Peter V. Brett - The Demon Cycle Series Books 1 and 2

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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The Painted Man First published in Great Britain by Harper Voyager 2008

The Desert Spear First published in Great Britain by Harper Voyager 2010

Copyright © Peter V. Brett

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Title Page THE PAINTED MAN AND THE DESERT SPEAR Books One and Two of The Demon Cycle PETER V. BRETT

Copyright Copyright Copyright The Painted Man The Desert Spear Keep Reading About the Author Also by the Author About the Publisher This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Harper Voyager An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpervoyagerbooks.com The Painted Man First published in Great Britain by Harper Voyager 2008 The Desert Spear First published in Great Britain by Harper Voyager 2010 Copyright © Peter V. Brett Peter V. Brett asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Ebook Bundle Edition (containing The Painted Man, The Desert Spear and an extract from The Daylight War) © 2012 ISBN: 9780007509812 Version: 2018-12-07 All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

The Painted Man THE PAINTED MAN PETER V. BRETT

The Desert Spear

Keep Reading

About the Author

Also by the Author

About the Publisher

To Otzi, the original Painted Man.

Contents

Title Page THE PAINTED MAN PETER V. BRETT

Dedication To Otzi, the original Painted Man.

Map

SECTION I: Tibbet’s Brook

Chapter 1: Aftermath

Chapter 2: If It Was You

Chapter 3: A Night Alone

Chapter 4: Leesha

Chapter 5: Crowded Home

Chapter 6: The Secrets of Fire

Chapter 7: Rojer

Chapter 8: To the Free Cities

Chapter 9: Fort Miln

SECTION II: Miln

Chapter 10: Apprentice

Chapter 11: Breach

Chapter 12: Library

Chapter 13: There Must Be More

Chapter 14: The Road to Angiers

Chapter 15: Fiddle Me a Fortune

Chapter 16: Attachments

SECTION III: Krasia

Chapter 17: Ruins

Chapter 18: Rite of Passage

Chapter 19: The First Warrior of Krasia

Chapter 20: Alagai’sharak

Chapter 21: Only a Chin

Chapter 22: Play the Hamlets

Chapter 23: Rebirth

Chapter 24: Needles and Ink

SECTION IV: Cutter’s Hollow

Chapter 25: A New Venue

Chapter 26: Hospit

Chapter 27: Nightfall

Chapter 28: Secrets

Chapter 29: In the Pre-dawn Light

Chapter 30: Plague

Chapter 31: The Battle of Cutter’s Hollow

Chapter 32: Cutter’s No More

Acknowledgements

Copyright

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