If the first book in The Demon Cycle series is so uneven that it seemed as if it were written by two different authors, The Desert Spear certainly is written exclusively by the worst of the pair: Peter V. Brett’s fantasy novel continues to undermine the best parts of its characters while offering a troublesome take on sexism – and …
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The Warded Man, the first volume of Peter V. Brett’s Demon Cycle fantasy series, is a well-structured book that presents a frightening universe inhabited by tormented characters. Its final act, however, throws both character development and common sense through the window, demolishing much of what had been built so far. The story takes place in an even more bleak and …
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