At the outset, most humans have long accepted that there is no way for them to fight back against the demons. Basically, the wards create force-fields that the demons can’t cross, and as the story goes on, the various uses of wards out in the world becomes an integral part of the tale. The only defense humans have are wards, symbols they can etch into their houses, around their campsites, and into the walls of their few remaining cities in order to keep the demons out. The Warded Man is set in a world where demons called corelings - so named because of their subterranean home, the Core - rise every night and try to eviscerate any human caught outside and unprotected. #sff_NewRelease: Happy #BookBirthday to THE DEMON CYCLE 5-BOOK BUNDLE! (THE WARDED MAN, THE DESERT SPEAR, THE DAYLIGHT WAR, THE SKULL THRONE, and THE CORE) by Peter V. The first book in the series, The Warded Man, was released to general acclaim in 2008, and since then Brett’s dark fantasy saga has continued gathering steam as it worked toward its ending, the 2017 epic, The Core.īut hype aside, how does The Demon Cycle actually stack up? Are these books worth investing precious reading time? Brett, The Demon Cycle is one of those rare fantasy series that can stand alongside the big works in the genre, like Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen, and George R.R.

In my case, that meant finally dipping my toes into The Demon Cycle.

With many summer activities on hold, it’s a great time to thin down that To-Read pile on your nightstand and power through all those books you always meant to get around to. In my case, that meant finally diving into The Demon Cycle. By Daniel Roman 2 years ago With summer on hold, it’s a great time to thin out that To-Read pile on your nightstand.

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