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Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Bk 1)
Furies of Calderon - Codex Alera, Bk 1
Author: Jim Butcher
In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies--elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal--fifteen-year-old Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But when his homeland erupts in chaos--when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies-- Tavi's simple courage will turn the tides of war.
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ISBN-13: 9780441012688
ISBN-10: 044101268X
Publication Date: 6/28/2005
Pages: 512
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4 stars, based on 216 ratings
Publisher: Ace
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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reviewed Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Bk 1) on + 287 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
If I didn't know the name of the author, I would never place this author as the same one who writes the Harry Dresden books. This first book in the Codex Alera series is a completely different type of story. It is extremely well-written and the world that Butcher has created is amazing. My only issue is that the world is so fully developed that it took a while to really understand how this world worked - I think I spent at least the first half of the book trying to figure it all out (and there are still many questions that I have), which took away a bit from the story itself. The characters might not have the same place in my heart that Harry and Bob and their crew have, but I did enjoy reading this book very much.
reviewed Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Bk 1) on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
The ideas behind the book were great; I enjoyed the ideas of the furies a lot. The book was okay, but I did not immensely enjoy it-- the style was just not quite my cup of tea.
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Helpful Score: 4
This isn't a half bad book. I'm anxious to read the rest of the series. Jim Butcher went a completely different way than his Dresden files series. In this series he develops a new world and a new way of doing "magic". This book drags you into the author's world and keeps you there until you finish the book and surface for air.
reviewed Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Bk 1) on + 287 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
If I didn't know the name of the author, I would never place this author as the same one who writes the Harry Dresden books. This first book in the Codex Alera series is a completely different type of story. It is extremely well-written and the world that Butcher has created is amazing. My only issue is that the world is so fully developed that it took a while to really understand how this world worked - I think I spent at least the first half of the book trying to figure it all out (and there are still many questions that I have), which took away a bit from the story itself. The characters might not have the same place in my heart that Harry and Bob and their crew have, but I did enjoy reading this book very much.
KellitaJ avatar reviewed Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Bk 1) on + 550 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Jim Butcher rotates between 2 series, his Harry Dresden stories and this, my FAVORITE series about Tavi and his planet of complex and different species. Jim Butcher really drives his stories in unpredictable directions, with many minute details that made me a real fan of his books. Unfortunately, the Dresden TV show was dismal so I didn't watch. My son who doesn't like to read also liked these book, and used them for his required English book report assignments. He told me "Mother, Jim Butcher obviously plays a lot of video games!" Well, I don't play a lot of video games but I do like his books.
The new releases always come out in hard cover, then in about 10 months are released in paperback.
This is the first of five books in this series (Codex Alera) 2nd is Academ's Fury, 3rd Cursor's Fury, 4th Captain's Fury, latest: Princeps' Fury
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reviewed Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Bk 1) on + 4 more book reviews
Great book while waiting for the next book post Battle Ground in the Dresden Files. Love the changing dynamics and can tell this was written by a great author
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As other reviewers have noted, this series is really different from the Harry Dresden books by this author. I enjoy his writing, his characters, and the world building but there were just too many violent battle scenes (and the ingeniously horrible slave collar) to make me sure I want to keep going with this one.
dondashguitar avatar reviewed Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Bk 1) on + 18 more book reviews
A pleasure to read.


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