Octavian then uses the same watercrafting tactic to announce his arrival on the Aleran continent and give a morale boosting speech. She states that her victory is inevitable and that she will accept any Aleran that wishes to surrender and allow them to live out the remainder of their life in peace provided they do not have any children. However, the Vord queen makes an appearance via watercraft projection, making essentially a hologram of herself out of every pool of water large enough to hold it, all across the continent. Meanwhile, Aquitainus Attis, who has been named First Lord in Octavian's absence, has given the order to salt the earth between Riva and the Vord, slowing the vord's approach.Īfter making landfall outside of the city of Antillus, Octavian begins preparations for his march to Riva. Octavian and his troops have landed on the northern edge and need to find a way to meet up with the other Aleran nobles in Riva. Most of the Aleran resistance is based in the city of Riva, on the far eastern end of the continent. Returning from the ruined continent of Canea, Gaius Octavian, his betrothed Kitai, the Canim warmaster Varg, and their legions find that most of the Aleran Empire has been destroyed or besieged by the insect-like Vord, a monstrous race led by a single sentient Queen that consumes everything they come across.

Battling ancient enemies, forging new alliances, and confronting the corruption within his own land, Gaius Octavian became a legendary man of war – and the rightful First Lord of Alera.īut now, the savage Vord are on the march, and Octavian must lead his legions to the Calderon Valley to stand against them – using all of his intelligence, ingenuity, and furycraft to save their world from eternal darkness. It is the sixth and final book of the Codex Alera novel series.įor years, he has endured the endless trials and triumphs of a man whose skill and power could not be restrained. First Lord's Fury is a 2009 high fantasy novel by American writer Jim Butcher.

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