Peter V. Brett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle, begins a brand new epic fantasy adventure set in his beloved world, following a new generation of heroes. Fifteen years have passed since the demons were destroyed. Heroes have become legend, and those that remain live in their shadows. Olive, Princess of Hollow, has her entire life planned out-a steady march toward succession. But the more her mother writes the script, the more Olive rails against ...
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Peter V. Brett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle, begins a brand new epic fantasy adventure set in his beloved world, following a new generation of heroes. Fifteen years have passed since the demons were destroyed. Heroes have become legend, and those that remain live in their shadows. Olive, Princess of Hollow, has her entire life planned out-a steady march toward succession. But the more her mother writes the script, the more Olive rails against playing the parts she is assigned. Darin is the son of the man people say saved the world. Everyone expects greatness from Darin, but the only thing he's ever been great at is hiding. But now it's time to fight the darkness. When Olive and Darin step across the wards one night, they learn that the demons are not all gone, and those that remain hunger for revenge. Are Darin and Olive ready to be heroes?
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book SIGNED by the author on the publishers limitation page. 1 of 1000 SIGNED & NUMBERED copies (#s 610, 850). This book is square, solid, and unread; the boards, solid and unblemished, are coal-black with orange embossing, and the sides of the text block are stained a bright orange. When you receive this book, you'll feel as though you've stumbled into a cave and come across. an elven sword named Glamdring--or the crown of the fabled Prester John--a ring of invisibility, or even a Magic Lamp, prosaic as that may sound! You MAY even cartwheel with glee! NOTE: With a special promotional bookmark!
I really enjoyed the Demon Cycle Books from Peter Brett, although I don't think I actually finished the series off! I was therefore excited to read The Desert Prince - the start of a Saga set in the same world, 15 years after the events of the last series.
Although this is a sequel series - with the main characters being the children of the characters in the other series, I think it works quite well as a standalone. There are detailed explanations of the magic system and demons, but enough references to known characters, places and events to keep a fan of The Demon Cycle happy. The book alternates in perspective between Olive, an intersex individual who has been presenting as a Princess for most of their life and Darin, an outcast with a famous father who feels like everyone is waiting for him to fulfil his destiny. I enjoyed both characters and thought they had distinct narrative voices. The chapters don't strictly alternate, and in some places you have several chapters from the same point of view, which really helped to immerse you into the story.
I particularly enjoyed Olive's perspective and the story of them living as a man and training as a soldier were my favourite. All of the fighting and battle scenes are really vividly portrayed in great detail which allows you to imagine what is happening. There are also a great cast of secondary characters and I particularly liked Selen and Micha. The story ends on a bit of an overarching cliff-hanger for the rest of the series, but it wraps up the events in this book nicely so could be read as a standalone if you don't want to get too invested in a whole other series. It's a bit of a beast at over 650 pages long but I never felt that the pace dragged, and I looked forward to picking it back up to see what would happen next.
Overall, The Desert Prince is a great introduction to a new series, but will delight fans of The Demon Cycle books as well. I'm looking forward to the next instalment! Thank you to NetGalley & Harper Collins UK - Harper Fiction & Voyager for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
