#127 in Fantasy
Captain's Fury
- 658
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Captain’s Fury” is a fourth volume that rewards readers who have followed “The Codex Alera” this far. Tavi, now captain of a legion, argues for an alliance with the enemy he has fought for two years, so the war story turns on politics as much as battle. Some readers find the ending moving enough for tears. Newcomers should start with the first book; this long volume assumes everything before it.
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About the book
In his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher has created a fascinating world of elemental magic. Now, as enemies become allies, and friends become bitter 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 savage 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 overcome 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 of survival...
Reading order · The Codex Alera
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 381 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 72% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 381 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Captain's Fury?
It has 658 pages — longer than 67% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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