The Fall of the Giants is the second book in the epic fantasy series The Dance of Light, written by the Greek author Gregory Kontaxis; a saga where you can recognise the inspiration taken from its own mythology. Picking directly after the ending of The Return of the Knights, we have a sequel with a slower pacing but a bigger world, more nuanced but equally epic.

Elliot starts a journey to the Mountains of the Forgotten World, hoping to gather the support of the Elder Races to Sophie's cause; however, for that to happen, he will need to understand the curse that is afflicting them and break it. A really interesting arc that gives us more insight about the own world mythology and that finally portraits an Elliot that is experiencing difficulties. But if we have learnt something from our young knight is that he won't stop trying.
Meanwhile, the politics game is being played by those that still support Sophie, and not everybody will be easy to convince.

In comparison with the first book, we have a less action focused plot, putting more focus on the difficulties of making Sophie's cause survive; and even Walter's arc is quite hooking, with some twists I didn't expect at first glance.
The characters are better portrayed, with an extra layer of complexity; it's much easier to connect with them and their motivations, and the aura of invincibility is removed from others.

In general, The Fall of the Giants is a novel that shows the growth of Kontaxis as an author, a classic fantasy proposal that promises to become incredible, as the stakes have been raised during this second book; if you want to read some good old epic fantasy, you should pick The Dance of Light.