Barren

Name: Barren
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Peter V. Brett
ISBN: 9780062850768

Author: Peter V. Brett

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 3 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Published: 09/25/2018

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Action & Adventure, Dark Fantasy

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett returns to his groundbreaking Demon Cycle series with this enthralling novella—the latest story set in his much-loved fantasy world. Each night, the world is overrun by bloodthirsty demons. For centuries, humanity survived only by hiding behind defensive wards—magical symbols with the power to repel the demons. Now, the rediscovery of long-forgotten combat wards has given them the magic they need to fight back.In Tibbet’s Brook, the fighting wards have brought change, but the factions and grudges of a troubled past remain. Selia Square, the woman they call Barren, has long been the force that holds the Brook together. As a terrifying new threat emerges, she rallies her people once again.But Selia has a past of her own. And in a small community the personal and the political can never be divided. If Tibbet’s Brook is to survive, Selia must uncover memories she has buried deep—the woman she once was, the woman she once loved—and retell their story.

About Peter V. Brett

Peter V. Brett is the bestselling author of the Demon Cycle series—including The Warded Man, The Desert Spear, The Daylight War, The Skull Throne, and The Core—which has sold over two and a half million copies in twenty-five languages worldwide. He spends too much time on the internet, but occasionally unplugs to practice kickboxing and dad fu. He lives in Manhattan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on September 24, 2018

Review first posted on Fantasy Literature (along with two of my co-reviewers' 3.5 star reviews): Notwithstanding the publicity materials for this novella, I’m here to say that Barren is not, in fact, a particularly satisfactory entry point for the DEMON CYCLE series. (I’ll also attest to the fact tha......more

Goodreads review by Terence on October 30, 2022

Tibbet's Brook has embraced the arrival of the fighting wards. The Brook has formed a militia and many of the town's elders have reaped the rewards of magic by growing younger once more. Selia Square, the woman known as Barren, is one such woman. The return of her youth has rekindled many parts of h......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on July 25, 2019

I'm very happy to get this novella following the events in The Core. Or rather, I should say it gives this small town the kind of ending it deserved in the tumult that wrecked the land in The Core. Huge things happened there. All towns getting attacked at once, demons pouring up from every corner, c......more

Goodreads review by Jim on August 04, 2021

Goodreads has the events of this book happening after the series was concluded. I would say this is happening during the last book. In this one, Selia is the main character and we learn about her love life in the present and in the past. I was excited to get my hands on this book as I can be immersed......more