Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher

Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2)

by Jim Butcher

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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5 of 5 stars

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Wow! Definitely better than the first one.
I don't usually like action-packed books, but this one I couldn't put it down.
Compared to Furies of Calderon, this sequel focuses more on the political aspects of the empire (something I deeply love in fantasy books) and shows the readers new cities, races and characters.
I loved the fact that we still got awesome villains but now there's a new, more dangerous, menace threatening the whole world and so everyone needs to cooperate.
The characters are the best aspect of this series, because everyone has a very distintive trait, but they all seem multifaceted and whole nonetheless. Tavi is undoubtedly my favorite: he's charming, sometimes naive, he doesn't have any power but he doesn't look helpless, he's kind and charismatic, he's very loyal and he grows up so much during the book, it's almost like seeing your own child becoming a man.
Kitai is awesome and she's my new role model, I'm in love with Max and I wanna hug Sir Miles.
I wasn't as interested in Amara's and Bernard's plot as I was in everything else, but it was still enjoyable to read.
The only thing that bothered me a little was that we didn't get to see a lot of the Academy: I didn't expect Hogwarts nor the Chromeria (if you haven't read the lightbringer series yet DO IT, it's awesome and it's similar to Codex Alera in a lot of ways), but I wanted to read more.
Anyway,great book. READ IT!

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