This turned out to be what I would consider one of my favorite fantasy series ever, so I thought it would be fun to listen to the audiobook version. I've already grabbed the next book in the series, and I can't wait to see what happens. Cuz he's hoping to see her big boobies.Īnd trying to find those damn sheep is going to land him (and his family) in the middle of a conspiracy to not only overthrow the current king but potentially get his friends and neighbors eaten by a group of savages across the border.

The storyline was interesting and well-written, and the characters felt three-dimensional and very real.īasically, this kid screws up and loses his (and his uncle's) sheep because he's busy getting some flowers for a snotty, ungrateful (unsurprisingly ho ish) girl. I could have used a bit more help when it came to understanding what they were and how they came to be.obviously.īut other than not quite being able to pin down how the world worked (which was my original concern, in case you missed it), I didn't have any problems staying engaged in the plot. Kinda like Avatar if the elements were sorta like pets? Ish.Īnyway. Like, sometime around puberty most of the people get a connection to an element (earth, water, fire, air) but they vary in their powers. Especially those elemental thingies that (almost) everyone seemed to have. I liked it a lot! I mean, sure there were a whole bunch of things about the world itself that I could have used more explanation on. There's not really an overwhelming Yes! This! Read this! vibe happening, so I never felt any pressure to pick it up.Īfter all that worrying, it turns out that I liked it. Plus, this book has a lot of mixed reviews among my friends. Some of us don't do well with that sort of thing, you know?! Even the name Codex Alera is just.?Įhhhhh? Seemed like there would be too much funky Lord of the Rings y world-building for a fantasy-lite reader like myself. I've been reading Butcher's urban fantasy series, Dresden Files for a long time now, but I've avoided reading his Codex Alera stuff because it sounded too weird for me. In fact, I'm not even sure what makes something high fantasy. I don't really read a lot of high fantasy.

Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher