The Warded Man

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I'm really upset that I started reading this too early. I didn't start reading the Twilight series until Breaking Dawn was nearly out--and my enthusiasm for this book is nearly the same as for that series. The problem? He just barely published the second book, and he plans on continuing the series for (if I remember the interview correctly) at least 5 books, maybe more. So, I'm stuck with this dreadful sense of anticipation for the next in the series--and it stinks that I have to wait for the author to catch me up!



This is a really interesting, post-apocalyptic world. Demons rule the night, when the sun comes up, they sink into the ground to escape. If people or animals are caught out at night, outside of warded buildings or shelters, they are demolished by the demons. Technology is non-existent, and the wards of old are lost. One boy finds himself outside of shelter, alone, at night, and faces his worst fear. He discovers that he can face down demons, and sets out to live his life without fear. As this boy grows into a man, he eventually discovers the secrets that may help human-kind defeat the demons--without and within.



The characters in this book are richly imagined, and the book explores how each character comes to make the decisions they make.



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