Two years after the events of Furies of Calderon (2004), the First Lord of Alera, Gaius Sextus, struggles to control a realm facing growing border troubles and civil strife as High Lords scheme to advance their own causes. "Best known for his Harry Dresden fantasy noir novels ( Dead Beat, etc.), bestseller Butcher shows he's equally adept at epic fantasy in the second Codex Alera book.
But now, it's human nature that threatens to throw the realm into chaos. Your Kind, Aleran, are the most vicious and gentle, most savage and noble, most treacherous and loyal, most terrifying and fascinating creatures I have ever seen.In "Furies of Calderon," bestselling author Butcher introduced readers to a world where the forces of nature take physical form. I have seen gentle defenders, sadistic healers, creators of beauty scorned while craftsmen of destruction are worshiped. I have seen men of the law betray it, men who hate the law be kind. I have seen them fighting to be free of the same. I have seen your kind place others of their own in slavery. I have seen men beat and use those whom they should protect, even their own children. I have seen men who labor as long as the sun is up go home to wives who hold them in contempt for never being there. I have seen women trade pleasure for coin to feed their children, and others do the same so that they could ignore their children while making themselves foolish with wines and powders. I have seen a very few decent people, like the boy we took from the tower. I have seen you protect others, though they consider you to be weaker than they. That you, who have courage and intelligence, are held in contempt by most of your kind here because you have no sorcery. “.This is a place of learning where very few learn anything of value.
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