Cursor's Fury

This entry in the Codex Alera find Tavi at the age of 19 and sent to the western province of Ceres to join the First Aleran Legion under the assumed name of Rufus Scipio. Ceres is just north of Kalare and Tavi ends up in the thick of trouble as Lord Kalare is goaded into trying to take the throne from Gaius. Things take a little while to get interesting in this book but around halfway in it gets very good. Tavi's got his hands full dealing with an overwhelming army of Canim (huge dog-like warriors) and Amara and company are tasked with a risky rescue mission. As before, the last ten pages have some eye-opening revelations.