Captain's Fury: 4 (Codex Alera) - Softcover

Butcher, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0441016553 ISBN 13: 9780441016556

Publisher: Ace Books, 2008

Synopsis

In his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher has created a fascinating world of elemental magic. Now, as enemies become allies, and friends become bitter foes, a danger beyond reckoning looms for all...

After two years of bitter conflict with the hordes of invading Canim warriors, Tavi of Calderon, now Captain of the First Aleran Legion, realizes that a peril far greater than the Canim exists--the mysterious threat that drove the savage Canim to flee their homeland.

Tavi proposes attempting an alliance with the Canim against their common foe, but his warnings go unheeded. For the Senate's newly-appointed military commander has long desired to wipe out the Canim "scourge," and their slave allies.

Now, Tavi must find a way to overcome centuries-old animosities if an alliance is to be forged, and he must lead his legion in defiance of the law, against friend and foe--or none will have a chance of survival...

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Review:

"Sharp tactical plotting, hazardous cross-country travel and a dash of sardonic humor mark Butcher's fourth Codex Alera novel...Butcher deftly deploys intrigue, conflicted loyalties and hairbreadth action to excellent effect. Few writers balance military realism and cinematic swashbuckling with so much skill or wit."--Publishers Weekly

"The fourth Codex Alera novel further develops the world and characters of its predecessors and confirms Butcher's mastery of action-filled fiction."--Booklist

"I couldn't put this one down...Great work."--SF Revu

"Readers are transported to a distant world that feels like a cross between Ancient Rome and Ancient Britain in this complex tale of war and personal growth...Mr. Butcher demonstrates his versatile talent that never fails to engage his audience."--Huntress Reviews

Book Description:

A compulsively fast-paced fantasy adventure, set in a world where courage and ingenuity vie with magic and power.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ace Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0441016553
• ISBN 13: 9780441016556
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 528