Captain's Fury Author: Jim Butcher | Language: English | ISBN:
B000W93CBS | Format: PDF
Captain's Fury Description
In his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, bestselling author Jim Butcher has created a fascinating world in which the elemental forces of nature take physical form and are used for protection. Now, as enemies become allies and friends become bitter foes, a danger beyond reckoning looms for all.
- File Size: 708 KB
- Print Length: 476 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0441015271
- Publisher: Ace; Reprint edition (November 25, 2008)
- Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B000W93CBS
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,587 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
I first learned of this series while reading a 'Dresden Files' adventure by the same author. I was put off by the shameless plug the author included as a note to readers of Harry Dresden. Nonetheless, I picked up the first book in the Codex Alera series and I've never been disappointed.
Captain's Fury (Codex Alera, Book 4) starts a couple years after Book 3. The familiar cast of characters is now firmly established, and the building confrontation with the Canim finally takes center stage. This book is not, however, merely an extension of the Cursor's Fury plot lines. The main protagonist, Tavi, learns the truth behind his own origin and I was left enormously satisfied with the state of this main plotline by the end of the book. Fans who, like me, have enjoyed the quiet-yet-brooding Emperor will see some stunning displays of power and fury.
As stated by another reviewer, there are a number of pivotal points that take the narrative in exciting directions. Unlike Terry Goodkind or the late, lamented Robert Jordan, Jim Butcher seems to have no problem moving forward. While this series promises to be at least as prolific as the Sword of Truth or the Wheel of Time, it suffers from none of the aimlessness or occaisional 'wasted' book that both of those worlds have suffered.
Brilliant. Focused. An excellent book to buy and an outstanding series for newcomers.
Captain's Fury is the fourth book of Jim Butcher's six-part Codex Alera series. Overall, Captain's Fury is the best book so far, featuring the most fluid pacing, the tightest plot structure, and the best execution. The book isn't perfect, but it's definitely a strong return to form after the disappointing third novel, Cursor's Fury. This time around, protagonist Tavi finds himself in command of the only legion standing between his country and the vicious hordes of Canim (a wolf-like species) invaders. Without the ability to call Furies, an elemental-based magic, Tavi must, as always, rely on his wit and cunning to survive.
Earlier Codex Alera novels tended to start of slowly, building meekly to their conclusion, but Captain's Fury starts off with a bang and keeps the reader turning the pages eagerly. Despite the fact that Captain's Fury weighs in around 650 pages, it read like a 400 page novel. A big part of this is that the plot is much more tightly structured, not meandering about like previous novels did. In addition to the individual plot of Captain's Fury, the novel also advances the overall plot arc of the series very well, with Tavi publicly announcing his true identity and the conflict with the Canim coming to a head. Captain's Fury is, finally, less predictable than its predecessor novels. While it may not shock many people, there are some plot twists that are, at least somewhat unexpected.
Captain's Fury does share some of its predecessors' weaknesses. Outside of Tavi and a few other characters, the side characters are fairly flat. Isana and Amara, in particular, are so one-dimensional that it's almost painful at times.
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