The Painted Man (#1 Demon Cycle)
Author(s): Peter V. Brett
The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett. The Painted Man, book one of the Demon trilogy, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Voted one of the top ten fantasy novels of 2008 by amazon.co.uk. Sometimes there is very good reason to be afraid of the dark! 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 each evening, a mist rises from the ground promising death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness. For hungry demons materialize from the vapours to feed, and as the shadows lengthen, all of humanity is forced to take shelter behind magical wards and pray that their protection holds until the dawn. But when Arlen's world is shattered by the demon plague, he realizes that it is fear, rather than the monsters, which truly cripples humanity. Only by conquering their own terror can they ever hope to defeat the demons. Now Arlen must risk leaving the safety of his wards to discover a different path, and offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival.
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Enter a world where darkness belongs to demons...
'I enjoyed The Painted Man immensely. Action and suspense all the way.' Terry Brooks 'An absolute masterpiece... literally unputdownable, and deserves to be the next Big Thing in dark fantasy.' www.ozhorrorscope.com
'A very accomplished debut fantasy. Recommended.' www.sfrevu.com
Readers Reviews:
'If the next two books in this series live up to this one it will be one day named as a classic fantasy series.' Joanne Horsley, (NSW)
'What a book!!! I am going to go insane waiting for the sequel/s to come out!!' Robert San Remo (NSW)
'Fantastic first book for his trilogy!! This is a name to remember.' Linda Naremburn (NSW)
'Absolutely brilliant! This one will easily slot up there as one of my top 5 or 10 favourites, and will be strongly recommended.' ANZ WA account manager response
'The first in a fabulous new fantasy series that is likely to become a classic. Excellent fantasy literature; can't wait for the next book.' The Cairns Post
'It is impossible to put this book down.' Merryl (Dianella, WA)
'An excellent book. It kept me awake long after I should have gone to bed.' Rachelle (Burnie, TAS)
'A great read and not your average fantasy.' Bonnie, Booktagger Rating: 9/10.
Peter went to the University at Buffalo, where he studied Dungeons & Dragons, fencing, and girls. Somehow, he also managed to earn a (totally useful!) Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in Art History in 1995. Following college, Peter spent approximately 8 months managing a comic shop and pondering what to do with his life. He then went into medical publishing, squandering ten years of his physical prime sitting in a cubicle. He contented himself with writing books he never hoped to sell. In June of 2007, his hard work and perseverance paid off, as he sold his 4th novel, THE PAINTED MAN, and in October of 2007, he left his day job to pursue writing full time. He lives in Brooklyn NY with his wife Dani and two cats, Jinx and Max Powers.
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers
- : CollinsVoyager
- : 0.312
- : 31 January 2009
- : 178mm X 111mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 560
- : 813.6
- : 1
- : Paperback
- : Peter V. Brett