Peter V. Brett

• Name — Peter V. Brett • Born — 8 February 1973 • Birthplace — New Rochelle, New York, U.S. • Education — University at Buffalo (BA) • Occupation — Novelist • Website — http: www.petervbrett.com

Peter Brett studied English Literature and Art History at the University at Buffalo, graduating in 1995. He developed an interest in fantasy, comic books, and role-playing games from an early age. He then spent more than ten years working in medical publication before resigning to become a full-time writer after his royalty income surpassed his salary.

Brett wrote his 2008 novel The Painted Man (The Warded Man in the US) and much of his second novel on his HP iPaq 6515 while commuting on the New York City subway. Following its publication, the novel achieved commercial success, leading to his placement on the New York Times Best Seller list. The novel takes place on a formerly advanced civilization world that has now been reduced to a dark age by the attacks of demons known as Corelings. These are powerful beings with magical abilities and differing elemental natures, and each night they emerge from the planet's core to feed on humans, who must take care to be indoors before dark. Against this backdrop the three main characters Arlen, Leesha, and Rojer, pass into maturity and begin individual quests to bring an end to the terror. The book and its sequels have been translated into twenty three languages, including German, French, Greek, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Chinese, Dutch, Korean, Estonian, Turkish, Italian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian, Brazilian Portuguese and Danish. In The Desert Spear two men are claimed by their own followers to be humanity's prophesied Deliverer. One is Arlen Bales, formerly of a small hamlet who, after many hard lessons, has become the Warded Man (so called because he has covered himself in demon-warding runes). Another contender is a desert warrior, a former friend and betrayer of Arlen, who carries a mystical spear (stolen from Arlen) and heads a vast army intent on a holy war against the demons and anyone else who stands in the way. Brett's novellas include the 2010 book The Great Bazaar and Other Stories, the 2011 book Brayan's Gold, and the 2014 book Messenger's Legacy. The Demon Cycle novel has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.

Brett lives in Manhattan with his wife Lauren and his child Phoenix and daughter Sirena. He also enjoys comics and role playing games.

• The Painted Man (UK title; Voyager, 1 September 2008) (US title The Warded Man; Del Rey, March 2009) • The Desert Spear (Del Rey, March 27, 2010) • The Daylight War (Del Rey, February 12, 2013) • The Skull Throne (Del Rey, March 31, 2015) • The Core (Del Rey, October 3, 2017) • Novellas • The Great Bazaar and Brayan’s Gold (2015) (Takes place during “The Painted Man”) • Messenger's Legacy (2014) (Takes place between “Daylight War” and “The Skull Throne”) • Barren (2018) (Takes place during “The Core”, with significant flashbacks to before “The Painted Man”) • Short Story • Mudboy, included in Unfettered from Grim Oak Press (May 2013) (Included in “Messenger’s Legacy” Novella)

Set 15 years after The Core • The Desert Prince (August 3, 2021) • The Hidden Queen (March 5, 2024) • The Demon King (April 7, 2026)