Nevermore
2007-02-17, 02:36 AM
I was reading the discussion on Salvatore and contemporary fantasy and saw a drastic oversight. This oversight is the Codex Alera novels; Furies of Calderon, Academ's Fury and Cursor's Fury. They are so good my MOTHER who generally hates and loathes anything fantasy based is addicted to.
They take place in a Roman style society where magic is so common, everyone has atleast a little ability. However, the magic is rather unique, taking an entirely different form than most contemporary fantasy. It is caused by elemental spirits known as Furies. Everyone possesses power over atleast one, except for Tavi, the 15 year old (he starts at 15 and ages throughout the books) main protagonist.
I love these book. I've had them for two and a half months and I've reread the series twice, the 3rd book Cursor's Fury even morfe so. The setting is refreshing, the antagonists rather fresh and the Empire's politics very brutal.
These books have caused me to run Werewolf: The Dark Ages in a Roman Era campaign.
They take place in a Roman style society where magic is so common, everyone has atleast a little ability. However, the magic is rather unique, taking an entirely different form than most contemporary fantasy. It is caused by elemental spirits known as Furies. Everyone possesses power over atleast one, except for Tavi, the 15 year old (he starts at 15 and ages throughout the books) main protagonist.
I love these book. I've had them for two and a half months and I've reread the series twice, the 3rd book Cursor's Fury even morfe so. The setting is refreshing, the antagonists rather fresh and the Empire's politics very brutal.
These books have caused me to run Werewolf: The Dark Ages in a Roman Era campaign.