In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher, leads readers into a world where the fate of the Realm rests on the shoulders of a boy with no power to call his own...

For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bonds with the furies - elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood and metal. But in the remote Calderon Valley, the boy 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 Aleran's most savage enemy - the Marat horde - returns to the Valley, Tavi's courage and resourcefulness will be a power greater than any fury, one that could turn the tides of war.

In Furies of Calderon, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher introduced readers to a world where the forces of nature take physical form. But now it is human nature that threatens to throw the Realm into chaos...

For centuries, the people of Alera have harnessed the furies - elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal - to protect their land from aggressors. But no fury can save them from the dangers they face within. A mysterious attack from across the sea has weakned the First Lord. Should he fall, a bloody civil war is inevitable. The responsibility of fending off assassination attempts and treachery within the First Lord's circle of spies falls on Tavi, the one man with no fury to call...

In his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher, has created a fascinating world in which the powerful forces of nature take physical form. But even magic cannot sway the corruption that threatens to destroy the Realm of Alera one and for all...

When power-hungry High Lord of Kalare launches a merciless rebellion against the First Lord, young Tavi of Calderon joins a newly formed Legion under an assumed name. And when the ruthless Kalare allies himself with a savage enemy of the Realm, Tavi finds himself leading an inexperienced, poorly equipped Legion - the only force standing between Alera and certain doom...

In his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher, has created a fascinating world in which the elemental forces of nature take physical form and are used for protection. Now, as enemies become allies, and friends become foes, a danger beyond reckoning looms for all...

After two years of bitter conflict with the hordes of invading Canim warriors, Tavi of Calderon, now captain of the First Aleran Legion, realizes that a peril far greater than the Canim exists - the mysterious threat that drove the savaga Canim to flee their homeland.

Tavi proposes attempting an alliance with the Canim against their common foe, but his warnings go unheeded. For the Senate's newly appointed military commander has long desired to wipe out the Canim "scourge" and their slave allies.

Now Tavi must find a way to overcomes centuries-old animosities if an alliance is to be forged, and he must lead his Legion in defiance of the law, against friend and foe - or none will have a chance at survival...

In his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher, has created a fascinating world in which the elemental forces of nature take physical form and are used for protection. But even nature may not be enough to stave off the coming storm...

Tavi of Calderon, now recognized as Princeps Gaius Octavian and heir to the Crown, has achieved a fragile alliance with Alera's oldest foes: the savage Canim. But when Tavi and his Legions guide the Canim to their lands, his worst fears are realized. The dreaded Vord - the enemy of Aleran and Cane alike - have laid waste to the Canim homeland. And the Alerans find themselves trapped alongside their former adversaries.

Meanwhile, war-torn Alera rebuilds while politicians and nobles vie for power. But from the south comes news: The Vord have come to Alera. For a thousand years, Alera and her furies have withstood every enemy and survived every foe.

The thousand years are over...

In the acclaimed Codex Alera novels, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher, has created a world of "epic fantasy in the best way, inspired by Tolkien." Now the people of Alera - who use their unique bonds with the elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal for protection - must face the ultimate conflict...

For Gaius Octavian, life has been one long struggle. Battling ancient foes, forging new alliances, and confronting the corruption withi his own land, he became a legendary man of war and leader of men - and the rightful First Lord of Alera.

Now the end of all he fought for is close at hand. The brutal dreaded vord are on the march, using fear and chaos to turn the Alerans against one another, and forcing those who will not submit to flee to the outer reaches of the Realm.

Perhaps for the final time, Gaius Octavian and his Legions must stand against the enemies of his people. And it will take all of his intelligence, ingenuity, and furycraft to save their world from eternal darkness...