Furies of Calderon
Paperback, 504 pages, Berkley Pub Group, List Price: $7.99 | purchase
Book Summary
In the land of Alera, where people bond with the furies—elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal—young Tavi struggles to cope with his lack of magical talent, until his homeland erupts into conflct between rebels and loyalists and Tavi discovers that he holds the key to his realm's survival. The first book in the Codex Alera Series.
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In the land of Alera, where people bond with the furies — elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal — young Tavi struggles to cope with his lack of magical talent, until his homeland erupts into conflict between rebels and loyalists and Tavi discovers that he holds the key to his realm's... more

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