The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett

Title: The Desert Spear

Author: Peter V. Brett

Type: Novel
Genre: Fantasy

Series: Yes Book #2 of the Demon Cycle

Pages: 579
Copyright:  2010

Publisher: Del Rey

Rating: 4.5 out of 5


Summary: from Good Reads.
The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that arise as the sun sets, preying upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind ancient and half-forgotten symbols of power. These wards alone can keep the demons at bay, but legends tell of a Deliverer: a general-some would say prophet-who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. Those times, if they ever existed, are long past. The demons are back, and the return of the Deliverer is just another myth . . . or is it?


Feelings: 
I really enjoyed reading this book. At first I was a little disappointed that the first part of the book was now from the point of view of the Krasia self-proclaimed Shar'Dama Ka, Ahmann Jardir who is the Deliverer for the desert people. The story starts almost were The Warded Man stopped but then it goes back and tells the back story of Jardir who was a minor character in the last book.

Arlen, the Warded Man, plays a role in Jardir's narrative as we catch up to the present time but it is a different in many ways from what we saw from Arlen's perspective. It isn't until half way through the book that we see the characters from The Warded Man. I had a hard time with it at first because I didn't really like the Krasia people as much as the Northerners that told the first book. However, I did end up liking the Krasia and enjoying their part of the narrative as well.

The story ties up loose ends from the last book as well as leaving open many things for the next book. I have to admit this book didn't progress how I expected it to. I am glad that it didn't because being surprised by a story is a good thing.

This is some of the best fantasy I have read in a while and I highly recommend it.