Jim Butcher: Furies of Calderon (2009, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)
624 pages
English language
Published Sept. 24, 2009 by Little, Brown Book Group Limited.
Furies of Calderon is the first novel in the high fantasy series Codex Alera by Jim Butcher. 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. Orbit Books released a paperback edition in the United Kingdom in December 2009. It tells the story of a young boy named Tavi who is the only one without any fury crafting abilities. 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.
Great start to what looks to be a great series. It's like comfort food for fans of fantasy books.
