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Jim Butcher: Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera) (2005, Ace)

For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening …

Review of 'Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera)' on 'Goodreads'

The beginning is slow and weird. Mainly because nothing is familiar and you still don't care for anyone or anything.
But it not-so-slowly builds up into a very interesting story, set in an interesting high-fantasy world.
Most compare it to Pokemon+AncientRomans ... but to me felt a LOT more like it was inspired to "Avatar the Last Airbender".
It's a good fantasy.
Recommended.