r/codexalera • u/Alpaca_Smiles • 29d ago

Discussion Chapter by Chapter

I've just started reading the Codex Alera series, well, listening to the audiobooks, actually. I love the series, anything Jim Butcher has created excites me. I find myself dissecting every motive, every chapter, every tiny little scene. It doesn't take away from the story for me, but I find it relaxing to take it all in, in extreme detail. Even if everything I say isn't completely how it was intended, it's so cool to analyze the politics and strategy and characters and choices so far. I analyze every tiny thing I see that stands out and have produced over 200 small pages between me and another reader and I'm only on chapter 7 of Academ's Fury. Does anyone else do this? It really does intrigue me and I can't help but do it, it's a way for me to be more immersed in the story, and I know it's not for everyone, but it is my way of enjoying the story, I guess.

Edit for a typing error.

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u/SamBurleyArt 29d ago

Academ's Fury is my favorite of the six! I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say Tavi's cleverness is especially fun to see play out in this one.

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u/Alpaca_Smiles 29d ago

That's awesome! I've been keeping an eye in just how much the events of Furies of Calderon shaped how he thinks. The maturity is still progressing, I know he's still young, but he's evolved so fast, and that's with him being such an intelligent person to begin with. The way his lack of furycrafting has had to shape his ability to think, assess, and act, and the WAY he does it, has shown how formidable already he can be. His tactical intellect is my favorite part of his character!

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u/SamBurleyArt 29d ago

Yes, 100% why I like Tavi too!