Cursor's Fury is the third book of the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher. It takes place approximately two years after the events in Academ's Fury.
At the end of this 3rd book, Tavi is nearly 20 years old. His father died in the Battle of Second Calderon, twenty years ago. (Cursor’s Fury, ch 27) Indeed, Kitai asks: “How long have we known one another, Aleran?” Five years this autumn…” (epilogue) They met when he was 15.
Key Characters[]
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- Tavi aka Rufus Scipio
- Maestro Magnus — a scholar in Romanic Studies, a Cursor
- Max — a centurion in the First Aleran under Captain Cyril
- First Spear of the First Alerans, Spoiler
- Kitai
- Ehren
- Crassus and his mother High Lady Antillus Dorotea
- Bernard and Amara
- First Lord Gaius Sextus
- Isana and spoiler and Giraldi
- High Lord Cereus Macius and his daughter Veradis, a healer
- Rook, Bloodcrow’s chief assassin and spy
- High Lady Aquitainus Invidia and a few of her Windwolves: Aldrick ex Gladius, and Odiana
- Kalarus Brencis, the High Lord of Kalare
- Placidus Aria High Lady of Placida
- Canim characters Sarl and Nasaug
Plot[]
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Gaius Sextus must form an alliance with Aquitainus Attis as they fight against the High Lord of Kalare, who threatens the throne and all of Alera. Meanwhile, Tavi and the First Aleran Legion must fight against the Canim horde at the Battle for the Elinarch. Meanwhile, Amara and Bernard must exfiltrate Kilare’s political hostages, High Lady Placidus Aria and the teenage daughter of High Lord Atticus Quentin. They also decide to rescue Rook’s daughter, little Masha. They are “helped” in this mission by Aquitainus Invidia, Odiana and Aldrick ex Gladius.