Codex Alera Books in Order
Codex Alera by Jim Butcher contains 6 books, published between 2004 and 2008. The first book is Furies of Calderon (2004) and the newest is First Lord's Fury (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2004–2008
- Confirmed
- 6 of 6 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,420 in 5 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 40–61 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,420 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Codex Alera is a six-book epic fantasy series by Jim Butcher, the American author also behind The Dresden Files and Cinder Spires. Furies of Calderon (2004) opens the run and First Lord's Fury (2008) closes it, with Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury and Princep's Fury between them. Imaginary wars and battles, kings and rulers, spies and slaves carry the story. All six volumes are confirmed, and nothing has been added since 2008.
How many Codex Alera books are there?
Codex Alera has 6 books, released between 2004 and 2008.
Codex Alera Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Codex Alera books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Furies of Calderon2004 · 512 pages · confirmed 4/420045124/4
- 2Academ's Fury2005 · 544 pages · confirmed 4/420055444/4
- 3Cursor's Fury2006 · 448 pages · confirmed 4/420064484/4
- 4Captain's Fury2007 · 451 pages · confirmed 4/420074514/4
- 5Princep's Fury2008 · confirmed 4/42008–4/4
- 6First Lord's Fury2008 · 465 pages · confirmed 4/420084654/4
Is there a chronological order for Codex Alera?
No separate chronological order is on record for Codex Alera, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Codex Alera books in order?
You should read the Codex Alera books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Codex Alera book also stands alone.
Where to start with Codex Alera
Start with Furies of Calderon (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Codex Alera book?
First Lord's Fury (2008) is the newest Codex Alera book released so far.
Is there a new Codex Alera book coming?
No next Codex Alera book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Codex Alera at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Codex Alera title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Codex Alera books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,420 pages across the 5 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 465 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Codex Alera books, 6 of 6, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 6 of the 6 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Codex Alera books are about
All 6 Codex Alera books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 6 of 6 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 3 of 6 books
- Boys 2 of 6 books
- Fantasy, epic 2 of 6 books
- Imaginary places 2 of 6 books
- War stories 2 of 6 books
More books by Jim Butcher
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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