The Marat and the Alerans had fought a war before Tavi was born in which the Marat killed Gaius' son, Princeps Septimus. He and Bernard track the sheep when they are attacked by a Marat warrior. Tavi finds that one of his sheep has gone missing. The story switches to a steadholt controlled by Bernard, a man who lost his wife and children and stays with his sister Isana, and their nephew Tavi who is furyless. He instructs her to go to the city of Garrison. Amara escapes and makes contact with First Lord Gaius using her aircraft.
Odiana is the lover of Aldrick ex Gladius, the greatest swordsman since Araris Valerian, a legendary swordsman who had been in the service of the Princeps of Alera, the First Lord's late son. They infiltrate a camp of mercenaries, when Amara is tricked by a watercrafter named Odiana and betrayed by Fidelias.
Amara is training to become one of the Cursori, messengers and spies for the First Lord of Alera, Gaius Sextus.
The story takes place in the Aleran Empire, which contains "crafters", people who can control the elements: water, air, earth, fire, wood, and metal, through a person's bond with an element's fury.Ī young woman named Amara travels with her mentor Fidelias as part of her graduation exercise. The novel was well received, with critics praising Butcher's turn at a more traditional fantasy setting, fast pacing, action, and his characterization of the antagonists. It tells the story of a young boy named Tavi who is the only one without any fury crafting abilities. Orbit Books released a paperback edition in the United Kingdom in December 2009. The novel was first released by Ace Books in the United States as a Hardcover edition on October 5, 2004, followed by a Paperback edition on June 26, 2005. Furies of Calderon is the first novel in the high fantasy series Codex Alera by Jim Butcher.
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