Conveniently this is where the plot begins when Cursor Amara arrives with knowledge of a conspiracy against the First Lord. The main character, Tavi, starts out as a farmer on his uncle Bernard’s Steadholt. With wars already going on against the other races in response to this threat it leaves the characters in a very sticky situation. Not only do these hive minded creatures kill and spread like wildfire, taking over the land by turning everything on it into their own food supply, but they can also possess people and manipulate the ruling class.

I would go through each race one at a time but in the spirit of keeping this review short I will just call them Noble Savages #1, #2 and #3 in order to get straight to the Aleran’s main enemy the Vord. Similar to the story-line of Dragon Ball these enemies are either defeated or unite to become allies against an even greater threat in the later books. These powers are probably a good thing too for Alera also has a lot of enemies. If this sounds a lot like Pokemon to you you can guess at least one of the things the author drew inspiration from to write this. This is fitting for both stories have similar plot-lines of characters struggling against an imminent threat but with a big upside in Codex Alera’s favor being that it has been completed.Īlera is a Romanesque realm containing elemental beings called Furies which the people (or Alerans) can draw upon to use their powers. Those who have seen the top 50 fantasy list on this blog will see that it sits just above A Song of Ice and Fire. Though I read a few books in-between while deciding whether or not I should continue on with it I think I can say that this was definitely my main series of 2014. I started reading this fantasy series in January and finished it in December.

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