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The Desert Spear

by Peter V. Brett

Series: The Demon Cycle (2)

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"The most significant and cinematic fantasy epic since The Lord of the Rings. Inspired, compelling, and totally addictive!" --Paul W. S. Anderson, director of Resident Evil: Afterlife "Peter V. Brett is one of my favorite new authors."

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BONUS: Now with twenty pages of bonus material, including an exclusive interview with Peter V. Brett, and an excerpt from Peter V. Brett's The Daylight War.

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 another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar'Dama Ka, the Deliverer, and he carries ancient weapons--a spear and a crown--that give credence to his claim. But the Northerners claim their own Deliverer: the Warded Man, a dark, forbidding figure. Once, the Shar'Dama Ka and the Warded Man were friends. Now they are fierce adversaries. Yet as old allegiances are tested and fresh alliances forged, all are unaware of the appearance of a new breed of demon, more intelligent--and deadly--than any that have come before.

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pur essendo ancora solo a marzo pensavo già che quella porcata de [b:L'Occhio del Gufo|198337329|L'Occhio del Gufo|Andrea Butini|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1694357212l/198337329._SY75_.jpg|201236063] di Butini fosse il peggior libro del 2024 ma devo dire che questo secondo volume del ciclo dei demoni ha fatto vacillare la mia convinzione

questo però resta cmq un libro scritto bene e con una trama solida, pazienza se i personaggi, ad ogni riga, sono sempre più simili a quelli di Robert Jordan, pazienza se leggerlo mi ha disturbato addirittura fisicamente, alla fine è solo un problema mio se di 700 pagine tutto quello che mi resta è questo:
LA JIHAD E' GIUSTA PERCHE' SERVE UN BENE SUPERIORE
ASSERVIRE GLI INFEDELI E' GIUSTO PERCHE' SONO INFERIORI
STUPRARE DONNE INFEDELI E' GIUSTO PERCHE' SONO INDEGNE

(una domanda, come fa Jardir ad avere rune cicatrizzate se squarci, cicatrici e ossa rotte si autoguariscono?) ( )
  LLonaVahine | May 22, 2024 |
This was solid, but not overly impressive. I guess I was hoping that the quality of the writing would improve from the first book, but it sort of didn't. The storyline is reasonably solid though. ( )
  mrbearbooks | Apr 22, 2024 |
I loved this book and am shocked that it managed to better than the first one. It took me down roads that I was reluctant to travel in the story, having invested in what I felt should happen, but ended up happier for that journey. Brilliant writing, a tight storyline and superlative character development.
If you love Epic Fantasy grab this one quick. ( )
  jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |
Lugu hakkab seeebiooperiks kätte ära minema :S ( )
  sashery | Jan 29, 2024 |
I liked the plot but couldn't get past the misogyny and sex = power and rape scenes ( )
  danielskatz | Dec 26, 2023 |
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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:

"The most significant and cinematic fantasy epic since The Lord of the Rings. Inspired, compelling, and totally addictive!" --Paul W. S. Anderson, director of Resident Evil: Afterlife "Peter V. Brett is one of my favorite new authors."

. HTML:

BONUS: Now with twenty pages of bonus material, including an exclusive interview with Peter V. Brett, and an excerpt from Peter V. Brett's The Daylight War.

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 another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar'Dama Ka, the Deliverer, and he carries ancient weapons--a spear and a crown--that give credence to his claim. But the Northerners claim their own Deliverer: the Warded Man, a dark, forbidding figure. Once, the Shar'Dama Ka and the Warded Man were friends. Now they are fierce adversaries. Yet as old allegiances are tested and fresh alliances forged, all are unaware of the appearance of a new breed of demon, more intelligent--and deadly--than any that have come before.

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