Peter V. Brett

The sun is setting on humanity The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power Legends tell of a Deliverer a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons But is the return of the Deliverer just …

The Painted Man is a fantasy novel written by American writer Peter V. Brett. It is the first part of the Demon Cycle. It was first published by HarperCollins's Voyager imprint in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2008, and was published in the United States under the title of The Warded Man in March 2009. It has been …