Furies of Calderon
 Furies of Calderon | |
| Author | Jim Butcher |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Steve Stone |
| Language | English |
| Series | Codex Alera |
| Genre | High Fantasy, novel |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | October 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 440 pp |
| ISBN | 0441011993 |
| OCLC | 55044627 |
| 813/.6 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3602.U85 F87 2004 |
| Followed by | Academ's Fury |
Furies of Calderon is a 2004 high fantasy novel by Jim Butcher. It is book one of the Codex Alera novel series.
Plot
The story takes place in the Aleran Empire, which contains crafters, which controls the elements: water, air, earth, fire, wood, and metal.
A young woman named Amara is traveling with her mentor Fidelias. The duo are Cursors, messengers for the First Lord of Alera, Gaius Sextus. They are trying to infiltrate a camp of mercenaries when Amara finds that she was betrayed by Fidelias who is working with the high lord Aquataine. Amara is tricked by a watercrafter named Odiana, who is the lover of Aldrick ex Gladius, the greatest swordsmen since Araris Valerian, protector of the Princeps Septimus. Amara escapes and makes contact with Gaius, who tells her to go to the city 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 (and the Princeps of the realm) Septimus. The Marat are a race of extremely light skinned pale people. In the fight Tavi and Bernard kill the warrior 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 easily defeat Bernard and Amara 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.
Reviews
The first two chapters can be found author's official site.