Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera Series #1)
In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies-elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal-fifteen-year-old Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But when his homeland erupts in chaos-when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies-Tavi's simple courage will...
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In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies-elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal-fifteen-year-old Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But when his homeland erupts in chaos-when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies-Tavi's simple courage will turn the tides of war.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780441012688
Publish date: 28-06-2005
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
What a great book. I absolutely loved it.
Wow! Rarely do I read a first-in-a-series book that I'm this impressed with. Granted, the first part was a little slow, but once the characters were all set up, the story really took off. I listened to the audiobook and loved the narrator. I was a bit surprised they chose a female. But she did ...
I just don't think I'll finish this. Not a bad book, but not my thing.
Read in July 2010 The first half and the end (last chapter or two) reminded me strongly of young adult fantasy fiction. Only the core of the book dealt with mature adult choices and consequences. World building sacrificed to action for the most part. No one character grabbed me. Of the cast, Tavi ...
A traditional high fantasy series, but one that was action packed and full of interesting magic. Each chapter seemed to end in some edge of your seat cliff hanger that made you want to stay up all night and keep going. Good fun. I read the second part and so far so good.
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