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An epic fantasy adventure set in the beloved world of the Demon Cycle, following a new generation of heroes, from New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett“Heart-wrenching, smart, and modern . . . The Desert Prince has set a new standard for fantasy.”—Wesley Chu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The War Arts Saga
Fifteen years have passed since the end of the war with demons, creatures of darkness who have hunted the night and plagued humanity since time out of show more mind. The heroes of humanity’s hour of need have become legend, and those who remain struggle to escape their shadows.
Olive Paper and Darin Bales have grown up in this new peaceful world. Demons have been all but destroyed, but dangers still lurk for the children of heroes.
Olive, princess of Hollow, has her entire life planned out by her mother, Duchess Leesha Paper: a steady march on a checklist to prepare her for succession. The more her mother writes the script, the more Olive rails against playing the parts she is assigned.
Darin faces challenges of a different kind. Though free to choose his own path, the weight of legacy hangs heavy around his shoulders. It isn’t easy being the son of the man people say saved the world. Everyone expects greatness from Darin, but the only thing he’s ever been great at is hiding.
When Olive and Darin step across the wards one night, they learn the demons are not all gone, and those that remain hunger for revenge. Events are set in motion that only prophecy can foresee as Olive and Darin seek to find their own places in the world in time to save it again. show less
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A teenage hermaphrodite princess/warrior and her friends come of age after she is kidnapped by desert raiders
In this world, demons are everywhere, but currently suppressed by prior war. Olive Paper is a 15 year old Princess, but born with anomalous genitalia because of some failure of magic at her birth. Her mother, her ward, her friends parents, are all veterans of the prior war. Olive is headstrong, ventures outside magic wards that keep demons away, and learns she is a target of the demons. She is then kidnapped by the desert warriors, who take her as a boy, and assign her to brutal warrior training. She rises as a warrior to become a hero in the desert city Krasia. The writing is adult, the details and pseudo-Arabic names and terms show more are convincing, there are believable social organizations, and a whirlwind, shifting plot. show less
In this world, demons are everywhere, but currently suppressed by prior war. Olive Paper is a 15 year old Princess, but born with anomalous genitalia because of some failure of magic at her birth. Her mother, her ward, her friends parents, are all veterans of the prior war. Olive is headstrong, ventures outside magic wards that keep demons away, and learns she is a target of the demons. She is then kidnapped by the desert warriors, who take her as a boy, and assign her to brutal warrior training. She rises as a warrior to become a hero in the desert city Krasia. The writing is adult, the details and pseudo-Arabic names and terms show more are convincing, there are believable social organizations, and a whirlwind, shifting plot. show less
This is a quality read well written clever gripping imaginative, with superb characters throughout, the only problem was my ageing brain and memory keeping track of them all. Plenty of action throughout some quite gruesome. This is the first book I have read by this Author but it certainly won't be the last, especially as the somewhat open ending leaves room for more from the survivors and me wanting more,
Completely recommended.
Completely recommended.
Uff. Der Einstieg war nicht einfach. Auch nicht für Leser des ersten fünfbändigen Zyklus.
Hat man das aber mal überstanden, passt das Pacing ganz gut und die 600 Seiten gehen schnell vorbei. Es ist halt eins ehr offenes Ende, weil es wieder eine ganze Serie werden soll.
Hat man das aber mal überstanden, passt das Pacing ganz gut und die 600 Seiten gehen schnell vorbei. Es ist halt eins ehr offenes Ende, weil es wieder eine ganze Serie werden soll.
Very rich and well-built fantasy world with some unique aspects that make it stand out in the genre.
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Peter V. Brett was born in New Rochelle, New York, on February 8, 1973. He received a B.A. in English, with a minor in Art History, from the University at Buffalo, in 1995. Prior to devoting himself to writing full time, he worked in the medical publishing field for ten years. He sold his 4th novel, The Painted Man (UK), aka, The Warded Man (US), show more which was the first in the Demon Cycle Series. The other books in the series include ,The Desert Spear, The Daylight War, Messenger's Legacy, The Skull Throne, and The Core. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Desert Prince
- Original publication date
- 2021-08-03
- Dedication
- For Cassandra
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