In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times
bestselling author of the Dresden Files 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 bond 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 Alerans'
most savage enemy--the Marat horde--return to the Valley, Tavi's courage
and resourcefulness will be a power greater than any fury, one that
could turn the tides of war...