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Academ's Fury
(Codex Alera #2)
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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 th ...more
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 th ...more
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February 2010
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A good, old-fashioned fantasy series that doesn´t try to reinvent something, break with genre conventions, be progressive, but instead tells a great story, has a cool magic system, an interesting enemy and very good characterizations.
It has become a bit difficult for fantasy authors who don´t go the dark way and make everything grimmer and dirtier, but stay instead with a bit of the cheerful, Tolkien, happy go lucky style, reminiscing the good old days when bad was bad and good was good.
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It has become a bit difficult for fantasy authors who don´t go the dark way and make everything grimmer and dirtier, but stay instead with a bit of the cheerful, Tolkien, happy go lucky style, reminiscing the good old days when bad was bad and good was good.
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2.5/5 Stars
Another okay installment in the Codex Alera series, it’s time for me to part way with this series.
I’m going to keep this review short, I actually can copy my review for the first book here to explain why I won’t be continuing with this series.
Although my review is going to sound negative, let me state that this is not a bad series, but then again there’s nothing special about it and I don’t see any sign of improvement from the first book. It’s all once again, pretty basic and formula ...more
Another okay installment in the Codex Alera series, it’s time for me to part way with this series.
I’m going to keep this review short, I actually can copy my review for the first book here to explain why I won’t be continuing with this series.
Although my review is going to sound negative, let me state that this is not a bad series, but then again there’s nothing special about it and I don’t see any sign of improvement from the first book. It’s all once again, pretty basic and formula ...more
If you were on the fence about the first book (Furies of Calderon) then go ahead and give this one a try. The pacing was faster, there are finally some explanations for the way the furies work, and (now that I knew a bit about the world) the entire thing is a bit easier to understand. Plus, I really enjoyed seeing the characters again!
This one was a bit different than the last book because, besides all of the political intrigue, there was also an Invasion of the Body Snatchers flavor to it!
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This one was a bit different than the last book because, besides all of the political intrigue, there was also an Invasion of the Body Snatchers flavor to it!
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Minor spoilers follow as it is impossible to talk about the plot of the second book of the series without at least mentioning some characters indicating they survived to live by the beginning of the second one.
Two years have passed since the events of the first book in the world with magic inspired by very popular Pokemon franchise
with social structure coming straight from Ancient Rome. Thanks to a brilliant stroke by the First Lord (the Big Guy in charge of everything in the realm - for those ...more
Two years have passed since the events of the first book in the world with magic inspired by very popular Pokemon franchise
with social structure coming straight from Ancient Rome. Thanks to a brilliant stroke by the First Lord (the Big Guy in charge of everything in the realm - for those ...more
I liked Furies of Calderon (the first book in the Codex Alera series) but thought it was pretty average compared to other works in the genre. Academ’s Fury, on the other hand, was AMAZING!!!
Seriously – I couldn’t put it down! It delivered on every promise made in the first book and completely blew me away with its stellar pacing, fantastic battle scenes, exceptional characters, and overall creativity. I felt like my heart was ripped out a few times while reading it and I love it when a book can ...more
Seriously – I couldn’t put it down! It delivered on every promise made in the first book and completely blew me away with its stellar pacing, fantastic battle scenes, exceptional characters, and overall creativity. I felt like my heart was ripped out a few times while reading it and I love it when a book can ...more
I really enjoyed reading this book. The book has two main plot-lines – The first takes place in Calderon, and the second in the Capital. You'll see here more politics and intrigue and a bit less action, in comparison the first book in the series. Butcher gives his characters more depth, and reveal to us more knowledge about the world.
Academ's fury is another great book in the series. I really like the world, the writing, the characters, the action, and all the politics and intrigue.
So, once agai ...more
Academ's fury is another great book in the series. I really like the world, the writing, the characters, the action, and all the politics and intrigue.
So, once agai ...more
Apr 04, 2016
Scott Hitchcock
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I'd say this one is marginally better than book 1. The first two- thirds I wasn't please with the progress of the series but the last third really made up for it. I think part of my frustration is that the two best new characters both got killed off and they both had great potential. Additionally I like several of the secondary characters more than the main characters. More Katai, Lady Acquitaine and Odiana.
The series has all the elements to be great but is just average at this point. I'm hopin ...more
The series has all the elements to be great but is just average at this point. I'm hopin ...more
This book is just as bad or even worse than the first book in the series, but for a the opposite reason. This book I love the pacing, but I hate all the characters. All the characters to me seemed 1-dimensional and flat that I was not emotionally connected, which for many books the pace of the plot is more of a problem than disliking a character. I think the writing, design of the cover, and the overall series are all just god awful words can't describe it. I for one will never try to read or go
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Another action packed installment of a great fantasy series.
I didn't know where it where it was going to go after the first book but was floored when it was every bit as good as Furies of Calderon and possibly exceeding it. In Academ’s Fury we get to see Tavi grow as he studies to be a Cursor. We get multiple stories going again with many of the characters from the first book. In addition we are introduced to some new intriguing characters one of my favorites being Tavi’s best friend Max. Kita ...more
I didn't know where it where it was going to go after the first book but was floored when it was every bit as good as Furies of Calderon and possibly exceeding it. In Academ’s Fury we get to see Tavi grow as he studies to be a Cursor. We get multiple stories going again with many of the characters from the first book. In addition we are introduced to some new intriguing characters one of my favorites being Tavi’s best friend Max. Kita ...more
4.25 of 5 stars
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Omg, this book! I definitely loved this more than the first book! I certainly loved the political aspect as the main focus of this series. It always excites me whenever a story involves political mind games and battleground techniques. I specifically loved this because of the slow but intense world building. The dreadful battles didn't last for just a few pages, but span for almost half the book. Those battles kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. There was more ...more
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Omg, this book! I definitely loved this more than the first book! I certainly loved the political aspect as the main focus of this series. It always excites me whenever a story involves political mind games and battleground techniques. I specifically loved this because of the slow but intense world building. The dreadful battles didn't last for just a few pages, but span for almost half the book. Those battles kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. There was more ...more
Although this installment was easier for me to read than Furies of Calderon (my groans were cut down by about a third, I'd say), I liked this second novel no more than the first one. It has been two years since the events of Furies, and we're plopped right back into the action without so much as an update, which at first had me a little miffed. The problem with plowing through novels so quickly is that proper nouns quickly find their way into the oubliette, so even though it's only been about tw
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3.5ish stars.
Book #2 provided a lot of what I loved about book #1, added a few more things that I love and, unfortunately, a few things I didn't love as well. Possible spoilers to follow.
The first chapter led me to believe that the series had gone waaay downhill somewhere in the gap between where the last book ended and this one began. Literally every stupid high school cliche I've ever read in one chapter- poor Tavi and his nerdy friends are getting bullied by the bigger, stronger more popular ...more
Book #2 provided a lot of what I loved about book #1, added a few more things that I love and, unfortunately, a few things I didn't love as well. Possible spoilers to follow.
The first chapter led me to believe that the series had gone waaay downhill somewhere in the gap between where the last book ended and this one began. Literally every stupid high school cliche I've ever read in one chapter- poor Tavi and his nerdy friends are getting bullied by the bigger, stronger more popular ...more
Academ's Fury was a truly excellent book. The characters all showed great depth, the struggles they faced kept me tearing through the pages to see what happened next, and the new dangers (view spoiler) were terrifying.
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Actual rating: 4.00
3.5 stars. It was good, but not exceptional. There's nothing new here, just a decent, solid old-fashioned fantasy story competently told.
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When the first Lord of Alera Gaius mysteriously falls unconscious after drinking Spirit fire, Tavi and his friends must come up with a plan to cover for the ill Lord before the realm ends up in chaos. Can he succeed? Will his Uncle Bernard be able to save the realm from the Vord demons before it is too late? The answers you seek lie in this book when you read it for yourself.
This was a pretty good second installment of the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher. It was action-packed and the dialogue ...more
This was a pretty good second installment of the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher. It was action-packed and the dialogue ...more
4.5 stars. Outstanding follow up to the excellent Furies of Calderon. The expansion of the world introduced in the first book and the new races and characters introduced, together with the internal politics and geo-political forces dealt with at length, made this a superb story. Can not wait to read the next one.
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Rating a solid 4 stars
I like these books much better than I like the Dresden books. Between the Dresden books and now the Codex Alera books I have come to the conclusion that Jim Butcher has an over-the-top writing style. There is basically non-stop action throughout all his books. One could argue that there is almost too much action. What I mean by over-the-top writing style is that he makes the odds against the good guys terrible from the beginning and then throughout the story makes them wor ...more
I like these books much better than I like the Dresden books. Between the Dresden books and now the Codex Alera books I have come to the conclusion that Jim Butcher has an over-the-top writing style. There is basically non-stop action throughout all his books. One could argue that there is almost too much action. What I mean by over-the-top writing style is that he makes the odds against the good guys terrible from the beginning and then throughout the story makes them wor ...more
Jim Butcher's first two books in his Codex Alera are fascinating - weighted with capable, yet flawed female and male characters, and full of political intrigue and adventure. The very concept: an alien world populated by future descendants of the Roman people is intriguing. However, at times the writing itself feels 'too neat' and the suspension of disbelief falters.
The book follows Tavi, a young man in a world of furycrafters, who cannot furycraft. Furycrafting is the magic system of this world ...more
The book follows Tavi, a young man in a world of furycrafters, who cannot furycraft. Furycrafting is the magic system of this world ...more
What a sequel!!!!! It is always a nail biter when it comes to the second book in a series because normally they fall flat and don't live up to the awesomeness that was the first. That is not the case here with Academ's Fury the second book in the Codex Alera!! This books was everything the first was and so much more. I am absolutely having a blast with this series! The story is engaging and the characters are riveting to read about. Butcher also has a way with writing action sequences that leave
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Academ’s Fury is the sequel to the Furies of Calderon though it doesn’t necessarily read like a sequel. Full of action, political intrigue, and characters I will now follow to the ends of the earth, the Codex Alera is a series I’m now committed to 100%.
As I mentioned previously, Academ’s Fury does not read like a sequel for the most part because of the nature of the plot. The novel follows Tavi as he navigates school and training to become a Cursor. With this type of plot comes the typical tro ...more
As I mentioned previously, Academ’s Fury does not read like a sequel for the most part because of the nature of the plot. The novel follows Tavi as he navigates school and training to become a Cursor. With this type of plot comes the typical tro ...more
3.5 stars
Executive Summary: The chosen one goes to school in the capital and politics abound! If you enjoyed the first book, I think you'll find a lot to like here as Mr. Butcher continues to build out the world from the first book.
Audio book: Kate Reading once more does a great job as a reader. I've gotten used to her reading all the male voices so it's much less noticeable.
One of her voices in this one is so spot on to what I imagined, I find it annoying (because I find the way that character talks to ...more
Audio book: Kate Reading once more does a great job as a reader. I've gotten used to her reading all the male voices so it's much less noticeable.
One of her voices in this one is so spot on to what I imagined, I find it annoying (because I find the way that character talks to ...more
I don't spend much time on reviews for later books in series' and this won't be any exception. If it's utter garbage then I'll lay out more details but as you can tell from my rating, I enjoyed this second book in the series. It had been quite a few months since I read the first book so I was a little concerned about getting back into the world. It took a few chapters but fairly quickly I was thrust back into Alera with Tavi, Bernard, Amara, Isana and my favorites, Doroga and Walker. Some politi
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Feb 08, 2020
Shreyas
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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I actually enjoyed this more than the first novel. The characters are better developed, and strands of politics are finally being drawn together to lay the foundation for what will hopefully be a complex, integrated rest of the series.
Actual Ratings:- 4.5 stars
Actual Ratings:- 4.5 stars
“Anger subsides. Love doesn’t.”
What an excellent second book! Just as good or better than the first. If I had one word to describe this book, I would use the adjective EXCILERANT!
Jim Butcher is a master at crafting a unique world where amazing characters live. I wish I could join them. Maybe even have my own furies too. Who wouldn't want to meet Doroga, Tavi, Isana, Gaius, Bernard, or Kitai? I certainly would.
“Your Kind, Aleran, are the most vicious and gentle, most savage and noble...more
I gave this series a good second chance to win me over. There are many reasons why it didn't succeed:
Potboiler romance, shallow characters without development, predictable story is the best I can say. Though it's packed with action, it feels repetitive and you have to search for worthwile and important scenes. I had to skim through the pages to endure and reach the end.
I hoped for world building and interesting developments of the furies' magic system - but in 700 pages, nearly nothing new was ...more
Potboiler romance, shallow characters without development, predictable story is the best I can say. Though it's packed with action, it feels repetitive and you have to search for worthwile and important scenes. I had to skim through the pages to endure and reach the end.
I hoped for world building and interesting developments of the furies' magic system - but in 700 pages, nearly nothing new was ...more
I loved this book. I was sucked into it right away. I always love when I'm held hostage by a book. I try to limit my audio listening to just when I'm at work, but I couldn't stop listening to it. So after I got home from work, I slipped out to my garden for awhile just to hide from my family (more or less), then I came in and busied myself by canning 35 lbs of tomatoes. (The kitchen is also a place to hide in after dinner because no one wants to be put to work.)
I loved the story line, and also, ...more
I loved the story line, and also, ...more
Brilliant! Loved this book. I didn't think Jim Butcher could make this book as exciting as the first. I was wrong. Starting the next one right away.
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The second novel in the Codex Alera series picks up two years after the first one (Furies of Calderon) ends. Tavi is now a student at the Academy in the capital city while really being trained as one of the First Lord’s spies. He remains magic-less, unable to call upon the furies but he makes up for that with his intelligence and cleverness. Meanwhile, back in the Calderon Valley, Amara and Bernard team up with Doroga and his clan to face a new threat.
This second book really solidifies the world ...more
This second book really solidifies the world ...more
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