Princeps' Fury

Codex Alera, Book 5

By: Jim Butcher

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 17 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

Tavi of Calderon, now recognized as Princeps Gaius Octavian and heir to the crown, has achieved a fragile alliance with Alera's oldest foes, the savage Canim. But when Tavi and his legions guide the Canim safely to their lands, his worst fears are realized.

The dreaded Vord - the enemy of Aleran and Cane alike - have spent the last three years laying waste to the Canim homeland. And when the Alerans are cut off from their ships, they find themselves with no choice but to fight shoulder to shoulder if they are to survive.

For 1,000 years, Alera and her furies have withstood every enemy and survived every foe. The 1,000 years are over....

Please note: This recording contains instances of variable audio quality. This is currently the best available source audio from the publisher.

©2008 Jim Butcher (P)2008 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"As is the case with Dresden, Mr. Butcher has the uncanny ability to make his Codex Alera realm seem real; as he understands it is in the subtle details...An exciting fantasy thriller.” (Midwest Book Review)

"Rousing...No less powerful than his intense battle scenes [are] Butcher’s vivid characterizations.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

“A treat for action fans and series followers.” (Booklist)

Great series

Great series! You must read it all! It pulls you in till you can't wait for more.

loved it

loved it I think these books are amazing one of my most memorable parts was max interactions steak and boots

This series just keeps getting better !

Any additional comments?

This series gets more intriquing and enjoyable with each book. Engaging and complex plots never let you get bored! Can't wait to see what happens next!

great book, terrible audio

so many crackles and pops - feels like they didn't have a good tape/CD to make the audio file from.

WOW!

The story of Tavi keeps getting better and better! I hope everyone has a chance to listen to these books. Reading is a masterful performer.

better than the previous one

This book doesn't suffer from some of the pacing issues that the previous volume did, although it does take a while to really get to the good parts--once they start, they keep you going at a decent clip. I was surprised how poorly I remembered the plot from my original reading, years ago.

It does get a bit silly, the narrative hoops that keep all the characters apart from each other. In this volume, it got a little tiresome, jumping between what ended up being four different places and five or six different point of view characters.

That being said, there is no shortage of fun, exciting, tense situations in this book, and it was a blast, as expected.

Epic stuff indeed

A vast improvement over the already excellent other books in this series. What can I say other than that most of my minor gripes with the previous books were gone in this one. And when I say most, I mean all except those accursed trumpets hahaha.

All in all, a great listen that I highly recommend. At the end of it I was very glad that I had an extra credit ready for the last book!

Jim Butcher and Kate Reading do it again!

loved the story and the narrator drew me into it. I'll be sad when the series ends.

Fantastic - Jim Butcher does it again

What did you love best about Princeps' Fury?

How the whole series flows - excellent

Who was your favorite character and why?

Tavi, he starts out as the ultimate underdog and ends up with incredible brilliance, strength and leadership skills.

What about Kate Reading’s performance did you like?

Her ability to keep track of all of the different character voices

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Worth the read...or listen!

Codex Alera is one of my favorite fantasy series! It has a few cliches, but Butcher makes it work. It isn’t as in depth as Stormlight or Ice and Fire, but it is a fun story filled with great characters. My favorite character possibly in all fantasy is Varg and I’m a huge Abercrombie fan, so that’s saying something. Enjoy