Series

The Demon Cycle series in reading order

There are 5 books in the The Demon Cycle series.

Published between 2008 and 2017, in the same order they are meant to be read.

Humanity cowers behind wards each night as demons rise from the earth's core to hunt. Three young people — a messenger, a warrior woman, and a ward-carver — search for the lost combat wards that might let them fight back. Brett's debut is brutal high-stakes fantasy where survival is never guaranteed

All 5 books, in reading order

• 1. The Warded Man, 2 of 2) (2008) — Peter V. Brett / Karen Novak / Johann Dettweiler / Joe Brack
• 2. The Desert Spear (2010) — Peter V. Brett · 609 pages
• 3. The Daylight War (2013) — Peter V. Brett · 808 pages
• 4. The Skull Throne (2015) — Peter V. Brett · 768 pages
• 5. The Core (2017) — Peter V. Brett · 781 pages

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