Furies of Calderon
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Furies of Calderon is a 2004 high fantasy
novel
by Jim Butcher
. It is book one of the Codex Alera
novel series.
A young woman named Amara travels with her mentor Fidelias as part of her graduation exercise. Amara is training to become one of the Cursori, messengers and spies for the First Lord of Alera, Gaius Sextus. They infiltrate a camp of mercenaries when Amara is tricked by a watercrafter named Odiana and betrayed by Fidelias. Odiana is the lover of Aldrick ex Gladius, the greatest swordsmen since Araris Valerian. Amara escapes and makes contact with First Lord Gaius using her aircraft. He instructs her to go to the city of Garrison.
On a steadholt controlled by Bernard, a man who lost his wife and children and stays with his sister Isana, and her nephew Tavi who is seemingly furyless. Tavi finds that one of his sheep have gone missing. He and Bernard track the sheep when they are attacked by a Marat warrior. The Marat and the Alerans have fought a war before Tavi was born in which the Marat killed Gaius' son, Princeps Septimus. The Marat are a race of extremely light-skinned people. In the fight Tavi and Bernard kill the warrior's war bird but not before Bernard is wounded. Tavi is running for help when a furystorm hits. While seeking shelter he finds Amara and the two find the Princeps Memorial, a cave dedicated to Princeps Septimus. Bernard makes it back to his steadholt, where Isana uses her watercrafting skills to heal him. Bernard recovers and gets Tavi and Amara to the steadholt. Fidelias, Odiana, and Aldrick stay at the steadholt where they discover Amara and attempt to capture her. Amara and Tavi escape with Fade who is seemingly dim witted and travel through the woods when Amara splits up with Tavi and Fade.
Tavi and Fade are attacked by Kord, the leader of Kordholt and a slaver. During the fight Bernard and Amara attack Kord when Fidelias, Odiana, and Aldrick attack. Aldrick kills Kords son Bittan, and Isana floods the river. Bernard and Amara go one way, Tavi and Fade another, Isana, Odiana, Kord, and Kord's oldest son Aric are washed to Kordholt, and Fidelias and Aldrick another. Tavi and Fade are captured by a Marat Headman named Doroga. Odiana and Isana are captured by Kord and Odiana is raped. Bernard and Amara continue to Garrison where they rouse the Legionares, or soldiers. Fidelias and Aldrick go to the Marat leader Atsurak, who decides to invade Garrison immediately. Tavi convinces Doroga to let him undergo a trial that can stop the attack on Garrison. Tavi faces the trial with Kitai, Doroga's daughter, and wins saving Kitai's life in the process.
Isana and Odiana convince Aric to help them escape Kordholt, and they split up and head to Garrison. Tavi and the Marat head to Garrison to stop Atsurak. Bernard and Amara hold off the Marat when they discover that they are in love and Isana arrives and hides. Tavi and Doroga attack and kill Atsurak, and Tavi reunites with Benard and Isana when they are attacked by Fidelias and Aldrick who defeat Bernard and Amara with ease, when Fade attacks Aldrick and defeats him but leaves him alive. It is hinted here that Fade is Araris Valerian. Fidelias throws Fade off the wall, attacks Tavi, and takes Aquataine's dagger.
Garrison survived the attack and Tavi is granted a scholarship to the Academy by the First Lord, Bernard and Amara become Count and Countess of the garrison, and Isana is given the title of Steadholder, making her the first woman ever to own a steadholt.
Fidelias and Aldrick return to Aquataine, greeted by Inividia, Aquataine's wife and discover Aquataine sleeping with Gaius' wife Caria.
The first two chapters can be found author's official site.
High fantasy
High fantasy or epic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that is set in invented or parallel worlds. High fantasy was brought to fruition through the work of authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, whose major fantasy works were published in the 1950s...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher is a New York Times Best Selling author most known for his contemporary fantasy book series The Dresden Files. He also wrote the Codex Alera series. Butcher grew up as the only son of his parents, and has two older sisters. He currently lives in Independence with his wife, Shannon K...
. It is book one of the Codex Alera
Codex Alera
Codex Alera is a fantasy book series by Jim Butcher. The series chronicles the coming-of-age of a young man named Tavi in the realm of Alera, an empire similar to Rome, on the world of Carna. Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies, save for Tavi, who...
novel series.
Plot
The story takes place in the Aleran Empire, which contains "crafters", people who control the elements: water, air, earth, fire, wood, and metal, through a person's bond with an element's fury.A young woman named Amara travels with her mentor Fidelias as part of her graduation exercise. Amara is training to become one of the Cursori, messengers and spies for the First Lord of Alera, Gaius Sextus. They infiltrate a camp of mercenaries when Amara is tricked by a watercrafter named Odiana and betrayed by Fidelias. Odiana is the lover of Aldrick ex Gladius, the greatest swordsmen since Araris Valerian. Amara escapes and makes contact with First Lord Gaius using her aircraft. He instructs her to go to the city of Garrison.
On a steadholt controlled by Bernard, a man who lost his wife and children and stays with his sister Isana, and her nephew Tavi who is seemingly furyless. Tavi finds that one of his sheep have gone missing. He and Bernard track the sheep when they are attacked by a Marat warrior. The Marat and the Alerans have fought a war before Tavi was born in which the Marat killed Gaius' son, Princeps Septimus. The Marat are a race of extremely light-skinned people. In the fight Tavi and Bernard kill the warrior's war bird but not before Bernard is wounded. Tavi is running for help when a furystorm hits. While seeking shelter he finds Amara and the two find the Princeps Memorial, a cave dedicated to Princeps Septimus. Bernard makes it back to his steadholt, where Isana uses her watercrafting skills to heal him. Bernard recovers and gets Tavi and Amara to the steadholt. Fidelias, Odiana, and Aldrick stay at the steadholt where they discover Amara and attempt to capture her. Amara and Tavi escape with Fade who is seemingly dim witted and travel through the woods when Amara splits up with Tavi and Fade.
Tavi and Fade are attacked by Kord, the leader of Kordholt and a slaver. During the fight Bernard and Amara attack Kord when Fidelias, Odiana, and Aldrick attack. Aldrick kills Kords son Bittan, and Isana floods the river. Bernard and Amara go one way, Tavi and Fade another, Isana, Odiana, Kord, and Kord's oldest son Aric are washed to Kordholt, and Fidelias and Aldrick another. Tavi and Fade are captured by a Marat Headman named Doroga. Odiana and Isana are captured by Kord and Odiana is raped. Bernard and Amara continue to Garrison where they rouse the Legionares, or soldiers. Fidelias and Aldrick go to the Marat leader Atsurak, who decides to invade Garrison immediately. Tavi convinces Doroga to let him undergo a trial that can stop the attack on Garrison. Tavi faces the trial with Kitai, Doroga's daughter, and wins saving Kitai's life in the process.
Isana and Odiana convince Aric to help them escape Kordholt, and they split up and head to Garrison. Tavi and the Marat head to Garrison to stop Atsurak. Bernard and Amara hold off the Marat when they discover that they are in love and Isana arrives and hides. Tavi and Doroga attack and kill Atsurak, and Tavi reunites with Benard and Isana when they are attacked by Fidelias and Aldrick who defeat Bernard and Amara with ease, when Fade attacks Aldrick and defeats him but leaves him alive. It is hinted here that Fade is Araris Valerian. Fidelias throws Fade off the wall, attacks Tavi, and takes Aquataine's dagger.
Garrison survived the attack and Tavi is granted a scholarship to the Academy by the First Lord, Bernard and Amara become Count and Countess of the garrison, and Isana is given the title of Steadholder, making her the first woman ever to own a steadholt.
Fidelias and Aldrick return to Aquataine, greeted by Inividia, Aquataine's wife and discover Aquataine sleeping with Gaius' wife Caria.
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The first two chapters can be found author's official site.