Author | Jim Butcher |
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Cover artist | Steve Stone |
Language | English |
Series | Codex Alera |
Genre | High fantasy |
Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | October 2004 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 440 |
ISBN | 0-441-01199-3 |
OCLC | 55044627 |
813/.6 22 | |
LC Class | PS3602.U85 F87 2004 |
Followed by | Academ's Fury |
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.