by Jim Butcher, Codex Alera Book Two, 534 pages
This second novel of Butcher's epic fantasy series follows the same characters through another gripping adventure. Tavi, now in training to become one of the First Lord's messengers, stumbles across another grave threat to the realm. Back in the Calderon Valley, his uncle Bernard and Bernard's mate Amara face an insidious enemy of their own. Will Tavi's aunt Isana escape an assassin's blade and reach the First Lord in time to get help for the beseiged in Calderon?
Just when you think things couldn't get any worse for our heroes, Butcher piles on layer after layer of dark menace. Sometimes I think he overdoes the gruesome battles a bit, but it does make for an exciting read. There is a major plot revelation near the end but I saw it coming way back in the first book.
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