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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. AS DARKNESS FALLS, THE DEMONS RISE For hundreds of years these creatures have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human population. It was not always this way. Men and women did not always cower behind protective magical wards and hope to see the dawn. Once, they battled the demons on equal terms, but those days, and skills, are gone. Arlen Bales lives with his parents on their isolated farmstead until a demon attack shatters their world. He learns a savage lesson that day: that people, as well as magic, can let you down. Rejecting the fear that kills as efficiently as the creatures, Arlen risks another path in order to offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival.

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'I enjoyed The Painted Man immensely. Action and suspense all the way.' Terry Brooks 'The Painted Man works not only as a great adventure novel but also as a reflection on the nature of heroism' Charlaine Harris 'Peter V. Brett is one of my favourite new authors' Patrick Rothfuss 'Inspired, compelling, and totally addictive: the most significant and cinematic fantasy epic since The Lord of the Rings' Paul W. S. Anderson, director of Resident Evil: Afterlife

'I enjoyed The Painted Man immensely. Action and suspense all the way.'Terry Brooks `The Painted Man works not only as a great adventure novel but also as a reflection on the nature of heroism'Charlaine Harris `Peter V. Brett is one of my favourite new authors'Patrick Rothfuss `Inspired, compelling, and totally addictive: the most significant and cinematic fantasy epic since The Lord of the Rings'Paul W. S. Anderson, director of Resident Evil: Afterlife

'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)

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Peter V. Brett is the international bestselling author of THE PAINTED MAN and THE DESERT SPEAR. Raised on a steady diet of fantasy novels, comic books and Dungeons & Dragons, Brett has been writing fantasy stories for as long as he can remember. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and art history from the University at Buffalo in 1995, and then spent more than a decade in pharmaceutical publishing before returning to his bliss. He lives in New York City.

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