Furies Of Calderon : The Codex Alera: Book One

Resumen del libro

For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies - elementals of earth, air, fire, water and metal. But now, Gaius Sextus, First Lord of Alera, grows old and lacks an heir. Ambitious Lords manoeuvre to place their Houses in positions of power, and a war of succession looms on the horizon.

Far from city politics in the Calderon Valley, young Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. At fifteen, he has no wind fury to help him fly, no fire fury to light his lamps. Yet as the Alerans' most savage enemy - the Marat - return to the Valley, his world will change.

Caught in a storm of deadly wind furies, Tavi saves the life of a runaway slave. But Amara is actually a spy, seeking intelligence on possible Marat traitors to the Crown. And when the Valley erupts into chaos - when rebels war with loyalists and furies clash with furies - Amara will find Tavi invaluable.

His talents will outweigh any fury-born power - and could even turn the tides of war.

Biografía del autor

Jim Butcher. Este entusiasta de las artes marciales incluye en su currículum una larga lista de destrezas que ya se consideraban obsoletas hace doscientos años. Este autor es un verdadero fenómeno literario en Estados Unidos, donde sus obras suelen ocupar rápidamente un puesto en las listas de los más vendidos. Su gusto ecléctico por la literatura marcó su vocación como novelista. En 2000 publicó Tormenta, su primera novela, que pronto se convirtió en un éxito de ventas y dio lugar a la saga de "Harry Dresden", formada por libros de lectura independiente, que se ha llevado el reconocimiento del público y de la crítica tanto en Estados Unidos como en España.