Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher

Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera, #5)

by Jim Butcher

After bitter fighting, Tavi of Calderon has eventually forged an alliance with Alera's oldest foes, the savage Canim, and he must escort them on their long sea-voyage home. This will strain their fragile accord - but the worst is yet to come.

The inhuman Vord have spent the last three years laying waste to the Canim homeland, making it a desolate place indeed. Then the Alerans become stranded there, cut off from their ships. The Canim alliance will be tested as they enter the killing fields together, depending on each other's strengths if they both are to survive.

For a thousand years, Alera and her furies have withstood every enemy, and survived every foe. The thousand years are over.

Reviewed by ross91 on

3 of 5 stars

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So... I'm sad to say that I enjoyed this book a lot less than the last two enstallments in the series.
I think Princep's Fury has too many things going around to properly enjoy it: too many enemies, too many POVs, too many battles...
The great thing about the first 4 books in the series is that they mainy focus on one solid problem: the vord, the canim, the senate... instead, this last one is a mess and as a result everything seems underdeveloped.
I loved Tavi's chapters (as always) and I also loved Canea and everything that was going on there, and I also liked Isana and her quest (Raucus is one great addition!). All the other parts were boring and I'll never be a fan of Amara's and Bernard's chapters.
The ending was quite predictable, but it prepares us nicely for the final book of the series.

I WANT MORE MAX!

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