| Furies of Calderon | |
 Furies of Calderon |
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| Author | Jim Butcher |
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| Cover artist | Steve Stone |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Codex Alera |
| Genre(s) | High Fantasy, novel |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Publication date | October 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 440 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0441011993 |
| Followed by | Academ's Fury |
Furies of Calderon is a 2004 high fantasy novel by Jim Butcher. Jim Butcher is a New York Times Best Selling author most known for his contemporary fantasy book series The Dresden Files. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Codex Alera is a Fantasy book series by Jim Butcher. The six books in the series chronicle the life of a young man named Tavi in the empire of Alera on the world High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of Fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds. Fantasy literature is Fantasy in written form Historically speaking the majority of fantasy works have been literature Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Ace Books is the oldest active specialty Publisher of Science fiction and Fantasy books A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Academ's Fury is a 2005 High fantasy novel by Jim Butcher. It is book two of the Codex Alera novel series High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of Fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Jim Butcher is a New York Times Best Selling author most known for his contemporary fantasy book series The Dresden Files. It is book one of the Codex Alera novel series. Codex Alera is a Fantasy book series by Jim Butcher. The six books in the series chronicle the life of a young man named Tavi in the empire of Alera on the world
Plot summary
In the fictional nation of Alera, most people have the ability to command element-linked Furies. Many ancient philosophies used a set of archetypal classical "elements" to explain patterns in Nature.
The novel centers on the exploits of a young Steadholder named Tavi, who seems to lack any such ability; and a newly graduated Cursor - a messenger and spy - named Amara. Amara commands Furies linked to the element of air.
For a thousand years. the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races, using their unique bond with the furies - elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal. But now, Gaius Sextus, First Lord of Alera, grows old and lacks an heir. Ambitious high lords plot and maneuver to place their houses in positions of power, and a war of succession looms on the horizon.
Far from city politics in the Calderon Valley, the boy Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. At fifteen, he has no wind fury to help him fly, no fire fury to light his lamps. Yet as the Alerans' most savage enemy - the Marat - return to the Valley, he will discover that his destiny is much greater than he could ever imagine. "
Caught in a storm of deadly wind furies, Tavi saves the life of a "runaway slave" named Amara. But she is actually a spy for Gaius Sextus, sent to the Valley to gather intelligence on possible traitors to the Crown, who may be in league with the barbaric Marat horde. And when the Valley erupts in chaos - when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies - Amara will find Tavi's courage and resourcefulness to be a power greater than any fury - one that could turn the tides of war.
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