I have to admit when I first opened the book and read that the main (for now) protagonist was a ten-year old boy, my heart sunk a little. That is until Arlen finds a warded spear in the ruins of an ancient city, and using murals and the spear itself begins to recreate the wards, even going to far as tattooing his entire body - hence the 'Painted' or 'Warded Man'. Everyone lives in constant fear, and no-one has the means to face up to the demons. But the wards can be easily disturbed - washed away by rain, covered by snow or leaves, even just a person treading on one of the wards can break the circle. The people of this fantasy world live in fear of the dark, because there is actually something out there, and to prevent demon attacks they must ward their homes, businesses, cities etc, or travellers must create ward circles in which to hide at night. The entire concept of demons (or 'corelings') springing up out of the earth after the sun has set - or even when it is dark enough during the day, caused by storms and the like - really interested me. I was first drawn in by the cover - rather mysterious - and then the blurb. Luckily, one of the fantasy books was this one, because it was amazing. I came back with four fantasy books, and just one sci-fi. So I went down to my local library, and browsed the (rather pathetic) sci-fi and fantasy section. Anderson and longtime producing partner Jeremy Bolt, the duo behind the Resident Evil film franchise.After finishing Mass Effect 3, I really wanted to read some sci-fi.

It has been confirmed that the Demon Cycle has been optioned for film production by the major Hollywood director Paul W. According to Brett, The Daylight War precedes two more planned novels (in addition to novellas) in the series, making it a quintet.

Following the events of The Desert Spear, the books main characters must fight against an army of demons. The third volume, entitled The Daylight War, was released February 12, 2013. It has ranked in the top 15 of The Times Hardback Fiction Bestseller List since its release in April. 35 in the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller List in April 2010. It is the second book in the demon cycle series.

The Desert Spear is a fantasy novel written by American writer Peter V.

The painted man by peter v brett