Furies of Calderon
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4.5 • 776 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files 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 aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond 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—return to the Valley, Tavi’s courage and resourcefulness will be a power greater than any fury, one that could turn the tides of war...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Butcher's absorbing fantasy, the first in a new series, the barbarians are at the gates of the land of Alera, which has a distinct flavor of the Roman Empire (its ruler is named Quintus Sextus and its soldiers are organized in legions). Fortunately, Alera has magical defenses, involving the furies or elementals of water, earth, air, fire and metal, that protect against foes both internal and external. Amara, a young female spy, and her companion, Odiana, go into some of the land's remoter territories to discover if military commander Atticus Quentin is a traitor another classic trope from ancient Rome. She encounters a troubled young man, Tavi, who has hitherto been concerned mostly with the vividly depicted predatory "herdbanes" that threaten his sheep as well as with his adolescent sexual urges (handled tastefully). Thinking that Amara is an escaping slave, Tavi decides to help her and is immediately sucked in over his head into a morass of intrigues, military, magical and otherwise. Butcher (Storm Front, etc.) does a thorough job of world building, to say nothing of developing his action scenes with an abundance of convincing detail. This page-turner bodes well for future volumes.
Customer Reviews
See AllNo download problems, good story so far
I haven't seen any problems with the book. It downloaded fine. I'm only a quarter through, but so far it is an excellent story, exactly what I've come to expect from Mr. Butcher.
Pretty good story!
I liked this book. I stepped into the story as though it was a Harry Dresden story....and it is not. But that is not a bad thing. It's a fun story with great personalities and none of the "What tha-" fusses that you get from characters who just seem to be plain stupid!
Great job Mr. Butcher. I'm moving on to the next story, till the new Dresden story hits in, what...June? July? Thanks for the wonderful reading.
Alyssa
Captivating!
I was upset when I had read all the Dresden files and had to wait for the new one. Then I found this series and loved the first book and can't wait to dive in to the rest! You rock Jim!