The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett. The Painted Man, book one of the Demon Cycle, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. 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 from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet's Brook. As dusk falls upon Arlen's world, a strange mist rises from the ground; 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.

The Demon Cycle

The Painted Man

Continuing the impressive debut fantasy series from author Peter V. Brett, The DAYLIGHT WAR is book three of the Demon Cycle, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. On the night of a new moon all shadows deepen. Humanity has thirty days to prepare for the next demon attack, but one month is scarcely enough time to train a village to defend themselves, let alone an entire continent caught in the throes of civil war. Arlen Bales understands the coreling threat better than anyone. Born ordinary, the demon plague has shaped him into a weapon so powerful he has been given the unwanted title of saviour, and attracted the attention of deadly enemies both above and below ground. Unlike Arlen, Ahmann Jardir embraces the title of Deliverer. His strength resides not only in the legendary relics he carries, but also in the magic wielded by his first wife, Inevera, a cunning and powerful priestess whose allegiance even Jardir cannot be certain of. Once Arlen and Jardir were like brothers. Now they are the bitterest of rivals. As humanity’s enemies prepare, the only two men capable of defeating them are divided against each other by the most deadly demons of all: those that lurk in the human heart.

The Daylight War

In the grand tradition of George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan, Sunday Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett continues his critically acclaimed Demon Cycle with the next dramatic instalment: THE SKULL THRONE. The Skull Throne of Krasia stands empty. Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honour and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all. But Arlen Bales, the Painted Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel he could not in honour refuse. Rather than risk defeat, Arlen cast them both from a precipice, leaving the world without a saviour, and opening a struggle for succession that threatens to tear the Free Cities of Thesa apart. In the south, Inevera, Jardir's first wife, must find a way to keep their sons from killing one another and plunging their people into civil war as they strive for enough glory to make a claim on the throne. In the north, Leesha Paper and Rojer Inn struggle to forge an alliance between the duchies of Angiers and Miln against the Krasians before it is too late. Caught in the crossfire is the duchy of Lakton – rich and unprotected, ripe for conquest. All the while, the corelings have been growing stronger, and without Arlen and Jardir there may be none strong enough to stop them. Only Renna Bales may know more about the fate of the missing men, but she, too, has disappeared…

The Skull Throne

Peter V. Brett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle, begins a brand new epic fantasy adventure set in his beloved world, following a new generation of heroes. Fifteen years have passed since the demons were destroyed. Heroes have become legend, and those that remain live in their shadows. Olive, Princess of Hollow, has her entire life planned out—a steady march toward succession. But the more her mother writes the script, the more Olive rails against playing the parts she is assigned. Darin is the son of the man people say saved the world. Everyone expects greatness from Darin, but the only thing he’s ever been great at is hiding. But now it’s time to fight the darkness. When Olive and Darin step across the wards one night, they learn that the demons are not all gone, and those that remain hunger for revenge. Are Darin and Olive ready to be heroes?

The Nightfall Saga

The Desert Prince

Prepare for the final descent into darkness. Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett brings one of the most imaginative fantasy sagas of the twenty-first century to an epic close. The war has begun… For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Two heroes arose — men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal. Arlen Bales became known as the Painted Man, tattooed head-to-toe with powerful magic symbols that enable him to fight demons in hand-to-hand combat — and emerge victorious. Ahmann Jardir, armed with magically warded weapons, called himself the Deliverer, a figure prophesied to unite humanity and lead them to triumph in Sharak Ka — the final war against demonkind. But in their efforts to bring the war to the demons, Arlen and Jardir have set something in motion that may prove the end of everything they hold dear — a Swarm. Now the war is at hand, and humanity cannot hope to win it unless Arlen and Jardir, with the help of Arlen’s wife, Renna, can bend a captured demon prince to their will and force the devious creature to lead them to the Core, where the Mother of Demons breeds an inexhaustible army. Trusting their closest confidantes, Leesha, Inevera, Ragen, and Elissa, to rally the fractious people of the Free Cities and lead them against the Swarm, Arlen, Renna, and Jardir set out on a desperate quest into the darkest depths of evil — from which none of them expects to return alive.

The Core

Continuing the impressive debut fantasy series from author Peter V. Brett, The Desert Spear is book two of the Demon Cycle, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. The Deliverer has returned, but who is he? Arlen Bales, formerly of the small hamlet of Tibbet’s Brook, learnt harsh lessons about life as he grew up in a world where hungry demons stalk the night and humanity is trapped by its own fear. He chose a different path; chose to fight inherited apathy and the corelings, and eventually he became the Painted Man, a reluctant saviour. But the figure emerging from the desert, calling himself the Deliverer, is not Arlen. He is a friend and betrayer, and though he carries the spear from the Deliverer’s tomb, he also heads a vast army intent on a holy war against the demon plague… and anyone else who stands in his way.

The Desert Spear

A thrilling novella set in the world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett. Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons. Bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting the surface for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace. Briar Damaj is a boy of six in the small village of Bogton. Half-Krasian, the village children call him Mudboy for his dark skin. When tragedy strikes, Briar decides the town is better off without him, fleeing into the bog with nothing but his wits and a bit of herb lore to protect him. After twenty years, Ragen Messenger has agreed to retire and pass on his route to his protégé, Arlen Bales. But for all that he's earned the rest, he has no idea what to do with the rest of his life. When he learns Briar, the son of an old friend, is missing, Ragen is willing to risk any danger to bring him safely home.

Messenger’s Legacy (Novella)

Two exciting short stories set in the engrossing world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett. Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons – bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting and killing humanity for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace. But there was a time when the demons were not so bold. A time when wards did more than hold the demons at bay. They allowed man to fight back, and to win. Messenger Arlen Bales will search anywhere, dare anything, to return this magic to the world. Abban, a merchant in the Great Bazaar of Krasia, purports to sell everything a man's heart could desire, including, perhaps, the key to Arlen's quest. The Great Bazaar and Brayan’s Gold is the essential addition to one of the most exciting epic fantasy series currently being published.

Great Bazaar and Brayan’s Gold

A new Demon Cycle novella from internationally bestselling author Peter V. Brett Each night, the world is overrun by bloodthirsty demons. For centuries, humanity survived only by hiding behind defensive wards – magical symbols of power. Now, though, the rediscovery of other, long-forgotten wards has given them the magic they need to fight back… In Tibbet’s Brook, the fighting wards have brought change, heightening tensions and grudges of a troubled past. Selia Square, the woman they call Barren, has long been the force holding the Brook together. As a terrifying new threat emerges, she must rally the people of the Brook once more. But Selia has a past of her own. And in a small community the personal and the political can never be divided. If Tibbet’s Brook is to survive, Selia must uncover memories she has buried deep – of the woman she once was and the woman she once loved – to retell their story.

Barren (Novella)

Mankind has ceded the night to the corelings, demons that rise up out of the ground each day at dusk, killing and destroying at will until dawn, when the sun banishes them back to the Core. As darkness falls, the world's few surviving humans hide behind magical wards, praying the magic can see them through another night. As years pass, the distances between each tiny village seem longer and longer. It seems nothing can harm the corelings, or bring humanity back together. Born into these isolated hamlets are three children. A Messenger teaches young Arlen that fear, more than the demons, has crippled humanity. Leesha finds her perfect life destroyed by a simple lie and is reduced to gathering herbs for an old woman more fearsome than the demons at night. And Rojer's life is changed forever when a traveling minstrel comes to his town and plays his fiddle. But these three children all have something in common. They are all stubborn and know that there is more to the world than what they've been told, if only they can risk leaving their safe wards to find it.

Demon Cycle

The Warded Man (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The second book in the Nightfall Saga, the stunning new epic fantasy series set in the world of the Demon Cycle, from New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett. Humanity thought the war with demonkind was over. Now, after less than a generation to rebuild, the demon corelings have returned with a vengeance. The Spear of Ala—the fortress that stands at the gates of the demon’s hive—is the last bastion against the horde, and reports say it may already have fallen. Olive Paper is expected to take the vanguard in the fight. Only an heir of Kaji can wield the artifact that opens the gates of the Spear of Ala, and as Ahmann Jardir’s child, Olive seems destined for a role as leader and savior. But Olive does not wish to follow in her father’s footsteps any more than she did her mother’s. Darin Bales was born with supernatural senses that he struggles to process, so much that even those who love him believe he can barely take care of himself. Yet to save his mother from the clutches of Alagai Ka, the demon king, Darin will brave anything to mount a rescue. Darin and Olive each strive to walk their own path but find themselves inextricably tied to the legacies of their parents and to a fated confrontation with the demon king and his new hatchling queen. If they fail, humanity may not survive.

The Hidden Queen

Mørket sænker sig over menneskeheden Natten regeres af hungrende dæmoner, der næres af den svindende befolkning, som er tvunget til at skjule sig bag halvglemte beskyttelsesruner. Legenderne fortæller om en Forløser: en general, der engang forenede alle folkeslag til én kraft, som besejrede dæmonerne. Men er Forløserens genkomst blot endnu en myte? Måske ikke. Ahmann Jardir rider ud af ørkenen. Han har trænet ørkenstammerne til en dæmondræbende hær og har udråbt sig selv Shar’Dama Ka, Forløseren. Han bærer mytiske våben, et spyd og en krone, som retfærdiggør hans krav på titlen. Men nordboerne har udråbt deres egen Forløser: den tatoverede mand, en mørk, hemmelighedsfuld skikkelse. Engang var Shar’Dama Ka og den tatoverede mand allierede. Nu er de bitre fjender. Gamle alliancer sættes på prøve, og nye opstår. Alt imens dukker en ny race dæmoner op – mere intelligente og mere dødbringende end nogensinde før.

Dæmoncyklussen

Ørkenspyddet, del 1

Ved nymåne bliver alle skygger mørkere – og dæmonerne rejser sig Arlen Bales ved om nogen, hvilken trussel mennesket står overfor. Han har modstået presset fra ånderne, der har formet ham til et så effektivt våben, at han har skabt sig fjender både på og under jordens overflade. Mens Arlen forbereder sit folk til kamp, nærmer en bereden hær sig gennem ørkenen, anført af en mand, der mener, han er forudbestemt til at forene menneskeheden i kampen mod dæmonerne, uanset om de vil eller ej. Ahmann Jardir og Arlen Bales var engang som brødre. Nu er de glødende modstandere, og den eneste person, som Jardir kan måle sig med, hvad ambitioner angår, er hans førstehustru, som også er en viljestærk præstinde. Ånderne angriber om 30 nætter, og de eneste, der er i stand til at besejre dem, er fanget i krigen i dagslyset: En kamp mod hinanden og deres indre dæmoner. Krigen i dagslyset er tredje bog i serien Dæmoncyklussen.

Krigen i dagslyset - del 2

Nogle gange er der god grund til at frygte mørket… Arlen bor med sine forældre på deres lille gård. Hver nat, når tusmørket sætter ind, rejser der sig en rædsom tåge fra jorden, der varsler død for enhver, der er tåbelig nok til at vove sig ud i det kommende mørke. Hadefulde dæmoner dannes ud af tågen for at få tilfredsstillet deres sult efter mennesker. I takt med at skyggerne bliver længere, tvinges menneskene til at søge ly bag magiske runer og bede til, at deres beskyttelse vil holde indtil daggry. Men da Arlens verden splintres af dæmonernes hærgen, indser han, at det snarere er frygten for dæmonerne end væsnerne selv, der bliver menneskehedens undergang. Kun hvis menneskene kan overvinde deres egen frygt, kan de gøre sig håb om en dag at overvinde dæmonerne. Arlen må nu tage chancen og forlade runernes ly og sammen med to andre overlevende finde en ny måde at bringe menneskeheden en sidste, flygtig chance for overlevelse.

Den tatoverede mand

Ørkenspyddet – del 2 Mørket sænker sig over menneskeheden Natten regeres af hungrende dæmoner, der næres af den svindende befolkning, som er tvunget til at skjule sig bag halvglemte beskyttelsesruner. Legenderne fortæller om en Forløser: en general, der engang forenede alle folkeslag til én kraft, som besejrede dæmonerne. Men er Forløserens genkomst blot endnu en myte? Måske ikke. Ahmann Jardir rider ud af ørkenen. Han har trænet ørkenstammerne til en dæmondræbende hær og har udråbt sig selv Shar’Dama Ka, Forløseren. Han bærer mytiske våben, et spyd og en krone, som retfærdiggør hans krav på titlen. Men nordboerne har udråbt deres egen Forløser: den tatoverede mand, en mørk, hemmelighedsfuld skikkelse. Engang var Shar’Dama Ka og den tatoverede mand allierede. Nu er de bitre fjender. Gamle alliancer sættes på prøve, og nye opstår. Alt imens dukker en ny race dæmoner op – mere intelligente og mere dødbringende end nogensinde før.

Ørkenspyddet - del 2

Krigen i dagslyset - del 1

Dæmon-cyklussen

Ørkenspyddet, del 2

I umindelige tider blev menneskeheden jaget og dræbt af blodtørstige dæmoner. Deres eneste beskyttelse mod væsenerne, der luskede omkring i natten, var gamle, halvglemte magier. Men så stod to helte frem – mænd tætte som brødre, men splittet af bittert forræderi. Arlen Bales blev kendt som Den tatoverede mand, dækket fra top til tå med kraftfulde magiske symboler, der gør ham i stand til ikke bare at kæmpe mod dæmonerne, men besejre dem. Jardir, udrustet med magisk beskyttede våben, kaldte sig selv Forløseren, en person profeteret til at forene menneskeheden og lede dem til sejr i Sharak Ka – det endelige opgør mod dæmonerne. Men i deres forsøg på at udfordre dæmonerne har Arlen og Jardir sat noget i gang, der kan betyde enden på alt, de har kært – en sværm. Krigen venter forude, og menneskeheden har ikke en chance, medmindre Arlen og Jardir, med hjælp fra Arlens hustru Renna, kan knække en tilfangetagen dæmonprins og tvinge det luskede væsen til at lede dem til Kernen, hvor moderen til alle dæmoner avler sin uendelige hær. Arlen, Renna og Jardir sætter deres lid til, at deres nærmeste allierede, Leesha, Inevera, Ragen og Elissa, vil forene folkene i de Frie Byer og lede dem i kampen mod sværmen, imens de selv tager på en farefuld færd ned i ondskabens mørkeste dybder, som ingen af dem regner med at slippe levende fra. Kernen er femte og sidste bog i serien Dæmoncyklussen.

Kernen

Peter Brett Untitled Book 3

Butter Cookies and Demon Claws

Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons—bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting the surface for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace. Briar Damaj is a boy of six in the small village of Bogton. Half Krasian, the village children call him Mudboy for his dark skin. When tragedy strikes, Briar decides the town is better off without him, fleeing into the bog with nothing but his wits and a bit of herb lore to protect him. After twenty years, Ragen Messenger has agreed to retire and pass on his route to his protégé, Arlen Bales. But for all that he's earned the rest, he has no idea what to do with the rest of his life. When he learns Briar, the son of an old friend, is missing, Ragen is willing to risk any danger to bring him safely home.

Messenger's Legacy [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Skull Throne of Krasia stands empty. Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honor and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all. But Arlen Bales, the Warded Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel he could not in honor refuse. Rather than risk defeat, Arlen cast them both from a precipice, leaving the world without a savior, and opening a struggle for succession that threatens to tear the Free Cities of Thesa apart. In the south, Inevera, Jardir's first wife, must find a way to keep their sons from killing one another and plunging their people into civil war as they strive for glory enough to make a claim on the throne. In the north, Leesha Paper and Rojer Inn struggle to forge an alliance between the duchies of Angiers and Miln against the Krasians before it is too late. Caught in the crossfire is the duchy of Lakton—rich and unprotected, ripe for conquest. All the while, the corelings have been growing stronger, and without Arlen and Jardir there may be none strong enough to stop them. Only Renna Bales may know more about the fate of the missing men, but she, too, has disappeared.

The Skull Throne (3 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar'Dama Ka, the Deliverer and he carries ancient weapons—a spear and a crown—that give credence to his claim. But the Northerners claim their own Deliverer: the Warded Man, a dark, forbidding figure. Once, the Shar'Dama Ka and the Warded Man were friends. Now they are fierce adversaries. Yet as old allegiances are tested and fresh alliances forged, all are unaware of the appearance of a new breed of demon, more intelligent—and deadly—than any that have come before.

The Desert Spear (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett brings one of the most imaginative fantasy sagas of the twenty-first century to an epic close. For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose—men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal. Arlen Bales became known as the Warded Man, tattooed head to toe with powerful magic symbols that enable him to fight demons in hand-to-hand combat—and emerge victorious. Jardir, armed with magically warded weapons, called himself the Deliverer, a figure prophesied to unite humanity and lead them to triumph in Sharak Ka—the final war against demonkind. But in their efforts to bring the war to the demons, Arlen and Jardir have set something in motion that may prove the end of everything they hold dear—a swarm. Now the war is at hand, and humanity cannot hope to win it unless Arlen and Jardir, with the help of Arlen's wife, Renna, can bend a captured demon prince to their will and force the devious creature to lead them to the Core, where the Mother of Demons breeds an inexhaustible army. Trusting their closest confidantes, Leesha, Inevera, Ragen, and Elissa, to rally the fractious people of the Free Cities and lead them against the swarm, Arlen, Renna, and Jardir set out on a desperate quest into the darkest depths of evil—from which none of them expects to return alive.

The Core (3 of 4) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Core (4 of 4) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Core (2 of 4) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Core (1 of 4) [Dramatized Adaptation]

New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett returns to his groundbreaking Demon Cycle series with this enthralling novella—the latest story set in his much-loved fantasy world. Each night, the world is overrun by bloodthirsty demons. For centuries, humanity survived only by hiding behind defensive wards—magical symbols with the power to repel the demons. Now, the rediscovery of long-forgotten combat wards has given them the magic they need to fight back. In Tibbet's Brook, the fighting wards have brought change, but the factions and grudges of a troubled past remain. Selia Square, the woman they call Barren, has long been the force that holds the Brook together. As a terrifying new threat emerges, she rallies her people once again. But Selia has a past of her own. And in a small community the personal and the political can never be divided. If Tibbet's Brook is to survive, Selia must uncover memories she has buried deep—the woman she once was, the woman she once loved—and retell their story.

Barren [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Desert Spear (2 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Skull Throne (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons – bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting and killing humanity for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace. But there was a time when the demons were not so bold. A time when wards did more than hold the demons at bay. They allowed man to fight back, and to win. Messenger Arlen Bales will search anywhere, dare anything, to return this magic to the world. Abban, a merchant in the Great Bazaar of Krasia, purports to sell everything a man's heart could desire, including, perhaps, the key to Arlen's quest.

The Great Bazaar [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Desert Spear (3 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

On the night of the new moon, the demons rise in force, seeking the deaths of two men both of whom have the potential to become the fabled Deliverer, the man prophesied to reunite the scattered remnants of humanity in a final push to destroy the demon corelings once and for all. Arlen Bales was once an ordinary man, but now he has become something more—the Warded Man, tattooed with eldritch wards so powerful they make him a match for any demon. Arlen denies he is the Deliverer at every turn, but the more he tries to be one with the common folk, the more fervently they believe. Many would follow him, but Arlen's path threatens to lead him to a dark place he alone can travel to, and from which there may be no returning. The only one with hope of keeping Arlen in the world of men, or joining him in his descent into the world of demons, is Renna Tanner, a fierce young woman in danger of losing herself to the power of demon magic. Ahmann Jardir has forged the warlike desert tribes of Krasia into a demon-killing army and proclaimed himself Shar'Dama Ka, the Deliverer. He carries ancient weapons—a spear and a crown—that give credence to his claim, and already vast swaths of the green lands bow to his control. But Jardir did not come to power on his own. His rise was engineered by his First Wife, Inevera, a cunning and powerful priestess whose formidable demon bone magic gives her the ability to glimpse the future. Inevera's motives and past are shrouded in mystery, and even Jardir does not entirely trust her. Once Arlen and Jardir were as close as brothers. Now they are the bitterest of rivals. As humanity's enemies rise, the only two men capable of defeating them are divided against each other by the most deadly demons of all—those lurking in the human heart.

The Daylight War (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Skull Throne (2 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Daylight War (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Warded Man (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons - bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting the surface for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace. Arlen Bales is seventeen, an apprentice Messenger in brand new armor, about to go out for the first time alongside a trained Messenger on a simple overnight trip. Instead Arlen finds himself alone on a frozen mountainside, carrying a dangerous cargo to Count Brayan's gold mine, one of the furthest points in the duchy. And One Arm, the giant rock demon, hunts him still.

Brayan's Gold [Dramatized Adaptation]

Qui est le Libérateur dont parlent les légendes ? Arien, originaire du petit village de Val Tibbet, a appris à survivre dans un monde où des démons voraces rôdent dans la nuit et où l'humanité s'est enfermée dans la peur. Il a choisi une autre voie : se battre. Il est devenu l'Homme-rune, un héros malgré lui. Mais l'homme qui se proclame le Libérateur n'est pas Arien. Surgi du désert, Ahmann fut son ami et son frère d'armes avant de le trahir. Il porte une arme ancienne aux terribles pouvoirs et a lancé son armée dans une conquête impitoyable. Ils sont ennemis, mais pour l'un comme pour l'autre, la guerre contre les démons a commencé. Peter V. Brett (« Peat » pour ses amis) imagine des récits de Fantasy depuis toujours. L'Homme-rune est son premier roman et déjà un classique mondial au succès foudroyant. Immédiatement passionnant et unique en son genre, il est riche d'émotions universelles, de personnages inoubliables, et d'une intrigue impossible à lâcher.

Le Cycle des démons

La Lance du désert

Depuis des temps immémoriaux, des démons assoiffés de sang rôdent dans les ténèbres. L'espèce humaine, décimée, dépend pour se protéger d'une magie en bonne partie oubliée. En cherchant à unir la population pour mener la guerre ultime contre les chtoniens, Arlen et Jardir ont incité ceux-ci à se multiplier aux quatre coins de Thesa. L'humanité ne peut espérer survivre, à moins qu'Arlen, Jardir et Renna obligent le fourbe prince démon qu'ils ont fait prisonnier à les guider vers le Cœur. C'est à ce prix qu'ils empêcheront la Mère des Démons de donner naissance à une invincible armée. Laissant à ses alliés Leesha, Inevera, Ragen et Elissa la lourde tâche d'unir les Villes Libres pour résister aux hordes du Cœur, le trio s'engage dans une quête à l'issue des plus incertaines... « Trépidant de bout en bout... une aventure passionnante qui est, sans conteste, la plus belle réussite de Brett à ce jour. » - Bookreporter « Bravo à Peter V. Brett pour la conclusion de cette formidable série. » - SFF World

Le Cœur

Le Trône de Crâne, symbole de pouvoir tenant les chtoniens à distance, est vacant. Son occupant, Ahmann Jardir, a disparu lorsque l'Homme-rune s'est dressé sur son chemin. Depuis, une guerre de succession menace de terrasser les Villes Libres de Thesa. Pendant ce temps, la force des chtoniens grandit et, en l'absence d'Arlen et d'Ahmann, il se pourrait que personne ne soit de taille à les arrêter. Seule Renna Bales sait peut-être ce qu'il est advenu des deux frères ennemis, mais elle semble elle aussi s'être volatilisée... « L'écriture de Peter V. Brett est admirable, et son concept brillant. De l'action et du suspense du début à la fin. » - Terry Brooks « Hautement divertissant, et bourré d'action menée à un train d'enfer. » - SF Site

Le Trône de Crâne

Il y a parfois de très bonnes raisons d'avoir peur du noir... Dans le monde du jeune Arlen, dès que le soleil se couche les démons sortent de terre et dévorent les êtres vivants. Le seul espoir de survie: s'abriter derrière des runes magiques qui repoussent ces monstres et prier pour qu'elles tiennent jusqu'aux premières lueurs de l'aube. Seule une poignée de Messagers bravent la nuit au péril de leur vie pour relier les hameaux dont les habitants ne s'éloignent jamais. Mais lorsqu'une terrible tragédie le frappe, le jeune Arlen décide qu'il ne veut plus vivre dans la peur : il quitte sa ferme et part sur les routes en quête d'un moyen de se battre contre les démons et de les vaincre.

L'Homme-rune

À la nouvelle lune, les hordes infernales du Cœur se mettent en quête des deux seuls hommes susceptibles d'incarner le Libérateur légendaire, capable d'éradiquer les démons de la terre. Autrefois aussi proches que des frères, Arlen, l'Homme-rune, et Jardir, le leader des belliqueuses tribus du désert, sont désormais opposés par une rivalité farouche. L'un combat la magie chtonienne tandis que l'autre l'appelle. Leurs choix vont se révéler décisifs, tandis que s'engage la résistance ultime des humains contre les armées démoniaques... « Brett confirme sa place au panthéon des grands auteurs de la Fantasy épique, aux côtés de G.R.R. Martin et Robert Jordan. » - Fantasy Book Critic

La Guerre du Jour

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