Cursor's Fury: The Codex Alera: Book Three - Softcover

Jim Butcher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841497460 ISBN 13: 9781841497464

Publisher: Orbit, 2009

Synopsis

Power-hungry Kalare has rebelled against Alera's aging First Lord, Gaius Sextus. Ill-equipped to face this attack, Gaius must seek support - even from the combative High Lord of Aquitaine. Kalare has also seized valuable hostages that could mean the difference between victory and failure. And Amara, the First Lord's Cursor, has been tasked with their rescue. She has earned this trust but are her allies as worthy - or does the Lady Aquitaine see the time as ripe for betrayal?

Treachery is rife elsewhere, as young Tavi of Calderon will find. Posted away from the war, Tavi joins a legion anyway, under an assumed name. Then Kalare does the unthinkable - uniting with the brutish Canim. When treason wipes out the army's command structure, Tavi finds himself leading an inexperienced legion against the might of the Canim horde - the very last resort of a war-torn realm.

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Review:

"The author of the ''Dresden Files'' modern fantasy series is equally familiar with old-style, ''classic'' fantasy, demonstrating his skill in complex plotting and vivid world crafting to masterly effect." -"LIBRARY JOURNAL" "One of the best volumes yet in this entertaining series." -"LOCUS"
"The author of the 'Dresden Files' modern fantasy series is equally familiar with old-style, 'classic' fantasy, demonstrating his skill in complex plotting and vivid world crafting to masterly effect." -LIBRARY JOURNAL "One of the best volumes yet in this entertaining series." -LOCUS


"Butcher deftly mixes military fantasy and political intrigue in the rollicking third Codex Alera book...Readers will cheer Tavi every step of the way."--Publishers Weekly

"The author of the Dresden Files modern fantasy series is equally familiar with old-style, 'classic' fantasy, demonstrating his skill in complex plotting and vivid world crafting to masterly effect."--Library Journal

"Plenty of military action and some interesting revelations about Tavi's past make this one of the best volumes yet in this entertaining series."--Locus

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: Orbit
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1841497460
• ISBN 13: 9781841497464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624