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The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett (The Demon Cycle, Book 3)

Synopsis: As Ahmann Jardir amasses an army to fight the demon war he believes is coming soon, Arlen Bales refuses to be called the Deliverer even while the people around him beg for a hero to save them from Krasia and the threat coming up from the Core. Review: The Warded Man was such a strong debut that I will continue to believe in, support, and read Peter V. Brett–despite my disappointment with this third installment in a series I’m heavily invested in. The Daylight…

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The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett

Synopsis: The next book in the series begun with The Warded Man, set in a world where humanity is besieged by night by demons and await the promised Deliverer, who may be one of two blood brothers, one who shuns the name and the other who embraces it. Review: I freaked on Peter V. Brett‘s The Warded Man when I read it earlier this year and had the usual worries about whether or not the series would continue in the same exciting vein, or fail…

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Interview–Peter V. Brett, author of The Desert Spear

I’m so excited to run this interview with Peter V. Brett, author of the forthcoming The Desert Spear (on sale 4/13/10). It’s a sequel to The Warded Man, one of last year’s most auspicious fantasy debuts. You can find our discussion on that book here. 1. How much of this story was in your mind when you wrote The Warded Man? a. All of it and none of it. I know that sounds like a bullshit answer, but it’s really true. I had a detailed…

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The Great Bazaar and Other Stories by Peter V. Brett

Synopsis: A selection of deleted scenes from Peter V. Brett’s debut fantasy novel The Warded Man. Review: The Great Bazaar and Other Stories is a fun little read for fans of the world and characters created by Peter V. Brett in The Warded Man and its upcoming sequel The Desert Spear (which is so so so so so good, by the way–watch for my review and an interview with Peter in April!) I enjoyed reading a few more stories about characters I have come to…

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The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

Synopsis: At night, the demons rise, terrorizing humanity for centuries until three grown orphans dare to fight back. Review: Warning: freak-out coming… THE WARDED MAN ROCKED ROCKED ROCKED. I mean, seriously. I am losing my mind over how good this book was. Why oh why oh why am I going to have to wait all the way until the end of the year to read the next book? I haven’t been this insane about a book since I read Assassin’s Apprentice. I was so sucked…

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Interview with The Warded Man Author Peter V. Brett

I loved The Warded Man and was thrilled that author Peter V. Brett agreed to answer some questions for me by email. Were you thinking “superhero” when you came up with the character of the Warded Man? If so, how did that trope shape your writing? I grew up reading superhero comics, so I guess that sort of thing was always at the back of my head, but I wanted one key difference. In comics, the superheroes almost always come by their special abilities by…

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