The Desert Spear

In the acclaimed second volume of Peter V. Brett's Demon Cycle, humanity's desperate struggle against a nightly assault of voracious demons intensifies, threatening to extinguish the last embers of civilization. As night falls, a dwindling population cowers behind ancient, warded defenses, clinging to legends of a Deliverer who once united mankind against the demonic hordes. Two formidable figures emerge, each claiming to be this prophesied savior: Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes of Krasia into a fierce demon-slaying army, and the Warded Man, a dark and reclusive Northern warrior. Once friends, these two now stand as bitter adversaries, their conflicting ideologies and methods threatening to tear apart any hope of a unified defense. As their personal conflict escalates, testing old loyalties and forging new, precarious alliances, an even greater threat emerges: a new breed of demon, far more intelligent and deadly than any encountered before, forcing mankind to confront its impending doom.