The Twin Blades by Cristen Jennette Pages: 280
Published by DragonNook Publishing LLC on March 14, 2023
Series: The Lenoir Legacy #0.5
What was locked can be unlocked, even without the key.
Xannan LeNoir, heir to the Orda'anian throne, and his twin Gailin believed true peace had been attained when the three major races agreed to create Praesidio. Meant to represent continent-wide peace, the weapon cleaved in two during its blessing and left one sword for each of the LeNoir twins.
As the three races attempt to understand what went wrong, Xannan and Gailin must learn how best to use the abilities they earned on that fateful day. While Xannan can relive the past, Gailin can see hints of the future.
Though neither wished for their gifts, the LeNoir twins must learn to work together lest they destroy their legacy before it has a chance to thrive.
The Twin Blades is set in the same world as The LeNoir Legacy trilogy; however, you can read The Twin Blades as an introduction to the series or after A Fractured Legacy, book 2 of the trilogy.
The Twin Blades is a fantasy story by author Cristen J. Faulkenberry. The Twin Blades is set in the same world as The LeNoir Legacy trilogy; however, you can read The Twin Blades as an introduction to the series or after A Fractured Legacy, book 2 of the trilogy. Though it can be read on it’s own, I think it is best for readers of The LeNoir Legacy Trilogy. I read it as an introduction to the series, and though I found myself lost at moments, it was not overly confusing, and it gave a nice world history of the world that Cristen Jeannette created for the LeNoir Trilogy. I enjoyed this story and would love to continue on with the original series.
In The Twin Blades we meet our main characters, twins Xannan and Gailin, who were gifting twin swords, named Praeteritum and Futurae. Along with the swords came some special abilities-Xannan can relive the past, Gailin can see hints of the future. My favorite aspect of this story was learning about these abilities. I believe that the twin Blades play an important role in the subsequent trilogy so it was cool to learn more about them and how they impacted Xannon and Gailin and their relationship, not only with the swords but also with each other.
This book is great for fans of epic fantasy featuring elves and dragons. Overall, this was a quick fantasy read that is best enjoyed as part of the larger LeNoir Trilogy. It gave me a new foundation to the world, the magic system and the characters, and made me excited to dive into the trilogy.
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