I am a fan of Butcher and love his
Harry Dresden series. This is got a
slight flavor of Dresden
in the humor but otherwise is full fledged fantasy and excellent at that. The plot is a rebellion and those who oppose
it. I read The
Furies of Calderon and reviewed it back on July 13, 2013. I loved it.
I just reread it because I have gotten all of the currently released
volumes in this series and I wanted to read it sequentially. I read Academ's Fury recently and loved it as
well. This volume continues to follow
Tavi, a young man without any "crafting" in a society that is
characterized by "crafting" or the manipulation of materials through
an immaterial method, ie wizardry or sorcery.
Tavi's still the main focus in this book but quite a bit is also focused
on his Uncle Bernard and Amara and his "Aunt" Isana and their part in
thwarting the rebellion.
The all powerful First Lord does
not play a major part in this volume. His uncle Bernard and his aunt Isana loom
even larger in this book. There is a
mystery about Tavi's birth and his personal relationships. His relationship with Kitai, a former Marat
enemy continues to evolve in this the third book as well. Butcher's
characters may have a leg up on Machiavelli.
Devious doesn't begin to describe some of the machinations of both hero
and villian.
The characters are once again the
best part of Butcher’s tales. Don’t get
me wrong, his plots are excellent and his story telling sublime but his
characterizations are terrific.
Butcher's characters are his
stories strength. His villains are more
believable due to their pragmatic nature.
He gives back story on his villains so they are far more than just the
embodiment of evil that seems to be prevalent in most fantasies. The motivation
behind the villainy provides succulent content to the story and yes this is
redundantly familiar from my last review of the series.
Again, I can’t wait to read the
next one in the series. This is one of
those series I can't wait to pick up the next book and am dismayed that there
aren't more in the stack.
I highly recommend the book.
Web Site: http://www.jim-butcher.com/
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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