A good sequel to "The Warded Man" [also known as the Painted Man overseas].
Follows the growing up of Jardir, who becomes the head of the Krasians and who wants to defeat all demonkind.
Not quite as interesting as "The Warded Man", mainly because the first 1/4-1/3 of the book takes place in Krasia, a kingdom based unabashedly on arab culture. And it is a brutal culture, make no mistake. Women are as nothing, raped, abused and used whenever and however the warrior class sees fit, merchants and all non-warriors are seen as filth and treated no better than, or worse than, animals. Strength, above all else, is prized. Love, mercy, forgiveness, none of these play a part.
Thankfully this is not presented in a favorable light. The story continues and we see a tiny little bit more insight into the demonworld. Not much, just enough to know that there is a LOT more we don't know :-)
Looking forward to more in this "Demon Cycle" series.
Follows the growing up of Jardir, who becomes the head of the Krasians and who wants to defeat all demonkind.
Not quite as interesting as "The Warded Man", mainly because the first 1/4-1/3 of the book takes place in Krasia, a kingdom based unabashedly on arab culture. And it is a brutal culture, make no mistake. Women are as nothing, raped, abused and used whenever and however the warrior class sees fit, merchants and all non-warriors are seen as filth and treated no better than, or worse than, animals. Strength, above all else, is prized. Love, mercy, forgiveness, none of these play a part.
Thankfully this is not presented in a favorable light. The story continues and we see a tiny little bit more insight into the demonworld. Not much, just enough to know that there is a LOT more we don't know :-)
Looking forward to more in this "Demon Cycle" series.
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