First Lord's Fury (Hardcover)

by Jim Butcher

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The savage Vord are on the march, and Gaius must lead his legions to stand against them--using all of his intelligence, ingenuity, and fury to save their world from eternal darkness, in this installment of the "New York Times"-bestselling Codex Alera series.

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8 Ratings

  • ISBN-13: 9780441017690
  • ISBN-10: 044101769X
  • Publisher: Ace Books
  • Date: November 2009
  • Page Count: 465

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  • Reviewed in: Publishers Weekly, page 38.
  • Review Date: 2009-10-26
  • Reviewer: Staff

The creativity Butcher displays in his Dresden Files series is less apparent in the derivative sixth fantasy yarn set in quasi-Roman Alera (after 2008's Princeps' Fury). New readers are tossed into a complex plot without any explanation of the considerable backstory, making it hard to connect with the characters or action. The book centers around yet another world-shaking battle between good, represented by Alera, and evil, represented by the vord queen and her legions of scorpionlike followers. A major character is falsely believed dead; there's a traitor in the ranks of the good guys; there's also heroic sacrifice, combat against overwhelming odds, etc. Banter in moments of extreme crisis is absurdly common but never convincing, and neither characters nor story develop anything resembling depth. (Dec.)

 

8 Ratings

  • ISBN-13: 9780441017690
  • ISBN-10: 044101769X
  • Publisher: Ace Books
  • Date: November 2009
  • Page Count: 465

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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