Peter V. Brett
1) Barren
Author
Series
Demon Cycle volume 6
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"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."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Demon Cycle volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 26
Description
The humans huddle behind their weakening magical wards, fearful of the nightly uprising of corelings--demons--that are determined to destroy humanity, but there are three--Arlen, Rojer, and Leesha--who choose to take a stand against the corelings in order to save mankind.
Author
Series
Demon Cycle volume 2
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Description
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...
4) The core
Author
Series
Demon Cycle volume 5
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
The conclusion of the "fantasy saga of humans winnowed to the point of extinction by night-stalking demons, and the survivors who fight back"--
Author
Series
Demon Cycle volume 4
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
When the Skull Throne of Krasia is left empty by the disappearance of Ahmann Jardir and Arlen Bales, the ensuing struggle for succession threatens to tear apart the Free Cities of Thesa, while the demon corelings grow stronger with no one to stop them.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Description
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...
Author
Series
Demon Cycle volume 3
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
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 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.
