there to the end, yet Todd leaves you in no doubt what happened in every part of Noksonon and where every character stands at the finish. He even neatly adds in a few clues that could be the basis of new stories if he ever changes his mind, but without adversely affecting the book or the series. Masterful stuff.
So, do you need to read the other books in the series first? It would certainly be a better option, as it gives you the background on the characters and how they got where they are, but if you are good at suspending disbelief then it could be read stand-alone.
Finally, how many stars is it worth? I have given it five stars because that is the most available to me, but frankly that is not really enough. It almost makes me regret having given Todds other work five stars because now I have nowhere else to go! Suffice it to say that if I could have given it six stars I would have done.
October 9, 2024
This book is the conclusion of Fahnestock's Legacy of Shadows series in the Eldros shared universe. I've enjoyed the previous installments in this series quite a bit, and I was eager to dive back into Fahnestock's well-imagined world.
Slater remains my favorite character and, if anything, becomes more interesting and pivotal to the plot. My second favorite character, Khyven, finally faces a challenge he can't surpass with his skill alone. Luckily, he isn't alone. Every character that makes up this found family has a vital role to play. Without any one of them, our underdog heroes would surely fail.
There are a number of fun twists, plenty of action, and some tender moments as our heroes struggle, fail, and grow to their full potential. The climax was satisfying, but the resolution felt a bit drawn out...perhaps because Fahnestock needed to wrap up the whole series and not just a single story. I was pleased that Nevalos did not slip away unscathed, though for such an initially pivotal character, he felt like a bit of an afterthought by the end.
All in all, this was a satisfying conclusion to a wonderfully creative epic fantasy series.
Slater remains my favorite character and, if anything, becomes more interesting and pivotal to the plot. My second favorite character, Khyven, finally faces a challenge he can't surpass with his skill alone. Luckily, he isn't alone. Every character that makes up this found family has a vital role to play. Without any one of them, our underdog heroes would surely fail.
There are a number of fun twists, plenty of action, and some tender moments as our heroes struggle, fail, and grow to their full potential. The climax was satisfying, but the resolution felt a bit drawn out...perhaps because Fahnestock needed to wrap up the whole series and not just a single story. I was pleased that Nevalos did not slip away unscathed, though for such an initially pivotal character, he felt like a bit of an afterthought by the end.
All in all, this was a satisfying conclusion to a wonderfully creative epic fantasy series.
February 25, 2026
Bane of Giants is the fifth and final book in the Legacy of Shadows series. I waited two years to read it because I wanted a signed copy like I have for the other four—but honestly? I should’ve bought the ebook immediately and then the hardback later. That’s how much I love this series.
Let me tell you: this last book does not disappoint. It’s intense, emotional, edge-of-your-seat chaos in the best way. The kind of book that makes you whoop out loud . . . spoiler, I actually did. I seldom do that.
This series is epic fantasy with jaw-dropping worldbuilding that’s genuinely unique and complex. Giants dominate the land, humans and other races are struggling to survive, and everything feels big, dangerous, and alive.
You get found family, a touch of romance that actually works for me (and I love that it’s fade-to-black—though I wouldn’t have complained about a bit more intensity 👀), incredible plot twists, endearing characters, and basically everything you want from epic fantasy done right.
This book gave me back that feeling, the one where you just want to keep reading, where you’re annoyed real life exists because you have to put the book down and go do things.
But what I loved most? I had no idea what was going to happen next. Todd constantly pulls the rug out from under you. Every time you think you know where the story is going… nope. And more than once, I genuinely had no idea how on earth the characters were going to make it out alive.
This is now one of my all-time favorite fantasy series, right up there with The Dresden Files and Fablehaven (yes, it’s a motley crew—my reading taste is all over the place).
Well done, Todd. 👏
Let me tell you: this last book does not disappoint. It’s intense, emotional, edge-of-your-seat chaos in the best way. The kind of book that makes you whoop out loud . . . spoiler, I actually did. I seldom do that.
This series is epic fantasy with jaw-dropping worldbuilding that’s genuinely unique and complex. Giants dominate the land, humans and other races are struggling to survive, and everything feels big, dangerous, and alive.
You get found family, a touch of romance that actually works for me (and I love that it’s fade-to-black—though I wouldn’t have complained about a bit more intensity 👀), incredible plot twists, endearing characters, and basically everything you want from epic fantasy done right.
This book gave me back that feeling, the one where you just want to keep reading, where you’re annoyed real life exists because you have to put the book down and go do things.
But what I loved most? I had no idea what was going to happen next. Todd constantly pulls the rug out from under you. Every time you think you know where the story is going… nope. And more than once, I genuinely had no idea how on earth the characters were going to make it out alive.
This is now one of my all-time favorite fantasy series, right up there with The Dresden Files and Fablehaven (yes, it’s a motley crew—my reading taste is all over the place).
Well done, Todd. 👏
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