false <![CDATA[Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255636585m/29396.jpg 29396 7 In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies--elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, 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. 3098584 book 2004 Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1) total:2174|5:749|4:857|3:444|2:97|1:27| 2174 8726 3030 258 5 8 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 23:06:45 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 23:43:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 05:40:50 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 16:47:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 3 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:48:50 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:50:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 12 23:03:55 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 21:16:38 -0800 2009 4 3 1 false false Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 12:54:41 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 06:34:11 -0700 2008 Furies of Calderon was a fun read.

This is Jim Butcher's first fantasy novel, and it shows. He takes some time to get his rhythm and find each character's home, but once he gets started, the story hums along nicely.

The plot is a pleasantly complicated one. There are enough s...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 11:16:05 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 11:28:09 -0700 2007
Ok, this book was amazing. First of all, the worldbuilding was SO well done---not a single infodump in the whole book. On top of that, it was brilliantly plotted---5 POVs seamlessly woven together with each one being incredibly suspenseful and each character's plot...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 20:46:36 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 20:55:08 -0700 2007
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This book pissed me off. I couldn't give up on it.

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