PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
<b>Peter V. Brett</b> is the internationally bestselling author of <i>The Warded Man, </i> <i>The Desert Spear, The Daylight War, </i>and<i> The Skull Throne</i>. Raised on a steady diet of fantasy novels, comic books, and Dungeons & Dragons, Brett has been writing fantasy stories for as long as he can remember. He received a bachelor of arts degree in English literature and art history from the University at Buffalo in 1995, then spent more than a decade in pharmaceutical publishing before returning to his bliss. He lives in New York City. <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
Brett's debut builds slowly and grimly on a classic high fantasy framework of black-and-white morality and bloodshed. Young Arlen battles demons to save his mother while his father watches in terror; when his mother dies, Arlen runs away. Leesha leaves her village to work in the city hospital of Angiers after her betrothed claims to have taken her virginity. Jongleur Arrick Sweetsong saved himself from demons at the expense of a female friend, but he honors her last request and raises her son, Rojer, as his apprentice. Only near the end do the three strands of the story begin to intertwine. With its nameless enemies that exist only to kill, Brett's gritty tale will appeal to those who tire of sympathetic villains and long for old-school orc massacres. --@lt;i@gt;Publishers Weekly@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; I enjoyed @lt;b@gt;The Warded Man@lt;/b@gt; immensely. There is much to admire in Peter Brett's writing, and his concept is brilliant. There's action and suspense all the way, pl
