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'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.'
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‘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 (NSW)
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Continuing the impressive debut fantasy series from author Peter V. Brett, The Desert Spear is book two of the Demon trilogy, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes.
The Deliverer has returned, but who is he?
Arlen Bales, formerly of the small hamlet of Tibbet’s Brook, learnt harsh lessons about life as he grew up in a world where hungry demons stalk the night and humanity is trapped by its own fear. He chose a different path; chose to fight inherited apathy and the corelings, and eventually he became the Painted Man, a reluctant saviour.
But the figure emerging from the desert, calling himself the Deliverer, is not Arlen. He is a friend and betrayer, and though he carries the spear from the Deliverer’s tomb, he also heads a vast army intent on a holy war against the demon plague… and anyone else who stands in his way.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read a lot of mixed reviews for this book and just felt the need to add my opinion to it.
I have read the entire series so far (two novels and two novellas).
In my opinion this is equally as good as the first book. It moves along the story brilliantly, answers a lot of questions and the storyline is still completely gripping to the point you can hardly put this book down.
It does start off a little slowly, with a lot of background information you feel isn't absolutely necessary but as you get into it you hope for it not to end, learning about Jardir's past was thrilling.
Overall this book is an amazing read and I would recommend this and the entire series to anybody!
I have read the entire series so far (two novels and two novellas).
In my opinion this is equally as good as the first book. It moves along the story brilliantly, answers a lot of questions and the storyline is still completely gripping to the point you can hardly put this book down.
It does start off a little slowly, with a lot of background information you feel isn't absolutely necessary but as you get into it you hope for it not to end, learning about Jardir's past was thrilling.
Overall this book is an amazing read and I would recommend this and the entire series to anybody!
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've just finished reading the second book in the Demon War sequence (Peter's very clear it's not a trilogy, but that message doesn't seem to have got thru to the marketing and sales people). I'd really been looking forward to this book, cos I'd enjoyed the first one (The Painted Man) so much.
How did it compare to the first? Well, the Painted Man's (i.e. Arlen's) thunder is stolen a bit by Jardir, who believes himself to be the Deliverer rather than Arlen. Thus, we get a strong theme of `dualism'. There are two Deliverers, two main female leads (Leesha and Jardir's first wife), two coreling princes, twin versions of Reena at the end, and so on. The parallelism kinda works cos it hints at two paths for prophecy. It echoes the polarisation of good v evil, light v dark, friend v enemy, etc. It creates a consistent pattern for the book. And the book is largely written in two parts - the first half describing Jardir's life, and the second half Arlen's. The two halves flirt with each other and nearly overlap, but our two protagonists don't actually meet in this book. It leaves things hanging a bit, making us eager for the next book, but also leaving us (well, `me' anyway) a tad dissatisfied. It could just be my personal preference, but I like to see more resolution in a book of so many pages.
Of course, no book is perfect. Some may find parts of the book a bit `domestic' or lacking in action - but others will like that balance. Some may think there's too much mention of rape, others may not. Some may think the handling of the `muslim' people in this book is a bit too obvious, others may not. Ultimately, the book avoids making any clumsy judgements and leaves you to reflect upon your own views of the world.
On balance, I think Desert Spear is more subtle than it might first appear. It's certainly original and fresh. I just hope the demons start becoming more formidable and sneaky in the next book, a book which I'm high likely to go out and buy as soon as it's on release.
How did it compare to the first? Well, the Painted Man's (i.e. Arlen's) thunder is stolen a bit by Jardir, who believes himself to be the Deliverer rather than Arlen. Thus, we get a strong theme of `dualism'. There are two Deliverers, two main female leads (Leesha and Jardir's first wife), two coreling princes, twin versions of Reena at the end, and so on. The parallelism kinda works cos it hints at two paths for prophecy. It echoes the polarisation of good v evil, light v dark, friend v enemy, etc. It creates a consistent pattern for the book. And the book is largely written in two parts - the first half describing Jardir's life, and the second half Arlen's. The two halves flirt with each other and nearly overlap, but our two protagonists don't actually meet in this book. It leaves things hanging a bit, making us eager for the next book, but also leaving us (well, `me' anyway) a tad dissatisfied. It could just be my personal preference, but I like to see more resolution in a book of so many pages.
Of course, no book is perfect. Some may find parts of the book a bit `domestic' or lacking in action - but others will like that balance. Some may think there's too much mention of rape, others may not. Some may think the handling of the `muslim' people in this book is a bit too obvious, others may not. Ultimately, the book avoids making any clumsy judgements and leaves you to reflect upon your own views of the world.
On balance, I think Desert Spear is more subtle than it might first appear. It's certainly original and fresh. I just hope the demons start becoming more formidable and sneaky in the next book, a book which I'm high likely to go out and buy as soon as it's on release.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read the first book in this series, The Painted Man, last year, and thought it was an amazing debut. It was skilful, assured and beautifully plotted. It had some unusual and really effective conceits and ideas and the characters were great. It was a real page turner. I have waited a long time for this, the second book, and I pounced on it eagerly.
Unfortunately I found myself quite disappointed by it. The larger part of the book is taken up with the story of Jardir, the desert warrior of the title, and I just couldn't warm to him. I wanted to find out more about Arlen and the people of Cutter's Hollow, and having to wait, and wait and wait was really frustrating.
It's not that the Jardir story line is a bad one. I just think this would have been a better book if it had been broken down into shorter, intertwining segments of story, where you got to carry several threads along simultaneously. It would have made the pace more even and the book more compelling as a story. It's not a big thing to ask, given that all the character's lives interweave eventually anyway.
I also found the Leesha/Jardir storyline rather rushed and rather inexplicable. It seemed more like a device to move the plot forward rather than something convincing.
I do admire Brett as a writer and will definitely read on to find out what happens next, when the next volume comes out, but I hope the next one goes back to the originality and skill of the first volume and does not emulate this one.
Unfortunately I found myself quite disappointed by it. The larger part of the book is taken up with the story of Jardir, the desert warrior of the title, and I just couldn't warm to him. I wanted to find out more about Arlen and the people of Cutter's Hollow, and having to wait, and wait and wait was really frustrating.
It's not that the Jardir story line is a bad one. I just think this would have been a better book if it had been broken down into shorter, intertwining segments of story, where you got to carry several threads along simultaneously. It would have made the pace more even and the book more compelling as a story. It's not a big thing to ask, given that all the character's lives interweave eventually anyway.
I also found the Leesha/Jardir storyline rather rushed and rather inexplicable. It seemed more like a device to move the plot forward rather than something convincing.
I do admire Brett as a writer and will definitely read on to find out what happens next, when the next volume comes out, but I hope the next one goes back to the originality and skill of the first volume and does not emulate this one.
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Great book, lots of great characters and plots
It's always difficult reading new authors, I read terry brooks, david gemmell, conn iggluden and others, so choosing new authors is always a challenge. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Hugh Long
More wheel of time than Painted Man
The strength of the Painted Man was the Arlen character and the concept of demon hoard rising nightly to threaten mankind. Read more
Published 13 days ago by A. Gothorp
Didnt float my boat
Interesting at parts yes, but im not sure it needed quite that much devotion. At times it bored me and felt I was reading a different version of the first book. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Von-Ricthoven
The Desert Spear
Having discovered The Painted Man late and thoroughly enjoying it I thankfully did not have to wait long for the The Desert Spear. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Leon
watch out
loved book its been censored and so has the first part Big parts ar missing Dont get it on kindle.
Published 2 months ago by pumps
Very disappointing
Sometimes you wonder how a book can have so many good reviews, it is certainly strange. As an stand-alone book, it would be bad, as a second part to the magnificent "the painted... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gordianus
Brilliant Second Book
Yes I thought this was an excellent follow on,and was gutted when I finished it,and realised theres a long wait for the third book.Buy it you wont be disappointed.
Published 3 months ago by The Bream man
tosh
utter utter drivel, the main character is discarded and glossed over - a massive shame as he had been built up very intricately in the first book - and the whole series is turned... Read more
Published 6 months ago by omadanwar
Couldn't put it down!
Honestly I barely slept for 3 nights as I couldn't put this book down! Thrilling, compelling, exciting - the only problem is that I now have to wait a while for the next one!
Published 7 months ago by lornylorn
A Terrible Book
Book 2 of Peter Brett's trilogy is even more woefully written than the first. The story rambles on from the POV of many different, uninspiring characters, delivering whole chapters... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Apple Brigade
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