Codex Alera is Jim Butcher's straight-out traditional fantasy series, as compared to his urban fantasy "Harry Dresden" series, set in a slightly different Chicago, or his "Cinder Spires" series (only the first book of which is out, that being The Aeronaut's Windlass), which has a more steampunk vibe...
I just love this series, this author and all these characters. This one stepped it up another notch and had me holding my breath at many points in the story. I am so sad that there is only one more book in the series. There is good news, they are nice big books and last.I can't tell you much without...
~~Moved from GR: 6/290 left.~~ Princep's Fury by Jim Butcher In Princeps' Fury, the empire of Alera finally sees the face of its true enemy, and it's not the barbarian Maraat of the first book or the wolfman-like Canim of the second and third, or even the vicious Aleran slavers and upstarts of the...
I know once I start a Jim Butcher book I won't come up for air until it's finished. Although Dresden is probably more in my wheel house I'm loving the Alera series as well. Nothing revolutionary here, it's firmly in the "farmboy finds out he has a Destiny" mold but it's fun, the characters are int...
Currently, the worst part of these books is that I am constantly recommending them at my bookstore, because they seem to be popular. "Hey so I just read Patrick Rothfuss and wow I loved it! What else would you recommend?""Have you heard of The Dresden Files? Well, he also wrote this fantasy series.....
It's crazy to me that I /know/ I read this book, but I couldn't remember a single thing about it. Every plot point, save one, was entirely a surprise to me. And the one is the only reason I'm absolutely sure my memory of reading it is accurate.Which I guess really leads to my only real complaint wit...
This is quite simply my favorite fantasy series. Better than McCaffrey, better than Martin or Modesitt. I can't fathom how Butcher's mind can come up with this world and make me live there continually for hours, content to immerse myself into military tactics and bloody, gory messes. That's not w...
Not much more to add about book 5 of a stellar series. I love listening to these books, so much that I am saving the next and final book of the series for a time when I can really listen and enjoy the book. I think I'll get a sign that says 'Listening to a great book. Please do not disturb.'
Best book of the series so far! The Vord return with a vengeance and out of nowhere and all of Alera is fighting for it's life. I enjoyed the different setting and the exposure to new characters and peoples that had only briefly been mentioned previously in the series. This book kind of feels lik...
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