I picked up "The Warded Man" by Peter Brett some time ago. It was one of those deals where you buy so many books and you get one free. Not wanting to waste a free book....well, there you go.
"The Desert Spear" is the second book in what promises to be a five book series. We met Jardir in "The Warded Man". We learn his story in "The Desert Spear".
Jardir is a prince of the desert; sworn to lead his men as they kill the demons that rise from the earth each night while the women and children are kept safe deep within the city. We follow his life from his beginning as a son of a father that had died without honor. His tenacity and drive let him excel in the combat school where boys are sorted into either men that fight demons or khaffit; an honor less class held in the same low esteem as women and children.
Protected...not a protector...as is Jardir.
And now Jardir leads his people to invade the people of the north-lands seeking to unite humanity against the demons in the coming final conflict.
After his duplicity in the first book, I was unsurprised to find that I liked Jardir less after reading more about him in the second book. I was surprised to find that I also liked him more.
Read the first book...then read this one.
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