The Warded Man: Book One of The Demon Cycle

The Warded Man: Book One of The Demon Cycle

by Peter V. Brett

4.5 (7,064)

4.5 stars from 7,064 reviews. One of the highest rated Fantasy books we track.

416 pages~6.9 hr readPublished by Ballantine BooksPublished 2009-01-01

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  • Brandon Sanderson
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Perfect for you if...

  • You love grimdark fantasy with escalating stakes and multiple POV characters learning to weaponise forgotten knowledge.
  • You want a world where magic is real but people have largely forgotten how to use it, creating genuine vulnerability alongside wonder.
  • You're drawn to coming-of-age stories where trauma forges determination, and young people must become the heroes adults failed to be.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer lighter fantasy with clear heroes and straightforward moral lines rather than grey characters making brutal choices.
  • You want standalone novels; this is book one of five and many threads don't resolve until later volumes.
  • You're sensitive to graphic violence. The demon attacks are brutal and the book doesn't soften the horror of a world being slowly consumed.

About this book

After sunset, corelings—demons with supernatural powers and a consuming hatred of humanity—rise from darkness. For centuries, these creatures have terrorized the night, gradually reducing human populations who shelter behind magical wards. These symbols of power originated in myth, and their protection is fragile and uncertain. Humanity was not always so vulnerable. In the past, men and women fought corelings as equals, but those days have ended. Each night the demons grow stronger while human numbers decline under their relentless attacks. As hope diminishes, three young survivors of demon attacks decide to venture beyond the failing safety of the wards. They undertake a desperate quest to recover lost knowledge from the past, standing together against the night.

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