![]() Arlen flees his village following a coreling attack to become a ‘Messenger’, those intrepid souls who roam between towns and villages. This novel follows three protagonists, Arlen, Leesha and Rojer from childhood through to adulthood. This isn’t a perfect art however, and sometimes these fail. ![]() The only thing that can hold them back are magical ‘wards’, which can be etched into any surface. Once a place of great magic and science, for the past three hundred years almost all of this creation has been undone by the ‘Core.’ Every night, elemental demons known as ‘Corelings’ rise from the ground to wreak havoc on the surface. ![]() The Painted Man takes place in world on the decline, known as Thesa. This is a debut novel however, and is still enjoyable despite being fairly rough around the edges. Sometimes Brett handles this well, but sometimes it’s rather clumsily handled. ![]() It’s a lot darker though, going places that many other authors are fearful to tread. Brett, the first in the ‘Demon Cycle.’ It’s always fun starting a new series, and structurally this novel reminds me a lot of The Eye of the World, the debut novel in the ‘Wheel of Time’ series. ![]() The Painted Man is the debut novel of Peter V. ![]()
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