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. But she is actually a spy for Gaius Sextus, sent to the Valley to gather intelligence on traitors to the Crown, who may be in league with the barbaric Marat horde. 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.Ĭaught in a storm of deadly wind furies, Tavi saves the life of a runaway slave named Amara. At fifteen, he has no wind fury to help him fly, no fire fury to light his lamps.

Ambitious High Lords plot and maneuver to place their Houses in positions of power, and a war of succession looms on the horizon.įar from city politics in the Calderon Valley, the boy Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. View Spoiler » But now, Gaius Sextus, First Lord of Alera, grows old and lacks an heir. His talents will outweigh any fury-born power – and could even turn the tides of war.Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher (Codex Alera #1)įor a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies – elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal. And when the Valley erupts into chaos – when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies – Amara will find Tavi invaluable. But Amara is actually a spy, seeking intelligence on possible Marat traitors to the Crown. Caught in a storm of deadly wind furies, Tavi saves the life of a runaway slave. Yet as the Alerans’ most savage enemy – the Marat – return to the Valley, his world will change. Ambitious Lords manoeuvre to place their Houses in positions of power, and a war of succession looms on the horizon.įar from city politics in the Calderon Valley, young Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But now, Gaius Sextus, First Lord of Alera, grows old and lacks an heir. A compulsively fast-paced fantasy adventure, set in Alera, a ‘great world in which any reader can get lost’ (SF Site)įor a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies – elementals of earth, air, fire, water and metal.

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