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Book two of this compulsively fast-paced fantasy adventure, set in a world where courage and ingenuity may yet triumph over magic and power.
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For centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outside invaders. But the gravest threat might be closer than they think. Tavi has escaped the Calderon Valley and the mysterious attack of the Marat on his homeland. But he is far from safe, as trying to keep up the illusion of being a student while secretly training as one of the First Lord's spies is a dangerous game. And he has not yet learned to use the furies, making him especially vulnerable. When the attack comes it's on two fronts. A sudden strike threatens the First Lord's life and threatens to plunge the land into civil war. While in the Calderon Valley, the threat faced from the Marat is dwarfed by an ancient menace. And Tavi must learn to harness the furies if he has any chance of fighting the greatest threat Alera has ever known . . .
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Tavi peeked around the corner of the boys dormitories at the Academy's central courtyard, and said to the young man beside him, "You've got that look on your face again." Read the first page
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Tavi peeked around the corner of the boys dormitories at the Academy's central courtyard, and said to the young man beside him, "You've got that look on your face again." Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is very engaging and definitely worth reading. Our main protagonist Tavi has got what he dreamed of, a place at the capital city's academy - and yet as is nearly always the case in life, it's not as rosy a situation as he could have hoped for, and once again danger is looming on the horizon (keeping in mind that 2 years had passed since the first book, it's not that improbable) Jim Butcher once again manages to completely suck you into the world he has created (more original than many other fantasy worlds) using a form of magic that is original and very satisfying to read about.
This book works best if you consider it the second instalment of a larger story, Jim Butcher has very carefully cultivated some (initially seemingly unimportant) plot lines that develop beautifully as the series continues.
I stumbled upon this book (and series) because of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, which I also enjoyed a lot.
And although the Dresden Files series are unquestionably the better known series (no wonder as it was started earlier and has been adapted into a T.V show), I have to say that it's this series that really makes him stand out as an author for me.
I'm completely and utterly addicted to this series, I read the first and second books in one sitting(thank God for e-books otherwise I would have had to wait), stopping only for lunch and supper - reading long into the night, and then read the third book the day after.
Please read these books - they seem painfully unappreciated, especially considering how good they are!
This book works best if you consider it the second instalment of a larger story, Jim Butcher has very carefully cultivated some (initially seemingly unimportant) plot lines that develop beautifully as the series continues.
I stumbled upon this book (and series) because of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, which I also enjoyed a lot.
And although the Dresden Files series are unquestionably the better known series (no wonder as it was started earlier and has been adapted into a T.V show), I have to say that it's this series that really makes him stand out as an author for me.
I'm completely and utterly addicted to this series, I read the first and second books in one sitting(thank God for e-books otherwise I would have had to wait), stopping only for lunch and supper - reading long into the night, and then read the third book the day after.
Please read these books - they seem painfully unappreciated, especially considering how good they are!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I STILL can't believe that the second one is better than the first one!!!
The story just keeps on getting more complex and you find yourself gripping the book when you think something is going to be revealed but it doesn't but when that happens it doesn't leave you dissapointed, it only makes you thirsty for more!!!
The second one is two years after the first one and Tavi is 17 and he is now at the academy. Even with his disadvantage he is still the greatest in everything he tries. Everything seems perfect, but is it...
What monster has followed Tavi...
Why does he crave Kitai's company more than others...
Will he lose everyone he's every loved...
What is his "aunt's" past...5 STARS ISN'T ENOUGH!!THERE SHOULD BE 6,7,8!!!!!
If you haven't read the first one then go to this link-Furies of Calderon: Codex Alera 01 (Codex Alera 1)
The story just keeps on getting more complex and you find yourself gripping the book when you think something is going to be revealed but it doesn't but when that happens it doesn't leave you dissapointed, it only makes you thirsty for more!!!
The second one is two years after the first one and Tavi is 17 and he is now at the academy. Even with his disadvantage he is still the greatest in everything he tries. Everything seems perfect, but is it...
What monster has followed Tavi...
Why does he crave Kitai's company more than others...
Will he lose everyone he's every loved...
What is his "aunt's" past...5 STARS ISN'T ENOUGH!!THERE SHOULD BE 6,7,8!!!!!
If you haven't read the first one then go to this link-Furies of Calderon: Codex Alera 01 (Codex Alera 1)
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Book 2 begins with the First Lord of Alera, Gaius Sextus, struggling to control the powerful High Lords and our hero Tavi as a student of Alera Imperial's great Academy,as a reward for previous loyalty.Tavi also serves as Gaius's page within the book. Just as well as thing turn out.
Jim Butcher's characters are wonderful whether you love them or hate them, you feel for them. Throughout the book you want to know more about them, their characters often surprising in the end.
His style of weaving a number of stories together is also effortless.
A really good read.
I am now going to download book 3 to see where we go to from here..
Jim Butcher's characters are wonderful whether you love them or hate them, you feel for them. Throughout the book you want to know more about them, their characters often surprising in the end.
His style of weaving a number of stories together is also effortless.
A really good read.
I am now going to download book 3 to see where we go to from here..
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excellent series of books
excellent imaginative series of books.
Brings a whole new world of magic and its various forms to the playing field. Read more
Brings a whole new world of magic and its various forms to the playing field. Read more
Published 6 months ago by weelenny
Academ's Fury
I previously read the Dresden books and decided to give this a go. I really enjoyed them.
They are fantasy rather than PI. A very different style. :)
They are fantasy rather than PI. A very different style. :)
Published 13 months ago by Mrs. E. L. Potthast
Fantasy at it's best
When you begin reading fantasy as I did over 30 years ago you quickly get through all the regular writers and then you have to wait until another one is published. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Colin Nicol
Good, but not as good as the first
Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher is the second novel in the Codex Alera sequence, featuring Tavi, a young man who has been taken under the wing of the First Lord of Alera and provided... Read more
Published 18 months ago by A. L. Rutter
Great fantasy series
Just finished the sixth (and final) one of this series and really enjoyed them.
Highly recommended as a fantasy series
I finally got them on the basis of the... Read more
Highly recommended as a fantasy series
I finally got them on the basis of the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Dr. Stephen Culshaw
Brilliant
I only recently started reading this series, having really enjoyed the Dresden series,and have found it equally impossible to put down. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by Ms. K. Rudge
Great read!!!
I love Jim Butchers other series the dresden files. Although i thought i wouldn't like his next series Codex Alera, as it was in third person. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2007 by Samuel Henry
Second book better than the first
Great story if at times depression. Too much killing and death otherwise would've had a 5 star. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2006 by Rylin
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