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The power-hungry High Lord of Kalare has launched a rebellion against the aging First Lord, Gaius Sextus, who with the loyal forces of Alera must fight beside the unlikeliest of allies-the equally contentious High Lord of Aquitaine.
Meanwhile, young Tavi of Calderon joins a newly formed legion under an assumed name even as the ruthless Kalare unites with the Canim, bestial enemies of the realm whose vast numbers spell certain doom for Alera. When treachery from within destroys the army's command structure, Tavi finds himself leading an inexperienced, poorly equipped legion-the only force standing between the Canim horde and the war-torn realm.
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the Codex Alera series has gathered steam, so beware: this book is impossible to put down.......2007-09-24
I am a big fan of the Dresden Files series, and I occasionally like sword-and-sorcery books, so one day when I was waiting impatiently for the next Dresden book, I started the Codex Alera series. I picked up the first one in the series, Furies of Caderon, I read it, and I thought, "Well, what a good book, that Jim Butcher is a talented author." Then I went about my business for a while, without any burning desire to read book two. I checked bookstores when I passed the fantasy section, but for some reason bookstores never stock book two, and it was almost a year before I finally bothered to order it.
So I finally read book two, Academ's Fury. And by the time I was done, I was totally hooked on the series. The first thing I did after I finished the last page was order book three, Cursor's Fury, even though it was only available in hardback. I couldn't help it. I had to know what happened. Cursor's Fury was even better than Academ's Fury - Butcher has this truly incredible ability to get a series off to a good start and then make each book better as it goes along.
I think it's only now, at the end of the third book, that this series is really ready to begin. All of the characters are on the brink of major changes, all of them are well developed, there are incredibly complex relationships between them, conflicts between personal and political goals, between feeling and principle. Characters must choose between good and evil, but they must make even more difficult choices between different goods, which cannot both be obtained, and different evils, which cannot both be prevented. We know who the (many) main characters are, what they're up to, and how it came to be so.
I love the character of Tavi, and I really love that Butcher has written against the genre and created a character who can be a hero in a magical world without ever using magic. And I absolutely cannot wait for the next installment of the series to appear.
furious at appendix free sagas [spoilers noted].......2007-09-11
Three years have passed for Tavi as "Cursor's Fury" resumes the clever fury crafting and political maneuvering found in "The Codex Alera" novels. However the stories have become formulaic; establish overwhelming odds for all battles (ten to one against preferably), somehow disable several of the popular fury crafters to build further drama, and insert sulky low-confidence thoughts when possible. The romantic interactions between couples are a little excessive with the young adult lustful looks and incessant kisses.
[minor spoiler]
The author specifically mentions Roman's and Roman war engine equipment. The fury laced fantasy world has evolved from either a dimension of Earth or a future Earth. It will be interesting to read how the Roman riddle unravels.
[end minor spoiler]
Tavi's companions are brainless, haphazardly calling him by name while he's incognito since it is easy to spy with furies. Although I applaud the author's patience revealing the enigma behind Tavi's heritage and Isana's hatred towards Gaius Sextus during the series, there is some dissatisfaction given the growing cliché nature. The antagonists risk much opposing Gaius but rarely display any true evil as found in the first novel "Furies of Calderon". In general, the tale develops nicely amid troubling times in a realm where magic reigns.
The abundant quantity of characters along with the new military ranks from different cultures and extra definitions has grown absurd to where I feel a comprehensive appendix is necessary. Furthermore, I would call for detailed maps of the significant terrains on all the geography covered throughout the series.
I recommend this series to any fan of the fantasy genre.
Thank you.
Keeps on Building.......2007-09-02
Cursor's Fury keeps building on the story the author started in Furies of Calderon. The characters continue to evolve in a believable way that draws a reader more and more into the story. I can hardly wait for the next book in the series - and have pre-ordered it!
The Furies.......2007-08-13
I really like this series. It took me awhile to get what was going on in the first book, but now that it's up to book 3, I am hooked. This is the same author that wrote The Dresden Files.
Disppointing.......2007-08-12
I only say that it is dippointing becuse the previous 2 books really captured my imagination. In this book, some of the key char_cters lost their strength and courage. The plot felt loose instead of compacted as it was in the first 2 books. In a series, I understand this can happen in series. I fervently hope that in the next book, it will come together again.
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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.
Customer Reviews:
Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03
Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.
Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19
Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.
Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09
There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.
For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.
Very Interesting.......2007-03-07
It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.
History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10
Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.
I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.
Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.
Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.
I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.
This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.
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The Food Chemicals Codex is the accepted standard for defining the quality and purity of food chemicals. It is frequently referenced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and many international food regulatory authorities. This Second Supplement to the Fourth Edition provides revisions and updates, reports on changes in tests and assays, and includes an errata section to both the First Supplement as well as to the Fourth Edition.
This supplement also includes eight new and 34 revised monographs, two new and two revised general analytical test methods, and one new test solution. As in the First Supplement, each monograph will be presented in its entirety with a boxed explanatory section preceding it. The corrected or new sections of general analytical tests are also presented in their entirety. A more specific table of contents and the use of page headers, along with other planned design changes, will make this text even easier to use.
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A new supplement that further explores fiends of the D&D world.
Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells is a supplement designed to be the definitive resource for information about devils and the Nine Hells of the D&D world. Like its predecessor Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, this game material is completely compatible with the D&D core rulebooks and is intended for both D&D players and Dungeon Masters.
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Robin Laws is a freelance writer who has designed dozens of roleplaying game products, including most recently Dungeon Master’s Guide II.
Robert J. Schwalb is a freelance developer and editor who primarily works on game products for Green Ronin Publishing.
Customer Reviews:
An Excelent Source for Devilish Exploits.......2007-07-12
This book is all about Devils and the Plane where they reside. I mean all about them. In my mind there are three really fantastic masterminds in Dungeons and Dragons: Dragons, Mindflayers and Devils.
If you're looking for content you can use all the time, then this isn't the best book for you. Go look at the compendiums or the Complete books. If you want villains and powers to tie together an entire campaign from level 1 into epic, than this is for you.
Included inside is a very nice tale of the creation of hell and the devils that can be easily adapted for your home brew world. Then theres feats, spells, prestige classes, descriptions of the layers and lots of new devils.
Again I must stress that the prestige classes, feats and spells are really geared towards either serving devils or fighting them. This book is a commitment to a devil themed campaign. It does so beautifully.
With the help of this book, my main villain just became a pawn in planar politics. My PCs have lots of options, on how to progress forward. I've got lots of ideas and environments for epic feeling quests before we get to the main devils. I highly reccomend it.
Hell awaits only the most brave or foolish.......2007-05-30
Well, I have to congratulate Wizards for adding another great book to the list of accessories. Our group runs several high level to epic level campaigns and this is a must for anyone who wants to involve the Blood War and the politics and intrigue of hell to your campaign. The new stats for the all the major players are here along with prominent followers and factions for each lord. There are many new feats and skills specific to just these planes as well as a few new presige classes that you can use for PC's and NPC's. The other great things is the plethora of roleplaying ideas for each of the nine hells, including cities, landmarks and many maps to really help you flush out your campaign. Things like this and other information make it a must for your collection so that when your party meets Mephistopheles, its an experience that they will never forget!
Awesome Book.......2007-05-16
This book gave great inside views into hell. It gave the facts on how hell lives, sleeps and breaths, along with the ArchDevils to go with it. If your planning on running a adventure in hell for a duration of time i suggest this book.
Useful Add-on.......2007-05-13
This book is a very good addition to any D&D campaign that plans on traveling to the Outer Planes, or fights extraplanar threats on a regular basis. The maps of the nine layers, and the detailed write-ups of the unique leaders of each of the layers add to it's usefulness. The extra devils are also useful to allow for rotating of devilish threats.
Deviliscious.......2007-05-07
If you are a cruel DM (at times) then this is the book for you. Nothing like a trap door to Hell to get your adventuring party set-up for a TPK. In all seriousness, this is a great source for Devils in any DM's line-up, I am glad I picked it up.
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In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies--elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal--fifteen-year-old Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But when his homeland erupts in chaos--when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies-- Tavi's simple courage will turn the tides of war.
Customer Reviews:
Episodic.......2007-09-07
Best known for his Dresden Files series, author Jim Butcher's foray into epic fantasy begins with the tediously predictable yet irritatingly addictive FURIES OF CALDERON. I found the book mostly epic fluff, but surprisingly unputdownable. The book contains episodic, soap-opera plotting which will inexorably compel me to find out what happens to some of the characters in spite of my overall lack of enjoyment. With names like Gaius Sextus and Legionnaires in the Legion, a Roman inspiration characterizes the book's settings and backdrop. This book firmly belongs to the young woman Amara, her missions under the First Lord and her romance with Bernard.
Some positives to begin with. I liked the magic system: humans command "Fury" elementals incipient in earth, water, air, wood, steel to do their bidding. Some of the elementals lend themselves to naturally restorative functions such as water furies while other elementals exhibit a tendency for destruction such as earth furies. For a fantasy series, Butcher injects the book with a prevalent romantic flavor. Astonishingly, I felt some of the romance here could have been written by pure romance novelists, and it almost seems like Jim Butcher has read some historical romance novels. For instance, Amara's tingling, melting reactions in response to a tall, broad-shouldered, handsome widower. The pacing is fast, and Butcher keeps the action and romance flowing in this 504-page paperback. There's some genuine gray characters and the book thankfully dismisses the black-and-white Good vs. Evil struggle in epic fantasies. In fact, treachery and civil conflict marked much of the climactic battle here with each group and character striving for their own end goals.
Possible SPOILERS ahead.
Now for the negatives which easily overwhelmed the positives. The plotting was entirely formulaic and predictable. There's even a magical river flood akin to the flood in Tolkien's FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING before the companions arrive at Rivendale. The prose was, in general, below average to average. There's an attempt at settings and world building but I've seen better, even in pure romance novels. I hated that our 15 year-old protagonist boy Tavi behaves more like a 7,8 year-old baby often crying and screaming in terror most of the time. If I were a 15 year-old boy, I'd resent anyone calling me a "boy" or "child" at every turn, and I'd definitely avoid any emotional outbursts in public (hugging, crying). Tavi is too much of a do-gooder at 15, I know I found myself in much more mischief at the same age. For a series about a boy's coming-of-age, the first installment FURIES OF CALDERON firmly belongs to our young woman Amara, and her mission as Cursor under the First Lord of the Aleran Kingdom. I really could have done without Amara's romance with Tavi's uncle, the tall, broad-shouldered, strong and handsome Bernard. I found myself begrudging any chapter from Amara's perspective, which comprises a majority of the novel. I don't know, something about her, I just didn't like, and I liked Bernard even less. The entire combination was just... bleh. Butcher mostly employs Amara's perspective in the prolonged climactic finale featuring the battle between the Marat barbarians and the Roman-inspired Alerans at the Garrison in Calderon Valley. The interminable climactic battle was long and pointless! Almost every other chapter, there's the threat of a major death, but unfortunately, you know this type of novel lacks the audacity to kill off a major character. By the end of the novel, with *everyone* surviving for future books, it all seemed sooooo very, very, very vapidly pointless. It's funny, I couldn't take The Major Death in Scott Lynch's RED SEAS UNDER RED SKIES, but I was begging for some deaths here, Amara and Bernard most of all. I would have given the book 2 stars if this novel had killed off Amara and Bernard! Most of the protagonists I found aggravating or unlikable. I disliked Tavi, hated Bernard and Amara. I liked Tavi's Aunt Isana (though she sparingly appears), I enjoyed the redoubtable warrior Aldrick's mistress, the water witch Odiana, and I definitely enjoyed our disillusioned antagonist Fidelias. Finally, the magic is egregiously overused. It's a danger of fantasy novels, but magic users here fling their furies at foes and allies alike with impunity and without any limitations. Whenever Amara needs some aid in a pinch, oh let's just call on her wind fury Cirrus to fly her to safety or deliver a lethal blow! Oh someone suffered a fatal wound? Fear not, Isana's water fury Rill to the rescue! It gets seriously out of hand, and you start to question whether death exists for our main characters in Butcher's world at all.
Anyway, I can't believe I want to read the next novel in this series after this poor fantasy effort. I guess Jim Butcher hooked me enough to find out if/when Tavi will ever get his fury, who Tavi's parents are, will we see Tavi's Marat rival Kitai who turns out to be a girl, will Tavi grow out of his crying and screaming, will Amara and Bernard ever die. Episodic? Anecdotal? Fluff? Yep. Yep. And yep.
fast and furious [no spoilers].......2007-09-06
"Furies of Calderon" starts "The Codex Alera" series with appealing characters amid pure storytelling. The characters and environment details are exceptional plus the intriguing tale has plenty of adventure and suspense. Constant action outside of the great battles develop all of the characters sufficiently, protagonists and antagonists alike.
The magic is fascinating yet overwhelming since an entire populace has it. Aleran's work with at least one fury, a spirit like entity related to air, earth, fire, metal, water, or wood, and each fury has special abilities and strengths generally depending upon the creativity and skill of the crafter. Unfortunately young shepherd Tavi cannot summon any furies and relies solely on his strength and wit to function in an enhanced realm.
There are countless characters throughout, the sneaky Cursors Amara and Fidelias, the dangerous duo furymasters Aldrick ex Gladius and Odiana, and Tavi's guardians Aunt Isana and Uncle Bernard (sister and brother). All individuals receive enough literary consideration to understand their primary motivations but leaves adequate mysteries unresolved as excellent cliffhangers for future novels. Several of them unreasonably survive near death experiences, a trait numerous authors exploit with their favorites.
Even though the occasional sentence structure suffers from rambling, the novel would be more acceptable by young readers if not for the rare vicious incident where its specifics aren't essential to the plot. A detailed map of the significant terrains and comprehensive appendix would have been useful.
I recommend this series to any fan of the fantasy genre.
Thank you.
Excellent Fantasy Read.......2007-07-16
My girlfriend picked this book up for my birthday last month and I devoured it over the course of several days. The setup does take a little while, but I did not feel that it dragged, and it was well worth it once the action really began kicking. This is definitely a page turner, as the characters face crisis after crisis and combat after combat. The concept of "furies" - elemental spirits that bond to almost everyone in the land (with the exception of Tavi, one of the protagonists) - is a well-executed one and Butcher was very creative in how he had his characters use them to help them in various situations. The world itself also feels well fleshed out and most of the characters really do read like characters, not just caricatures - the protagonists are likeable and you root for them to come through, while the antagonists are a mixed bag - they range from truly evil (Kord), to conflicted but determined to follow their beliefs (Fidelias). Well done there.
The only disappointments I had with the novel were minor - he really lays it on a bit thick in the ending, specifically the last chapter, rather over the top and kind of indulgent (the very last couple of paragraphs are nice though). And his sexual morality seems rather on the conservative side (good guys blush at nudity, enjoy only fleeting kisses and nothing more - bad guys enjoy nudity, sex, infidelity, rape, etc), which seemed somewhat out of place given the darker aspects of the plot. Perhaps he wrote it this way because he was going for a younger audience, but then again, there are some pretty sinister scenes and chapters that may not sit well with kids (or more likely their parents).
Despite those two complaints, I'd have to give this a strong recommendation to anyone into the fantasy genre. The book is well-written, with nice description, believable motivations and a gripping tale in a land rich with magic and history. I'm very much looking forward to continuing into the series.
Oh, and as a side note, both of the "professional" reviews at the top of the page have typos and/or misinformation. User reviews are much better for this novel.
Do not eat this book.......2007-06-15
OK, silly heading, I know, but it's what came to mind, because this book reminds me of a dessert: no nutritional value, but still tastes pretty good. And that is this book in a nutshell, for me. The writing is lazy, cliches abound, the plot is totally predictable and rather derivative, but yet it is still entertaining. For all its flaws this book is good to relax with if you just want to unwind at the end of the day and not have to think too hard--it's literary meringue. I just wish it wasn't quite so cheesy.
Amazing.......2007-06-10
I've found Butcher's series to be a fantastic series which rivals that of Fiest, Jordan, Martin, and Goodkind. Unlike the previous authors Butcher's story is much more involved with character development, he's more restrained with random plot threads, and each novel gives some sense of cloture. Whereas at times with Jordan and Martin you can get drowned in the subplots, Butcher's subplots enhance our understanding of the characters seem to have definitive path, albeit with a few twists, and are all together interesting. Finally, the series seems to be on shcedule of 1 book a year. If you love Martin, Jordan, Fiest, and Goodkind (and especially if you get frustrated with them) you'll love the Codex of Alera.
Average customer rating:
- Fairly boring and not up to par
- Highly Entertaining
- I'll be at the front of the line for the movie version!
- Exciting Trek through Jungle
- Fantastic
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Book Description
"Greetings from the dead," declares Maxwell Broadbent on the videotape he left behind after his mysterious disappearance. A notorious treasure hunter and tomb robber, Broadbent accumulated over a half a billion dollars' worth of priceless art, gems, and artifacts before vanishing---along with his entire collection---from his mansion in New Mexico.At first, robbery is suspected, but the truth proves far stranger: As a final challenge to his three sons, Broadbent has buried himself and his treasure somewhere in the world, hidden away like an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. If the sons wish to claim their fabulous inheritance, they must find their father's carefully concealed tomb.The race is on, but the three brothers are not the only ones competing for the treasure. This secret is so astounding it cannot be kept quiet for long. With half a billion dollars at stake, as well as an ancient Mayan codex that may hold a cure for cancer and other deadly diseases, others soon join the hunt---and some of them will stop at nothing to claim the grave goods.The bestselling coauthor of such page-turning thrillers as Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities, Douglas Preston now spins an unforgettable tale of greed, adventure, and betrayal.
Customer Reviews:
Fairly boring and not up to par.......2007-07-17
Maxwell Broadbent has summonsed his three sons to his multi-million dollar estate but when they arrive he is not there. It appears as though the house has been burglarized and his half-billion estate looted. That is until police find a videotape with Max's final instructions for his sons. He has gone off to die of his terminal cancer with a plan to be buried in an ancient South American temple that he once looted for riches. If the sons want to avail themselves of their inheritance they must work together to find the tomb in which he has buried himself and his vast treasure and loot it as he once did. But there are others that seek the collection of riches for themselves that will stop at nothing - including murder - to acquire the estate.
As a big fan of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child I had high hopes for this book to hold up to their standard action adventure. However the plot simply plodded along without any excitement or thrill. Almost from the beginning the outcome seemed predictable with protaganists that were somewhat annoying and unsympathetic. Overall it was a perfect summer vacation read that did not involve much thinking or involvement, but the subplots were contrived and the pace of the would-be thriller never picked up enough to keep the pages turning. I would not hold this novel against the author, but would not recommend it as I would his other works.
Highly Entertaining.......2007-07-09
I had no problem with this story and it was one of those books I could not put down. The characters were well drawn, the premise good, and the descriptions of the environment made me glad to live in the desert!
So what if the ending was predictable? If it had ended any other way, I would have been upset.
Some may call this type of story old school, but I just wish there were more like it out there. Highly recommended.
I'll be at the front of the line for the movie version!.......2007-07-08
Mayan ruins; anacondas and bushmasters; cougars, piranhas, agoutis and macaques; bloodthirsty mosquitoes; poison darts and arrows; vine bridges over impossibly deep chasms and raging torrents; Indian mummies; lost tribes; impenetrable, steamy rainforest and jungle; buried treasure, machetes; dugout canoes; heroes and villains; plus an earthy, eco-friendly but suitably gorgeous love interest - Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark certainly had nothing over Douglas Preston's rollicking thriller "The Codex".
During his life, Maxwell Broadbent, billionaire art and antiquities collector and noted treasure hunter and tomb robber, thought his three sons, Tom, Philip and Vernon, misguided and lacking in the drive and ambition to be the best they could be. So, when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he decided to set them a quest whose successful completion would prove them worthy of earning their fabulous inheritance. Emptying his vast estate of all of its treasures, Broadbent left behind a video for his sons reporting his impending death and informing them that he was burying himself and all of his art, jewels, artifacts and trinkets in a carefully concealed tomb whose location of course was not disclosed. The clear directive was "Come and get me. If you find it, you earned it"! And, of course, as Sherlock might have said, the game was definitely afoot!
One of the artifacts - a 9th century Mayan manuscript called a codex - is a 2000 page catalog of rainforest drugs and medicines together with instructions on how to extract and use them. Its almost incalculable value to the pharmaceutical industry provides an exciting sub-plot and gives Preston the opportunity to showcase his well known ability to provide readers with interesting technical sidebars that inform and entertain without disrupting the flow of a wonderful, high speed thriller. In this case we savour juicy tidbits about medicines, stock manipulation, corporate malfeasance, the pharmaceutical industry and the history and practice of archeology and treasure hunting.
The climax and ending is pure Hollywood entertainment and suitably over the top. But, what the heck, it's warm and satisfying without being hopelessly sappy and will bring a smile to every reader's face. I will definitely be at the front of the line to see the movie version when it's released!
Definitely recommended.
Paul Weiss
Exciting Trek through Jungle.......2007-07-04
If an author wants to show his characters' emotional, moral and ethical development, he should have them face extreme danger and horrifying conditions. That's exactly what the creative genius Douglas Preston does in The Codex. Three brothers with the same father but different mothers, and with a love/hate relationship with their father, trek off into the sweltering and humid rain forest jungle of Honduras to claim their inheritance. Reading this book taught me what it's really like in the jungle. I previously thought that maybe I'd like to go there some day. Not anymore, though, after reading about the conditions faced on a jungle trek. This book is thrillingly exciting. It also caused me to learn new and interesting things about rain forest plants and herbs. I highly recommend this book.
Fantastic.......2007-04-10
Doug Preston & Lincoln Child are fantastic writers.
I own and have read all of their books.
Exceptional mystery and suspense with high tech information thrown in.
I recomend all of their books.
Book Description
Raw Chaos and Pure Evil
Out of the maelstrom of chaos the demons came–a primordial horde of perverse souls consumed by hatred. They are as ancient and infinite as the multiverse itself. Even the bottomless Abyss could not contain their malice, and so they spread out across the planes, corrupting and destroying everything in their path. No living soul is beyond their reach, and with each conquered soul their numbers grow. What can stand against such a terrifying onslaught?
This supplement for the
D&D® game presents the definitive treatise on demons and their unspeakable home plane. Along with information about the physiology, psychology, society, and schemes of demonkind, you’ll find feats, spells, items, and tactics commonly employed by demons and those who oppose them. This book also provides detailed information on various demons, demon lords, and Abyssal layers.
For use with these
Dungeons & Dragons® core books
Player’s Handbook™ Dungeon Master’s Guide™ Monster Manual™
Customer Reviews:
Good start........2007-05-13
This book is very useful. Anyone facing the forces of chaos and evil (Or running them) will find this useful. Also, finally there are good stats for yocholols for 3.5e.
Demonawesome.......2007-05-07
If you are a DM of higher level games and need some seriously nasty beasties to toss at your adventuring crew, then this book will foot the bill.
Okay.......2007-01-12
Demons just aren't that complex. Lots of stuff here if you like demons. If you're not going to run a campaign centered around them, skip this. If you're going to run a game centered around them, there are new demons here, updates to old ones, history, etc.
The cover on mine was upside down.
loved it.......2006-11-11
i dont do reviews but this book has plenty of 411 for player and dm
alike
First Party Fluff?.......2006-11-07
Outside of the campaign setting books, their hasn't been much quality descriptive material from WotC. Generally, have stuck to mechanics and this has worked well from them. Honestly, when I heard of this book I assumed it was going to be another hodgepodge of feats, spells and PrCs glued together by some "generic to the point of being antiseptic" fluff. It, for better or worse, is not.
What this book gives you is a short primer on Demons and what they are about, some demon related mechanics, some setting information on the Abyss and some new monsters. This would all be good except there is so little of each that the book really doesn't get the job done. We sort of get the reverse of what was expected, a hodgepodge of description glued together by random mechanics. This is not to say the book is without charm. Some of the monsters of interesting and some of the description is inspiring, but it is extremely lean on content in an already thin book.
Book Description
After two years of bitter conflict with the hordes of invading Canim, Tavi of Calderon, now Captain of the First Aleran Legion, realizes that a peril far greater than the Canim exists-the terrifying Vord, who drove the savage Canim from their homeland. Now, Tavi must find a way to overcome the centuries-old animosities between Aleran and Cane if an alliance is to be forged against their mutual enemy. And he must lead his legion in defiance of the law, against friend and foe-before the hammerstroke of the Vord descends on them all.
Book Description
In Furies of Calderon, bestselling author Jim Butcher introduced readers to a world where the forces of nature take physical form. But now, it's human nature that threatens to throw the realm into chaos.
Customer Reviews:
Wishing it was longer.......2007-09-28
The only problem I had with this book was that, sadly, there was a point when I only had a few more pages to read. I love this fantasy world and I'm invested in the characters. I'm glad to see that Butcher is able to transition to a very different series -- I almost forgot I was reading the 'Dresden' guy's books! The style and tone are almost worlds apart. In any event, a great book to curl up by the fireplace with on a nice long rainy weekend.
words of fury [no spoilers].......2007-09-06
"The Codex Alera" continues two years later with "Academ's Fury" as Tavi studies at the Academy while covertly training to become a Cursor. A veritable plethora of characters focusing at Alera Imperia litter the story nearly engulf the original cast. Even so, the author effectively manages the swelling political intrigue during a critical crisis and concludes with an awesome battle finale.
Earlier consequences have awakened a new enemy (comparable to the "Alien" theme), smoothly connecting it with the previous novel. Struggling between his academics and a secret life, Tavi attempts to thwart numerous foes both personally and for the First Lord. Of the three other Cursor students he trains alongside, Max appears to have greatest character potential. Kitai proves how clever anybody can be without a fury and First Lord Gaius exhibits great cunning as a true leader should.
Recalling the interpersonal relations between the different lords is considerable, yet not as bad as the more politically oriented series. My major issue though has to do with Tavi becoming the last line of defense, consistently outlasting furymasters or other with superior speed and strength. Granted he is sharp and swift but unless Tavi has an unacknowledged talent his survival has been too idealistic. There are startling revelations regarding Tavi and the author superbly creates other riddles with the lingering teasers for future resolution.
A detailed map of the significant terrains and comprehensive appendix would have been useful.
I recommend this series to any fan of the fantasy genre.
Thank you.
A very mixed bag.......2007-08-22
I found this book a very mixed bag.
I really enjoyed Butcher's 'Dresden Files' series and was very much looking forward to this, his first effort at pure fantasy. However, I found too many sections of this, the second book in the series, to be too unbelievable, found too much stereotyping, and frankly, found large areas too predictable.
Any work of fantasy, no matter how foreign or mystical, should be consistent and allow the reader to suspend disbelief and enjoy the work. However, for Academ's Fury, the basic plot of the book I found too far-fetched for me to be able to comfortably do this. Let's start with the main premise of the book (I will be deliberately vague here and in the rest of my review as to not give away too much of the plot for those who do decide to read this work). The main character, nineteen year-old Tavi, is enrolled as a cadet in the equivalent of say a WestPoint and acts as a page to the 'First Lord' (basically, the Emperor). He has unparalleled (for whatever reason) access to the First Lord and happens to be the one person (of all those the First Lord contacts daily) who stumbles upon the First Lord in his personal chambers (which Tavi has complete access to) after the First Lord has slipped into a life-threatening coma. It turns out, that in spite of his low station, he and two other trusted advisors, are the only ones who can know of this (not even the First Lord's own doctors can know!), and must save the kingdom from peril! What bunk. I tried to imagine, say, the President of the United States, or perhaps even a medieval king for whom a lowly page and two others are his only area of recourse in such an emergency situation, and needless to say, it was impossible to do so. After this, we see Tavi going from one adventure to the other, and at least five times escaping by the barest skin of his teeth from near certain death via either incredible luck or by some great savior just happening to rush in at the last possible second. With this, we find the ability to use 'Furies', spirit-like creatures that are Butcher's fairly unique system of magic for this series, is somehow curtailed whenever another major character should be able to use them to save the day (with numerous thin plot twists rationalizing this) so that Tavi is forced to do borderline-miracle deeds all by himself. Add to this that the First Lord's elite Guard, the Legionnaires, who are supposed to be the finest 'Fury' crafters and swordsmen in the empire, yet consistently prove ineffective and are treated like Keystone Cops when fighting Bad Guys that Tavi and the other main (often civilian) characters are able to overpower simply because they are main characters. There is one love scene between two main characters, Tavi's uncle and a high level spy. When the spy tearfully confesses to a friend that she is barren and hence will never be acceptable to her lover ...I just had to roll my eyes at another overblown turn in the plot. It is all just too unbelievable. The magic and otherworldliness I rather liked. The thin plot is just too much though.
There were some very trite areas in the work. He has one old wise woman who keeps on referring to those around her as 'Child' using very stereotypical dialogue. He also has a courtesan, involved in court intrigue, referring to everyone as 'Darling', behaving like a Zsa Zsa Gabor reject and going through all of the stereotypical movements that one can find imagine. Towards the end of the book, they have a death-bed confession from one of the major characters. Just before he is going to reveal the name of a secret assassin who has been acting against the crown, as he is stumbling on the name, about to spit it out - he expires right there. Give me a break.
The last thing that I found very frustrating was how predictable so many areas were. There was one point in the book where Tavi and a companion stumble upon (once again!) another great kingdom-threatening secret. They start rushing back to tell the good guys. Right then I said to myself it couldn't be this easy and they are about to be jumped before they can deliver their message...and low and behold, two pages later they are. I am not going to read the final book in the series, as I think I have already figured out most of the mysteries surrounding the main characters (and their mysterious, secret pasts) as this book is so predicable.
As to why I gave this three stars instead of one or two...in spite of all I have written, there are long passages where the pace flows well, and after looking past what I have mentioned, could get into it for fairly sustained periods. To let one know how I rate books, five stars is for stellar works - Dune, Lord of the Rings, Vance's Green Pearl series. I give Butcher's 'Dresden Files' a four. A one I reserve for disastrous works, such as Simon R. Green's 'Something from the Nightside'.
I hope this review was helpful.
Sweet.......2007-08-11
Great book by Jim Butcher. I'm not sure what others mean when they say this book it lacking in plot, but they are very wrong. I recommend this, along with all the other books in the series to anyone who likes a good fantasy book. Pick it up. Buy it. Read it. Enjoy it.
Squandered premise.......2007-08-01
This book is nothing to be proud of; it takes a fantastic premise and structure, then meanders through a bunch of sub-plots which feature supposedly very clever protagonists getting dumfounded by foolish evil "gambits".
Much of the novel (as with the first) is spent building up PC "straw men" stereotypes to hate - garnished by a grand villain stolen from the Halo X-Box game.
Perhaps the only novel I have ever ripped up and thrown out, both because of its glacial pacing and a vast number over-engineered plot twists which involve characters getting blind sided inways which imply they've gone brain-dead first.
Cursors have to be the most INEFFECTUAL super-spy confidential agents I've ever read about. I'm sure that wasn't an intended effect - and that lack of intention troubles me.
Butcher can do better - and rather than being a fencing/ martial arts afficionado, he just might be better off learning bit more about those subjects.
What a sad waste of a potentially great plot and set of characters.
Book Description
The Psychic Vampire Codex is the first book to examine the phenomenon and experience of modern vampirism completely from the vampire's perspective. Father Sebastian, a fellow psychic vampire writes in the foreword that Michelle Belanger's system "introduced a breath of fresh air into the vampire subculture. It freed us to look at ourselves in a new light, and it also helped those outside our community to view us differently. No longer were we parasites or predators . . . we could use our inborn abilities to help people heal."
Psychic vampires are people who prey on the vital, human life energies of others. They are not believed to be undead. They are mortal people whose need for energy metaphorically connects them to the life-stealing predators of vampire myth.
In The Psychic Vampire Codex, Michelle Belanger, author and psychic vampire, introduces readers to the fascinating system of energy work used by vampires themselves and provides the actual codex text widely used by the vampire community for instruction in feeding and other techniques. Belanger also examines the ethics of vampirism and offers readers methods of protection from vampires.
The Psychic Vampire Codex explodes all preconceptions and myths about who and what psychic vampires really are and reveals a vital and profound spiritual tradition based on balance, rebirth, and an integral relationship with the spirit world.
Customer Reviews:
excelent.......2007-07-21
This book is great. It answered questions and was in an easy to understand style.
Something for Psi-Vamp and Energy Worker alike.......2007-07-04
In The Psychic Vampire Codex, Michelle Belanger discusses the experience of being a psychic vampire, and also gives instruction on various aspects of a vampire's abilities. The main focus in all of this is the Vampire House she started, House Kheperu. Despite this, there is much value in this book for non-Kheprian psychic vampires, as well as -and maybe not so surprisingly- for anyone who works with subtle energy. In this book, she demystifies the psychic vampire and reveals it for what it is: a condition or state, whether desirable or undesirable; not a choice.
She starts the book out introducing herself and her personal story, as well as stating that a lot of this work is intended for use by those psychic vampires who are Kheprians. Then she gives a history of the psychic vampire (or psi-vamp) movement, and then about her own efforts in it. She dedicates an entire chapter to an introduction of the actual Codex, including how to use it, defining certain aspects of her wording, and which parts are applicable to whom (Kheprians, other Psi-Vamps, and anyone working with energy).
Then comes the Codex itself, the heart of the book. In this, she gives practical instruction for the psi-vamp about using their abilities, how-to's on various types of feeding, and even the nature of their need for energy. Indeed, she does define the basis for psychic vampirism as a need for energy stemming from, most often, a lack of ability on the part of the psi-vamp to live off most types of subtle energies. This imparts that need to supplement these energies with the vital energy of other living things, most often other human beings. She even postulates that this can give the psi-vamp various psychic abilities naturally that others without that need might have to work for. She even introduces two aspects of working with energy which, while I'd never heard of before, I found I had done many times before in exercises like the Circulation portion of the Qabalistic Middle Pillar exercise.
After the initial Kheprian and psi-vamp focussed parts of the book, she moves on to energy work. And in this part I was most impressed, as I'm not a psychic vampire and couldn't necessarily make the most use out of the Codex. In this section on energy work, she really provides a complete set of basic to intermediate energy working skills along with practical intruction. I think that a few aspects of the energy work as presented by Belanger were depicted in a slightly limiting way. For example, she instructs on how to do a house cleansing, and tells you to do the cleansing with your hands. I've done cleansings by moving energy with my thoughts. Now, while I thought Belanger's approach to things like that were *maybe* limiting, I can see how it would give more focus, and simplicity for those just beginning. The only other beef I had with the energy work she presented was in her treatment on the section on heightening energy. While the discussion about the concept was good, I just didn't feel there was enough practical instruction from the viewpoint of energy working. But overall, the entire portions of the book dedicated to energy work were spledid and are incredibly useful. I've worked with energy for years, and I learned quite a few things from this book.
For the book overall, I really appreciate Belanger's efforts and I applaud her work. She wrote this book in a really nice conversational style that does not get even remotely condescending. In addition, she doesn't dumb it down nor confuse the reader with obscure words and phrasings. From the aspect of energy work, it's not really for the brand new beginner who has had absolutely no exposure to the concepts of subtle energy and working with it. It can, however, definitely be used by the beginner who has at least become familiar with how to move energy. Like I said, I learned a few things from this work, and I considered myself intermediate. This book is more than worth the price.
If you're interested in knowing about psychic vampirism, if you're looking to advance your skills with energy work, or if you're looking for both; get this book!
Its ok..........2007-05-03
I had gotten this book sometime ago even through I don't know exactly when but when I did get this book I was very disapointed. Michelle did an exellent job finding out information about psychic vampires but it wasn't my cup of tea. I was hoping that the book psychic vampireism would at least teach you basic and advance psychic vampiric tecnects to drain the energy of human beings but sadly theres is very little. But then again very few books ever do. I'm just a power hungry man.;)
Throws light on a dark subject!.......2007-01-09
Much is revealed here that really gives ALL who delve into this book an insight into something that many fear. What I quickly saw was that anyone who is a practitioner of Magick can benefit from the techniques that are provided with much elaboration and detail. Michelle goes out on a limb and reveals alot about herself and others like her, so a hats off to honesty, and bravery.
What I feel is that I no longer have a feeling of alienation and seperateness from this subject, thanks to this book. Actually the term "vampire" may even be outdated, although another term is not substituted. You may not be a vampire, or interested in vampires, but like any controversial or "dark" subject, once the time is taken to fully explore the contents of this, you will no longer be ignorant of what it means to be a real vampire.
Pure Nonsense.......2006-11-04
I can't imagine why anyone in the world would want to be a vampire. A psychic vampire is a parasite. To think that someone would actualy want to "feed" off of another human being is not only unnecessary, but comical. I guess if you want to be a parasite then buy this "book".
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