Furies of Calderon
core novel 2004 The Codex Alera
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.13 (115,366 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 688 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441012688 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In the Aleran Empire, everyone bonds with elemental spirits called furies to gain power over earth, air, fire, water, or metal -- everyone except young Tavi, who has come of age with no furycrafting ability at all. When a missing sheep leads him into the path of a wider conspiracy on the frontier near Calderon Valley, he is drawn together with his aunt Isana, his uncle Bernard, and a Cursor named Amara, a spy for the First Lord investigating treachery among the nobility. As mercenary raiders and a hidden Marat threat converge on the valley, Tavi's ingenuity becomes the group's only advantage against enemies who all outclass him in raw magical power.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Codex Alera
- Series: The Codex Alera core; position 1 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 1 of 6: next Academ's Fury (2005)
Sources
- Jim Butcher official site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Alera
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furies_of_Calderon
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