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douglasjsellers's review against another edition
3.0
About 200 pages to long. It really drags at parts
alandan's review against another edition
4.0
Wow!
Very cool to see old events from new perspectives, along with the new storyline. Can't wait for the next book!
Very cool to see old events from new perspectives, along with the new storyline. Can't wait for the next book!
jwh891's review against another edition
5.0
Man oh man! Just when I thought it could not get any better Brett proves me oh so wrong!
"The Daylight Way" continues to expand upon the excellent plot from the previous two, throwing in yet another character's point of view, Inevera, the puppet-mistress herself. I really like that Brett adds a new viewpoint each novel because in the end, the only characters I really, really despise are the demons.
Which to me makes the books all that more engaging, because while I get frustrated with many of the characters actions, I find myself being able to stand in their shoes. In many fantasy stories and monster stories with rival humans, one of the humans is so vilified that I am pleased when they are killed off. Not so in the Demon Cycle. Brett reminds us constantly who the real bad guys are.
The demons are back in full force in this one too. IN the previous novel, "Desert Spear", the demons lost some of their bite, if you will, as Jadir and Arlen began to figure out their powers and turn the tables on the various breeds of demons, making their threat a background one, more of a occupational hazard than genocidal threat.
With the mind demons running the show though, the genuine threat of the demons are back and it's beginning to look dim for humanity.
Brett does a superb job of answer some lingering questions about the demons, from the mind demons POV, without giving away too much of the secret of the creatures. I'm am almost as excited to learn more of the previous age, and the true extent of the demons as I am to see what happens after the ending of the book.
Oh I forgot to mention that? The ending is one of THE biggest cliffhangers I have ever seen at the end of a novel. A chapter or section of a book, sure, but the novel!!! When I turned the page and saw the glossary, I about threw my kindle across the room!
But in the end that is ok. I like it when an author is able to pull at my heart strings right like that. I'll just have to wait patiently for the next installment!
P.S.- I bought the e-book version and once again flawless editing as far as images and chapter headings go!
"The Daylight Way" continues to expand upon the excellent plot from the previous two, throwing in yet another character's point of view, Inevera, the puppet-mistress herself. I really like that Brett adds a new viewpoint each novel because in the end, the only characters I really, really despise are the demons.
Which to me makes the books all that more engaging, because while I get frustrated with many of the characters actions, I find myself being able to stand in their shoes. In many fantasy stories and monster stories with rival humans, one of the humans is so vilified that I am pleased when they are killed off. Not so in the Demon Cycle. Brett reminds us constantly who the real bad guys are.
The demons are back in full force in this one too. IN the previous novel, "Desert Spear", the demons lost some of their bite, if you will, as Jadir and Arlen began to figure out their powers and turn the tables on the various breeds of demons, making their threat a background one, more of a occupational hazard than genocidal threat.
With the mind demons running the show though, the genuine threat of the demons are back and it's beginning to look dim for humanity.
Brett does a superb job of answer some lingering questions about the demons, from the mind demons POV, without giving away too much of the secret of the creatures. I'm am almost as excited to learn more of the previous age, and the true extent of the demons as I am to see what happens after the ending of the book.
Oh I forgot to mention that? The ending is one of THE biggest cliffhangers I have ever seen at the end of a novel. A chapter or section of a book, sure, but the novel!!! When I turned the page and saw the glossary, I about threw my kindle across the room!
But in the end that is ok. I like it when an author is able to pull at my heart strings right like that. I'll just have to wait patiently for the next installment!
P.S.- I bought the e-book version and once again flawless editing as far as images and chapter headings go!
mfenniak's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed The Daylight War. It wasn't the greatest book I've ever read, but it was entertaining and continued the story-line in a great series. I'm looking forward to more.
junkie_forthe_written_word's review against another edition
3.0
3/6 I'm more than a third of the way through and there has yet to be any plot advancement. This whole new trend, with writers who are attempting to write really long stories that end up with 10+ books, to give you tons of "back story" on secondary characters in order to fill pages is getting a little old. And it's not working, ask SM Stirling or grab a Ouiji board and ask Robert Jordan, I will stop reading your series.
Also, I know it's been a while since I read the first two books, but have the characters completely changed? I don't remember Renna being such a crappy character in the previous book. She's really getting on my nerves.
3/8
Aw man. I just finished all 629 pages of this book and I'm not sure why I didn't just skip this one and wait for the next one.
*****spoilers below******
Let's start with the pros:
1) I really like this world he's built, I enjoy the complexity of both societies and the way the world and magic work. Lots o' fun there.
2) Brett is a really good writer and even though the plot didn't advance much, you can still find enjoyment in his writing even as you're annoyed with him.
Ok, now for the cons:
1)What the hell is happening with the characters?
Renna - Oh Triple Brigid help me, she must have woke up at I'm-A-Bitch o'clock and slipped on her psycho panties in preparation for this story. I hate her so much, and if she says, "Love you Arlen Bales" one more freaking time I might just slip on my own pair of psycho panties and hunt her down.
Arlen - So he goes from mysterious and dangerous, yet mostly human, Warded Man to, "Aww shucks yall, I'm just Arlen Bales, I ent no specialer than you, honest word." While at the same time seeming to have every magical ability under the sun. Whaaaa? Also, giving the cloak to Renna, dick move man, dick move.
Leesha Paper - Dear Writer man, thank you for writing about a strong, intelligent, talented herb gatherer, who knows all about herbs, who manages not only to fall into multiple beds because penis is fun, but gets knocked up cause powerful herb gatherers obviously haven't figured that shit out, yet she can whip up the chemicals for a home pregnancy test in a matter of seconds. Whar babby come from, whar? Thank you. Then goes on to almost pee herself over crazypants Renna grabbing her wrist. My favorite character, ruined.
Inevera- Why hasn't someone taken this bitch out yet? Not only that, but we have to suffer through half of the book being about her. I guess it was an attempt to humanize her. Sorry, hate her still. Hate you Inevera Dingalinga-ting, honest word.
2. Every scene in Krasia, or about the Krasians, can be summed up in one sentence: Come at me brah! And/or sis.
3.Penis, penis everywhere. And vaginae. And penises in vaginae.
4.Cliffhanger, no literally, off the side of a cliff.
5. And finally the biggest problem: Filler fluff. The majority of this book is just words towards page count. If you are looking for a good solid story, look elsewhere, this book barely advances the story at all.
Also, I know it's been a while since I read the first two books, but have the characters completely changed? I don't remember Renna being such a crappy character in the previous book. She's really getting on my nerves.
3/8
Aw man. I just finished all 629 pages of this book and I'm not sure why I didn't just skip this one and wait for the next one.
*****spoilers below******
Let's start with the pros:
1) I really like this world he's built, I enjoy the complexity of both societies and the way the world and magic work. Lots o' fun there.
2) Brett is a really good writer and even though the plot didn't advance much, you can still find enjoyment in his writing even as you're annoyed with him.
Ok, now for the cons:
1)What the hell is happening with the characters?
Renna - Oh Triple Brigid help me, she must have woke up at I'm-A-Bitch o'clock and slipped on her psycho panties in preparation for this story. I hate her so much, and if she says, "Love you Arlen Bales" one more freaking time I might just slip on my own pair of psycho panties and hunt her down.
Arlen - So he goes from mysterious and dangerous, yet mostly human, Warded Man to, "Aww shucks yall, I'm just Arlen Bales, I ent no specialer than you, honest word." While at the same time seeming to have every magical ability under the sun. Whaaaa? Also, giving the cloak to Renna, dick move man, dick move.
Leesha Paper - Dear Writer man, thank you for writing about a strong, intelligent, talented herb gatherer, who knows all about herbs, who manages not only to fall into multiple beds because penis is fun, but gets knocked up cause powerful herb gatherers obviously haven't figured that shit out, yet she can whip up the chemicals for a home pregnancy test in a matter of seconds. Whar babby come from, whar? Thank you. Then goes on to almost pee herself over crazypants Renna grabbing her wrist. My favorite character, ruined.
Inevera- Why hasn't someone taken this bitch out yet? Not only that, but we have to suffer through half of the book being about her. I guess it was an attempt to humanize her. Sorry, hate her still. Hate you Inevera Dingalinga-ting, honest word.
2. Every scene in Krasia, or about the Krasians, can be summed up in one sentence: Come at me brah! And/or sis.
3.Penis, penis everywhere. And vaginae. And penises in vaginae.
4.Cliffhanger, no literally, off the side of a cliff.
5. And finally the biggest problem: Filler fluff. The majority of this book is just words towards page count. If you are looking for a good solid story, look elsewhere, this book barely advances the story at all.
milo_afc's review against another edition
5.0
Read the Original Review: http://thefoundingfields.com/2013/03/demon-cycle-daylight-war-peter-v-brett-book-review-bane-kings/.
“A wonderful third novel shows that Peter V. Brett can live up to expectations and provide a thrilling read that makes it a strong contender for best novel of the year already.” ~The Founding Fields
I’m a huge fan of Peter V. Brett’s The Demon Cycle, having been hooked on reading it a couple of years ago when I discovered the first two novels on a buy-one-get-one half price deal in Waterstones. The cover art looked awesome and they really stood out amongst the crowd, so I quickly snapped them up and devoured them – really enjoying the books. And then, the waiting began. So naturally, when this book was eventually published recently, it wouldn’t be too long before I managed to get a copy. The day that I got the book request from NetGalley approved didn’t just make my day, it made my week. I almost instantly started reading The Daylight War, and well, loved it. As I’ve mentioned in the quote, I’d even go so far as to call it one of the best novels of 2013 already, it’s certainly up there.
On the night of a new moon all shadows deepen.
Humanity has thirty days to prepare for the next demon attack, but one month is scarcely enough time to train a village to defend themselves, let alone an entire continent caught in the throes of civil war.
Arlen Bales understands the coreling threat better than anyone. Born ordinary, the demon plague has shaped him into a weapon so powerful he has been given the unwanted title of saviour, and attracted the attention of deadly enemies both above and below ground.
Unlike Arlen, Ahmann Jardir embraces the title of Deliverer. His strength resides not only in the legendary relics he carries, but also in the magic wielded by his first wife, Inevera, a cunning and powerful priestess whose allegiance even Jardir cannot be certain of.
Once Arlen and Jardir were like brothers. Now they are the bitterest of rivals. As humanity’s enemies prepare, the only two men capable of defeating them are divided against each other by the most deadly demons of all: those that lurk in the human heart.
The book opens with a flashback, like The Desert Spear before it, only this time, rather than focus on Jardir, we’re focusing on Inevera, nearly thirty three years before the current events of the series, and we get to see her life as a child. However, we don’t spend as long with Inevera as we did with Jardir and soon we’re back with the promised couple, Arlen and Renna. It’s interesting to see that Renna is starting to follow Arlen on his path, despite the fact that she is meant to be the only person keeping Arlen in the world of men rather than having him thrust into the world of demons. Leesha gets a pretty heavy chunk of the book as well as her character is expanded upon much like the rest of the dramatis personae that we have seen grown over the course of the series so far. Renna Tanner gets a bigger role to play in this book than in the previous novels, and her character really develops here as she struggles to make herself able to keep up with Arlen, who is now more focused and in control of everything than he’s ever been, and it’s really interesting to read just how much he’s changed as a character since The Painted Man (or The Warded Man in the USA), as well as other characters who have undergone various developments.
As from what one might suggest by the title, the action sequences and the pace are increased in this book from the previous novels. Peter V. Brett has managed to capture the ability to hook the reader in and keep them turning the pages, and I was not be able to put this down although I did have to keep an eye on the charge of my Kindle Fire at times. The great thing about reading this novel on the Kindle Fire was that I could take it anywhere without carrying a massive hardback book around, therefore I was able to quickly load it up and start reading whenever I had a spare moment. A few may have complained about pacing issues in previous novels, but I think Brett has nailed it here. The Daylight War’s action scenes are nicely handled, as well as the book’s plot. And it ends on a cliffhanger as well. A very, very awesome cliffhanger that had to force me to put the book down for a few moments and think, “Did that just happen?” It’s a serious gamechanger in the series and proves that nobody, not even the main cast is safe.
And you won’t see it coming, which is especially good as many stories with Chosen One cliches are predictable and quite dull in places. This one isn’t though, as Brett weaves a powerful tale with a strong narrative, and whilst I may have initially believed this series to be a trilogy, I’m glad to see that there are more than three volumes. There isn’t any real drawbacks with this novel as a whole that I found, although I know that others have different opinions to me and have indeed read at least one negative review of this book. But for me, The Daylight War will most likely be the book to beat for 2013, and it truly is a terrific read.
VERDICT: 5/5
THE DEMON CYCLE: The Painted Man, The Desert Spear, The Daylight War.
“A wonderful third novel shows that Peter V. Brett can live up to expectations and provide a thrilling read that makes it a strong contender for best novel of the year already.” ~The Founding Fields
I’m a huge fan of Peter V. Brett’s The Demon Cycle, having been hooked on reading it a couple of years ago when I discovered the first two novels on a buy-one-get-one half price deal in Waterstones. The cover art looked awesome and they really stood out amongst the crowd, so I quickly snapped them up and devoured them – really enjoying the books. And then, the waiting began. So naturally, when this book was eventually published recently, it wouldn’t be too long before I managed to get a copy. The day that I got the book request from NetGalley approved didn’t just make my day, it made my week. I almost instantly started reading The Daylight War, and well, loved it. As I’ve mentioned in the quote, I’d even go so far as to call it one of the best novels of 2013 already, it’s certainly up there.
On the night of a new moon all shadows deepen.
Humanity has thirty days to prepare for the next demon attack, but one month is scarcely enough time to train a village to defend themselves, let alone an entire continent caught in the throes of civil war.
Arlen Bales understands the coreling threat better than anyone. Born ordinary, the demon plague has shaped him into a weapon so powerful he has been given the unwanted title of saviour, and attracted the attention of deadly enemies both above and below ground.
Unlike Arlen, Ahmann Jardir embraces the title of Deliverer. His strength resides not only in the legendary relics he carries, but also in the magic wielded by his first wife, Inevera, a cunning and powerful priestess whose allegiance even Jardir cannot be certain of.
Once Arlen and Jardir were like brothers. Now they are the bitterest of rivals. As humanity’s enemies prepare, the only two men capable of defeating them are divided against each other by the most deadly demons of all: those that lurk in the human heart.
The book opens with a flashback, like The Desert Spear before it, only this time, rather than focus on Jardir, we’re focusing on Inevera, nearly thirty three years before the current events of the series, and we get to see her life as a child. However, we don’t spend as long with Inevera as we did with Jardir and soon we’re back with the promised couple, Arlen and Renna. It’s interesting to see that Renna is starting to follow Arlen on his path, despite the fact that she is meant to be the only person keeping Arlen in the world of men rather than having him thrust into the world of demons. Leesha gets a pretty heavy chunk of the book as well as her character is expanded upon much like the rest of the dramatis personae that we have seen grown over the course of the series so far. Renna Tanner gets a bigger role to play in this book than in the previous novels, and her character really develops here as she struggles to make herself able to keep up with Arlen, who is now more focused and in control of everything than he’s ever been, and it’s really interesting to read just how much he’s changed as a character since The Painted Man (or The Warded Man in the USA), as well as other characters who have undergone various developments.
As from what one might suggest by the title, the action sequences and the pace are increased in this book from the previous novels. Peter V. Brett has managed to capture the ability to hook the reader in and keep them turning the pages, and I was not be able to put this down although I did have to keep an eye on the charge of my Kindle Fire at times. The great thing about reading this novel on the Kindle Fire was that I could take it anywhere without carrying a massive hardback book around, therefore I was able to quickly load it up and start reading whenever I had a spare moment. A few may have complained about pacing issues in previous novels, but I think Brett has nailed it here. The Daylight War’s action scenes are nicely handled, as well as the book’s plot. And it ends on a cliffhanger as well. A very, very awesome cliffhanger that had to force me to put the book down for a few moments and think, “Did that just happen?” It’s a serious gamechanger in the series and proves that nobody, not even the main cast is safe.
And you won’t see it coming, which is especially good as many stories with Chosen One cliches are predictable and quite dull in places. This one isn’t though, as Brett weaves a powerful tale with a strong narrative, and whilst I may have initially believed this series to be a trilogy, I’m glad to see that there are more than three volumes. There isn’t any real drawbacks with this novel as a whole that I found, although I know that others have different opinions to me and have indeed read at least one negative review of this book. But for me, The Daylight War will most likely be the book to beat for 2013, and it truly is a terrific read.
VERDICT: 5/5
THE DEMON CYCLE: The Painted Man, The Desert Spear, The Daylight War.
rachelreed107's review against another edition
3.0
I’m seeing the pattern that the author is writing his books. When I read the next one I will see if what I describe next will be the complete model.
The first half tells the life story of a character. The first book was Arlen Bales, the second one was Jardir, and this was Inevera. Then it catches up on the exact same events, just a different point of view. And then it goes forward the story a little bit.
Honestly, I didn’t care much about Inevera’s story, since it was just a different POV of the second book. I felt like it could have been condensed into the second book. Also she didn’t seem to care about her kids at all.
Also, I was hoping that Arlens new fascination with Renna would go away. I felt more chemistry between him and Leesha, but all the sudden Renna appears and he loves her. I just don’t see it. There was much more build between him and Leesha. And I read another review that made a good point: Renna acted like she was on crack with demon meat. So true. I was annoyed, especially since Arlen apparently cares about her a ton. I just DON’T get it. He sees her, and decides she’s everything.
Also, the first book probably had one sex scene, the second had more, but this one put the others and Game of Thrones to shame.
The first half tells the life story of a character. The first book was Arlen Bales, the second one was Jardir, and this was Inevera. Then it catches up on the exact same events, just a different point of view. And then it goes forward the story a little bit.
Honestly, I didn’t care much about Inevera’s story, since it was just a different POV of the second book. I felt like it could have been condensed into the second book. Also she didn’t seem to care about her kids at all.
Also, I was hoping that Arlens new fascination with Renna would go away. I felt more chemistry between him and Leesha, but all the sudden Renna appears and he loves her. I just don’t see it. There was much more build between him and Leesha. And I read another review that made a good point: Renna acted like she was on crack with demon meat. So true. I was annoyed, especially since Arlen apparently cares about her a ton. I just DON’T get it. He sees her, and decides she’s everything.
Also, the first book probably had one sex scene, the second had more, but this one put the others and Game of Thrones to shame.
storiwa's review against another edition
3.0
this series is still good on the 3rd book but is starting to feel less fresh since it's mostly the same story told in the other book, just from a different character's perspective. the plots moving forward a bit too slowly and the ending of this book just was a low blow to faithful readers who weren't expecting total resolution but deserved more than an abrupt, unsatisfactory stopping point.
berman647's review against another edition
5.0
This series just keeps getting better and better. The introduction of new Demons and the accompanying intrigue adds some much needed dimension to the villains. The focus upon different main characters in each book makes them more understandable and adds impetus to re-reading the book. That said, the 3rd book in the series brings all of the main characters together (eventually) in a satisfying, if not entirely logical fashion. Of course it ends with a cliff hanger, it's not even needed for me to heartily recommend this series. It's a delicious twist on the traditional fantasy/hero narrative and a refreshing one at that.