Series: Book 5 in the Codex Alera series
Rating: ****
Tags: Fantasy, General, Fiction, Lang:en
Summary
After bitter fighting, Tavi of
Calderon has eventually forged an alliance with Alera's
oldest foes, the savage Canim, and he must escort them on
their long sea-voyage home. This will strain their fragile
accord - but the worst is yet to come.The inhuman Vord have
spent the last three years laying waste to the Canim
homeland, making it a desolate place indeed. Then the Alerans
become stranded there, cut off from their ships. The Canim
alliance will be tested as they enter the killing fields
together, depending on each other's strengths if they both
are to survive.For a thousand years, Alera and her furies
have withstood every enemy, and survived every foe. The
thousand years are over. SUMMARY:
After bitter fighting, Tavi of Calderon has eventually
forged an alliance with Alera's oldest foes, the savage
Canim, and he must escort them on their long sea-voyage home.
This will strain their fragile accord - but the worst is yet
to come.The inhuman Vord have spent the last three years
laying waste to the Can homeland, making it a desolate place
indeed. Then the Alerans become stranded there, cut off from
their ships. The Can alliance will be tested as they enter
the killing fields together, depending on each other's
strengths if they both are to survive.For a thousand years,
Alera and her furies have withstood every enemy, and survived
every foe. The thousand years are over.