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![]() | The Painted Man (2008) (The Warded Man) (The first book in the Demon Cycle series) A novel by Peter V Brett |
| "I enjoyed The Painted Man immensely. Action and suspense all the way." Terry Brooks |
Sometimes there is very good reason to be afraid of the dark...
Eleven-year-old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day's ride away from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet's Brook.
As dusk falls upon Arlan's world, a strange mist rises from the ground, a mist carrying nightmares to the surface. A mist that promises a violent death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness, for hungry corelings - demons that cannot be harmed by mortal weapons - materialize from the vapours to feed on the living. As the sun sets, people have no choice but to take shelter behind magical wards and pray that their protection holds until the creatures dissolve with the first signs of dawn.
When Arlen's life is shattered by the demon plague, he is forced to see that it is fear, rather than the demons, which truly cripples humanity. Believing that there is more to his world than to live in constant fear, he must risk leaving the safety of his wards to discover a different path.
In the small town of Cutter's Hollow, Leesha's perfect future is destroyed by betrayal and a simple lie. Publicly shamed, she is reduced to gathering herbs and tending an old woman more fearsome than the corelings. Yet in her disgrace, she becomes the guardian of dangerous ancient knowledge.
Orphaned and crippled in a demon attack, young Rojer takes solace in mastering the musical arts of a Jongleur, only to learn that his unique talent gives him unexpected power over the night.
Together, these three young people will offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival.
Genre: Fantasy
Eleven-year-old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day's ride away from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet's Brook.
As dusk falls upon Arlan's world, a strange mist rises from the ground, a mist carrying nightmares to the surface. A mist that promises a violent death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness, for hungry corelings - demons that cannot be harmed by mortal weapons - materialize from the vapours to feed on the living. As the sun sets, people have no choice but to take shelter behind magical wards and pray that their protection holds until the creatures dissolve with the first signs of dawn.
When Arlen's life is shattered by the demon plague, he is forced to see that it is fear, rather than the demons, which truly cripples humanity. Believing that there is more to his world than to live in constant fear, he must risk leaving the safety of his wards to discover a different path.
In the small town of Cutter's Hollow, Leesha's perfect future is destroyed by betrayal and a simple lie. Publicly shamed, she is reduced to gathering herbs and tending an old woman more fearsome than the corelings. Yet in her disgrace, she becomes the guardian of dangerous ancient knowledge.
Orphaned and crippled in a demon attack, young Rojer takes solace in mastering the musical arts of a Jongleur, only to learn that his unique talent gives him unexpected power over the night.
Together, these three young people will offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival.
Genre: Fantasy
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Hardback Editions
March 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Warded Man Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 0345503805 / 9780345503800 (USA edition) Publisher: Del Rey Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
January 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Painted Man Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 000730935X / 9780007309351 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperVoyager Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK |
January 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Painted Man Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 0007309341 / 9780007309344 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperVoyager Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK |
September 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Painted Man, The Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 0007287755 / 9780007287758 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperVoyager Availability: Amazon UK |
September 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Demon Cycle (1) - The Painted Man (Demon Trilogy 1) Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 0007276133 / 9780007276134 (UK edition) Publisher: Harper Voyager Availability: Amazon UK Amazon |
Paperback Editions
January 2013 : Paperback
| Title: The Painted Man (The Demon Cycle, Book 1) Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 0007492545 / 9780007492541 (UK edition) Publisher: Harper Voyager Availability: Amazon UK |
January 2013 : Paperback
| Title: The Painted Man (The Demon Cycle, Book 1) Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 0007518617 / 9780007518616 (UK edition) Publisher: Harper Voyager Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
February 2010 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Warded Man: Book One of The Demon Cycle Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 0345518705 / 9780345518705 (USA edition) Publisher: Del Rey Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
April 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Painted Man (The Demon Cycle) Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 0007276141 / 9780007276141 (UK edition) Publisher: Harper Voyager Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
September 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Demon Cycle (1) - The Painted Man Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 000727615X / 9780007276158 (UK edition) Publisher: Harper Voyager Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Audio Editions
May 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: The Painted Man: Demon Trilogy 1 Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: 0857355880 / 9780857355881 Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Limited Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
Kindle Editions
February 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Warded Man: Book One of The Demon Cycle (Demon Trilogy) Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: B001NLL6QW Publisher: Del Rey Availability: Amazon |
January 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Painted Man Author(s):: Peter V. Brett ISBN: B002RI9F5O Publisher: Harper Voyager Availability: Amazon UK |
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