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Codex Alera Reading Order
Codex Alera by Jim Butcher has 6 main books (2004–2009). Start with Furies of Calderon (2004) and read the numbered books in order.
By Jim Butcher
Codex Alera books in order
Your reading speed
- 8 h 58 min
- 10 h 5 min
- 7 h 51 min
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- 8 h 33 min
- 9 h 48 min
- 8 h 8 min
Main books together: 3,049 pages, about 53 h 23 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Codex Alera: common questions
- How many books are in the Codex Alera series?
- There are 6 main books in Codex Alera. The most recent main book listed here is First Lord's Fury (2009).
- What order should I read Codex Alera in?
- Read Codex Alera in its numbered order: Furies of Calderon, Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, and so on.
- What is the first Codex Alera book?
- The first book is Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher, published in 2004.
- How long does it take to read the whole Codex Alera series?
- The 6 main books add up to about 3,049 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 53½ hours of reading, or about 107 days at 30 minutes a day.