Cursor's Fury

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Cursor's Fury
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Cursors Fury
Author Jim Butcher
Cover artist Steve Stone
Country United States
Language English
Series Codex Alera
Genre High fantasy
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date
December 5, 2006
Media type Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages 448
ISBN 0-441-01434-8
OCLC 70630487
813/.6 22
LC Class PS3602.U85 C87 2006
Preceded by Academ's Fury
Followed by Captain's Fury

Cursor's Fury is a 2006 high fantasy novel by American writer Jim Butcher. It is book three of the Codex Alera novel series. It takes place approximately two years after the events in book two, Academ's Fury .

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Codex Alera is a fantasy book series by Jim Butcher. The series chronicles the coming-of-age of a young man named Tavi in the realm of Alera, an empire similar to Rome, on the world of Carna. Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies, save for Tavi, who is considered unusual for his lack of any. As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war, Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save his family from diverse enemies.

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