Shadow of Legends (Fortunes of the Black Hills, Book 2) [Paperback]

Stephen A. Bly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000

BRAZOS FORTUNE HAS LEFT A TOWERING LEGACY. HIS SON TODD NOW STRUGGLES TO PROVE HIMSELF AND FIND HIS OWN IDENTITY IN THE SHADOWS OF LEGENDS. Life in the shadows. It happens to all of us. We stand so close to a dominant personality that our reflection can hardly be noticed. Someone more famous. More skilled. More powerful. Sometimes they are people we hardly know. Sometimes they are members of our own family. Brazos Fortune has left a towering legacy. His son Todd now struggles to prove himself and find his own identity in the Shadow of Legends. Todd Fortune must follow his father as he takes over the family business with his wife, a fast-paced city girl whos not willing to settle into a small town lifestyle. A tale of daily hardships and hard-earned victories, Todd struggles to prove himself a committed husband and a courageous frontiersman in the wake of his fathers legacy. Cross-country chases, deadly showdowns, and budding romances weave the story of this second powerful novel in the Fortunes of the Black Hills series.

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishing Group (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805421742
• ISBN-13: 978-0805421743
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

STEPHEN BLY has authored over 100 books, hundreds of articles and has over one million books in print. Recent novels released include: Cowboy For A Rainy Afternoon, Creede of Old Montana, and The Land Tamers (all hardback). Four of his novels were finalists and THE LONG TRAIL HOME won the 2002 Christy Award in westerns category for excellence in Christian fiction. His PAPERBACK WRITER has received strong national reviews (PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, July 14, 2003, et. al.) He speaks at colleges, schools, churches, seminars and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. He has spoken on numerous television and radio programs, including Dr. James Dobson's Focus On The Family. He pastors Winchester Community Church in Winchester, Idaho. He also served as the town's mayor (1999-2007). He is an Active Member of the Western Writers of America.

He and his wife, Janet (who is also a writer) live at 4,000 ft. elevation in the mountains of north-central Idaho, in the pine trees next to Winchester Lake on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The Blys have three sons: Russ, Mike & Aaron, three daughters-in-laws, Lois, Michelle & Rina Joye and three grandchildren, Zachary, Miranda, and Keaton.

Steve graduated summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy from Fresno State College. He has an M. Div. degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FAMILY DRAMA IN THE OLD WEST, April 25, 2003

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This review is from: Shadow of Legends (Fortunes of the Black Hills, Book 2) (Paperback)

Brazos Fortune's son, Todd, must distinguish himself in order to find his own identity. That's even harder to do when he settles down to the family business. I could relate to having to cope in the shadow of a strong personality. A well done story about a great family!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Truths, October 12, 2001

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Jeanne Zornes (Wenatchee, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow of Legends (Fortunes of the Black Hills, Book 2) (Paperback)

The lawlessness we saw through the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks make the message of Western novels even more pertinent. In Shadow of Legends, Stephen Bly has given us an entertaining yet challenging book which shows how a Christian answers evil. The book also provides messages on defining your own identity and finding contentment in your negative circumstances. Though his novel's setting was more than a hundred years ago, Bly has done a great job in communicating these timeless truths.