The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle book 1) by Peter V. Brett 482 pages
Demons rise every night as soon as the sun sets. There are fire demons, rock demons, wood demons, sand demons, demons for every environment, all of which are out to kill and eat humans. Wards can be used to keep the demons out, but all the fighting wards were lost a long time ago.
Ick Factor Description
graphic violence, rape
Book Review
The magic system and characters are so vivid that the world feels very real. However, several of the time jumps bothered me, and the story of one character comes off a little soap-opera. Going from humans being helpless against demons, to finally being able to fight them is worth these little issues. The series builds from this and the battles become more and more epic.
