With shifting character perspectiv es, we follow differend subplots, and not all of these were great. Amara, the Cursor who is trying to stop the war by unraveling a conspiracy, was initially my favorite character but she didn’t develop all that much, and her budding romance – fantastic though it was to read – was not enough to keep me interested in her story line. His cool-headedness and compassion make him a perfect protagonist. Tavi, our farmboy, was merely likable in the beginning but he really grew on my once he was separated from others and had to fight for his own survival. We follow a diverse cast of characters throughout their adventures.

This was a book with many, many pages, and they begged to be turned, and turned quickly. But Jim Butcher has some great ideas and managed to shine with gripping writing. The plot is very generic epic fantasy – including your avarage farm boy becoming the most important person in the kingdom, an impending war, and of course magic – and that was, in my opinion, a shame. But there is an almost equal amount of problems I had with it. There are a lot of good things to be said about this story. But when his homeland erupts in chaos – when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies – Tavi’s simple courage will turn the tides of war.

In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies – elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal – fifteen-year-old Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But since the NPR Top 100 titles have not truly disappointed me yet, I couldn’t wait to read more books off this list.įirst sentence: Amara rode atop the swaying back of the towering old gargant bull, going over the plan in her head. I really shouldn’t start new series before I’ve finished the ones I’m reading.

Furies of calderon by jim butcher