First Lord's Fury (Codex Alera, #6)

by Jim Butcher

In the final novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's acclaimed Codex Alera series, the people of Alera—who use their unique bond with the elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal for protection—must face the ultimate conflict…
 
For Gaius Octavian, life has been one long struggle. Battling ancient enemies, forging new alliances, and confronting the corruption within his own land, he became a legendary man of war and leader of men—and the rightful First Lord of Alera.
 
Now, the end of all he fought for is close at hand. The brutal, dreaded Vord are on the march, using fear and chaos to turn the Alerans against one another, and forcing those who will not submit to flee to the outer reaches of the realm.
 
Perhaps for the final time, Gaius Octavian and his legions must stand against the enemies of his people. And it will take all his intelligence, ingenuity, and furycraft to save their world from eternal darkness...

• ISBN10: 0441019625
• ISBN13: 9780441019625
• Publish Date: 30 November 2010 (first published 1 November 2009)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
• Format: Paperback (US Tall Rack)
• Pages: 784
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780441019625

Reviews

[ross91]

A great ending to a great series! This one was epic, EPIC. I still prefer the fourth and third ones more, though.
I'm gonna miss Tavi!

[tellemonstar]

I really enjoyed this. I thought it was a great end to the Codex Alera series.

[Linda]

The ending was a little bit weak, I would have liked for it tone a little bit more after the fighting was over. The whole story of the Codex Alera was an excellent one. The story ark and the character development were extraordinary, and very satisfying to follow.

All of the main characters were shown to grow and mature through the series, and Tavi's sheer intelligence for all things made him such a love able character I am very sad to have finished the series. The world building of this fantasy was likewise extremely well done, and it feels like I could travel to Alera and find my way around, although I would be scared to meet a Canim, or even worse a vord in whatever shape it might be.

The relationships between the characters were well thought out, and they made a lot of sense. It is always so good to read a story where it is possible to understand the characters, and identify with more than one of them, even when they live in a world so different from the one we readers live in.

I feel like I have been traveling around Alera these past days, fighting next to Tavi and Kitai, flying with Amara, and growing stronger with Isana. The insight to so many different characters' inner thoughts might have been confusing, but Jim Butcher managed to keep them all so real, and different enough both in their mannerisms and their way of speech it was simply awesome.

The political system in Alera seemed difficult to grasp in the first book, but it soon became something well known, and the intrigues that ensued because of the system made the story even more interesting, especially where Tavi was concerned.

The story was always character driven, and the plot and sub-plots, albeit complicated, made sense, and helped moving the story along as well. This series will go on my 'fave' shelf, and also on my 're-read' shelf.