Captain's Fury
core novel 2007 The Codex Alera
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.37 (71,273 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 451 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441015276 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
The fourth book in the Codex Alera series follows Tavi, now a battle-tested captain in the First Aleran legion, as it faces an invading Canim army that has crossed onto Aleran soil. When Tavi discovers that Aleran refugees enslaved by circumstance are fighting alongside the Canim for their own survival rather than as true enemies of the realm, he faces a morally complex command decision that tests his leadership under impossible wartime pressure. Balancing loyalty to his troops, his oath to the crown, and his growing understanding that the Canim may not be the monsters Aleran propaganda has painted them as, Tavi must find a path through the war that does not cost everyone their humanity.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Codex Alera
- Series: The Codex Alera core; position 4 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jim Butcher
Notes
- From the series record (The Codex Alera): Closed 6-book series per the author's own site: "Codex Alera is an epic fantasy series, now completed at six books." Not to be confused with Butcher's separate urban-fantasy Dresden Files.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Codex Alera: position 4 of 6: previous Cursor's Fury (2006) · next Princeps' Fury (2008)
Sources
- Jim Butcher official site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Alera
- https://www.jim-butcher.com/books/codex-alera/captains-fury
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