With the exception of one as you know about furycrafting between Tavi and Maximus, Academ's Fury is delightfully light on exposition, preferring to deliver the details of the world around us as the action unfolds. The world of Carna becomes clearer, and we learn of the existence of some other races, such as the canine Canim and the Icemen (who were mentioned in the first book but only in passing).
In the ensuing chaos, enemies of Gaius Sextus choose to attack him while his health fails, and other enemies find themselves in the ironic position of having to aid Gaius so Alera doesn't succumb to civil war when it most needs to be strong and unified.Īlthough Furies of Calderon was also tinged with political intrigue, Academ's Fury blossoms with it, and we finally get a sense of what it's like to see Jim Butcher write on a grander scale.
They've nearly wiped out the Marat twice and this time are going after Alera-and Tavi. It turns out that the creature he awoke in the middle of the Wax Forest was actually the dormant queen of a terrifying species called the vord. However, events from the previous book are coming back to bite him in the ass. He's also training to become a secret agent and serving as a page to the First Lord Gaius Sextus. Two years after Furies of Calderon, Tavi is a student at the Academy in Alera's capital. That's right: there's actually feelings and consequences.
This isn't just 400 pages of macho "we've got to save the kingdom" sorcery and swordplay. Where the second book of the Codex Alera truly shines is in its characterization and the difficult themes therein revealed. Although the plot itself wasn't as inspired and thoughtful as it could have been, it had hints of originality.
I liked Furies of Calderon, but I really liked Academ's Fury. The arc of Codex Alera is certainly proceeding in the proper direction.
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