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Eileen

If the Vord Queens share one mind, why didn't the others change when the one in Alera did?
Eileen







Isn't it great how some of the best stories came from someone's Tuesday night pranks? :)




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Eileena: I think that you can draw a connection to The Belgariad on the basis that both Garion and Tavi don't know their true identies at first and that they both have strong relationships with their "Aunts" who are both powerful women but I think that's where the comparison stops. What other links do you see?
Jeff: Roman Empire meets Pokemon made me laugh so much!
Savannah: I agree with your comparison to The Last Airbender but why James Cameron's Avatar?
I can't decide who my favourite character was as Jim Butcher is pretty good at creating characters who are both strong but not superpowerful and annoying. In fact, Tavi's lack of furycrafting is what makes his story so exciting and his victories that much more satisfying (and I'm sure many of you will agree). What makes me even happier is that Jim Butcher is able to create female characters who are strong-willed, capable and intelligent without making then overbearing harpies or sluts.
Who is you favourite character?



I stopped reading it the first time also. But i am now to Captains Furie and they keep getting better. Give it another try, or try listening to them. I can get through book faster by listening.

Mary, I thought Furies was just okay, but the books get increasingly better as the series progresses

I, too, had a bit of a time getting into the first book. I took me a couple of tries before I finally stuck with it and got into the story. However, if you can make it through the first one (it does improve) the rest of the series, especially the later books when Tavi is older, are fantastic.
I think part of it is that Jim Butcher totally changed gears with the two series, especially in the first book. We go from a mature, gritty, sarcastic, somewhat dark hero in a modern concrete jungle to a--let's face it--somewhat whinny teenage country bumpkin in the middle of a new world. It's a totally 360.
One of the hardest things I think when getting into a new fantasy series that is set in its own world, is getting to know the landscape and how believeable the author can make it.
Fortunately, though, Jim Butcher is a master and a half!
It gets better! I promise. Once Tavi does a little growing up, he's a lot more likeable!

Codex Alera Spoilers: (view spoiler)


Spoiler alert!
I have to listen to vol. 1 again (I agree Kate Reading is wonderful) but I remember Isana whining about how she has never been attractive to men. Then a couple of volumes later we find out that during the course of her life, TWO of the empire's most eligible batchelors have been madly in love with her. I don't mind an author misleading me, or pointing me in the wrong direction, but this goes way beyond that. Is there a reasonable explanation for this that I have missed?








Dresden is a Superhero when you cut away all the trappings.
He does have a lot in common with Spidey, Darkest Hours is a good book!

Is it worth it to read the Dresden Files? I like just about everything i read, but am so far not too thrilled to start the Dresden books...
Help! :)

Eileen