The Demon Cycle

Book • 2008
The Demon Cycle is a five-book fantasy saga by Peter V. Brett, beginning with The Warded Man (The Painted Man in the UK).

In a dark age world, demons called corelings emerge from the planet's core every night to hunt humans, who protect themselves with magical wards.

Key characters like Arlen Bales, who becomes the Warded Man covered in protective runes, and Ahmann Jardir, a desert warrior claiming to be the Deliverer, lead the fight against the demonic threat.

The series culminates in The Core, where heroes confront the Mother of Demons in a desperate quest to save humanity, accompanied by novellas expanding the universe.

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as a series of five high fantasy books that is a fun read to turn the brain off.
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