Furies of Calderon

Book Details

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Author(s):

Jim Butcher

First Pub:

2005

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

2018

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Internal ID:

1747

Series:

Academ's Fury ->

Codex Alera*

#1 of 6

Codex Alera*

A series of novels by Jim Butcher. To my understanding - supposedly these books sprang from a debate over what was better in a story, great character development or a unique story idea. Jim Butcher asked for two known story ideas and he said he would make an interesting story out of them using character development.

View this series in the book list

1) Furies of Calderon
2) Academ's Fury
3) Cursor's Fury
4) Captain's Fury
5) Princep's Fury
6) First Lord's Fury

Dedication:

For my son, hero in training.
And in memory of my father, a hero in truth.

First Sentence:

The course of history is determined not by battles, by sieges, or usurpations, but by the actions of the individual.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Tavi drove home Dodger's little flock of ewes and lambs, the shaggy-haired Fade loping along behind him.

Comments:

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Synopsis not on file
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Added: 14-Jun-2015

Last Updated: 19-Jan-2022

Publications

28-Jun-2005

Ace

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

28-Jun-2005

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Pages*:

688

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2311

Publisher:

Ace

ISBN:

0-441-01268-X

ISBN-13:

978-0-441-01268-8

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Steve Stone - Cover Artist

In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher, leads readers into a world where the fate of the Realm rests on the shoulders of a boy with no power to call his own...

For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggresive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bonds with the furies - elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal. But in the remote 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 horde - returns to the Valley, Tavi's courage and resourcefulness will be a power greater than any fury, one that could turn the tides of war...

"A stay-up-all-night-'til-you-finish-it book, Furies of Calderon is a marvelous read." - Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Time bestselling author of Dead Heat

"A fascinating world and magic system... the start of a promising series." - Locus

"Filled with plot twists and white-knuckle suspense, this is a ripping good yarn that delivers terrific magic and nonstop action." - Deborah Chester, national bestselling author of The Crown

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Notes and Comments:

Canada: $12.99

I love the Dresden Files and this was the first book of another series by Butcher - and it was complete. I had to pick them up.

Author(s)

Jim Butcher
Birth: 26 Oct 1971 Independence, Missouri, USA

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