The Desert Spear

Greetings, the Desert Spear is a novel written by Peter V Brett and a sequel to the painted man. It like the original is set in a world where demons rise at night to hunt their human pray. The only way humanity can protect itself is surrounding its settlements in magical symbols called wards, during the course of the first book the main character Arlen found an ancient weapon in the desert ruins. It was a spear covered in these wards that had been lost centuries ago, the weapon proved a powerful method of destroying the demons. Unfortunately, Arlen was tricked by an old friend in the deserts who sought the weapon for himself. His name was Jardir and he left Arlen to die in the empty lands, this is where the Painted man came into existence as Arlen painted the wards on himself in order to live.

In the second novel, Jardir has created a powerful army to defeat the corelings, which are also called demons. Jardir becomes to believe that he is the chosen one to deliver the people from the demons as it was prophesised but word of the Painted man proves to be a challenge to his beliefs, and so he plans to be rid of him. The army from the desert led by Jardir attack the north to turn its civilians into soldiers to fight the demons, the Painted man in retaliation attempts to join the northern forces together but the ruler’s relationships are strained. Two demon princes prepare to kill Jardir and Arlen as the influence they have is a threat to the demon’s livelihood . The Painted man’s allies, Roger who can hypnotise corelings with his flute and Leesha, the town herbalist of Deliverer’s Hollow soon find themselves in trouble with Jardir’s plans.

This is a well written book like the first one and is easy to read. It is just as enjoyable as its predecessor and I would encourage individual who are interested in fantasy to read it. The fourth episode of the adventures of Fletch and Roman series three is up in Warehouse 17.

Plot=8/10

Characters=8/10

Wording=9/10

Overall=8/10

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