The Painted Man
by Peter V. Brett
Taste attributes: fantasyadventureactionfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and dark: an inventive fantasy novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.8 / 5
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About This Book
The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett.The Painted Man, book one of the Demon trilogy, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes.Voted one of the top ten fantasy novels of 2008 by amazon.co.uk.Mankind has ceded the night to the corelings: demons that rise up out of the ground each day at dusk, killing and destroying at will...
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- Author
- Peter V. Brett
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 552
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- Open Library
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