The Desert Spear

By: Peter V. Brett

Narrated by: Pete Bradbury

Length: 26 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Peter Brett’s The Desert Spear continues the post-apocalyptic adventure he began in his highly acclaimed debut, The Warded Man.

The world remains under siege by demonkind stalking the land when the sun goes down. But a new hero has risen from the desert. Claiming to be the mythical Deliverer, Ahmann Jardir now rides alongside the allied desert tribes of Krasia. Jardir and his fellows are on an epic quest to vanquish the demons plaguing the world and bring humanity back from the brink of extinction.

Listen to the first book, The Warded Man.

©2010 Peter V. Brett (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

Third time listening

Listening to this series for the third time .
Getting ready for book 4 . I'm so excited , I absolutely love everything about this story.👍👍.

Excellent writing and story

Brett, more than any writer I've read in recent memory, is a master of his tools, effortlessly painting clear and vivid pictures of his characters and their stories.

Very entertaining. I can't wait to listen to the next book.

I liked the strength of the female characters and the twists and turns and unpredictability

great

this sequel focused heavily on the relationship between characters, it was great seeing what each one felt in their own perspective. however it felt like a little fantasy/erotica during most of it.

Glad I decided to listen

After reading a bunch of negative reviews about this second book in the series, I was hesitant to continue. But I was curious and so offered my credit to the Audible gods. Glad I did. Yes, it is different from the first book, but the story is engaging. We learn more about the desert people and their plans.
In some ways, it’s better than the first book.

Off to start the third book!

Very Immersive and Interesting

I was skeptical about listening to this at first due to several negative reviews critiquing the new POV of Jardir and how much of the audiobook was devoted to his story.
However I really enjoyed his side of the story and learning how their culture sculpted him into being a true adversary to Arlen. I found the caste system to be fascinating and I really felt for Abban's character throughout the book.
Leesha's story I found to be more irritating and a bit of a setback to the actual overall story. I much preferred Renna's story and her overcoming everything that was set against her, rather than Leesha pining over Arlen and whining about her mother
I wish there was more to Arlen's POV however since he mostly has taken a backseat to the story in this book. What we get from his POV is great, I just wanted more of it

Interesting world, great narration!

Wow, gotta take a minute to give props to the narrator, who does an amazing job with this book. His characterizations are excellent, and I love his voice. The first book in the series (The Warded Man) was better from a sympathetic character perspective. We were introduced in The Waded Man to the central characters of The Desert Spear, and they were not the good guys in the first book. In this book, Brett has done an excellent job with world-building, clearly this author's strength. You may not like the main character in The Desert Spear, but by gosh, you'll understand why he is the way he is, and why he does the things he does. Look forward to more books by Brett.

Stick with it

I found the start to be odd as it seemed to get away from the main story. But looking back it was an exceptional way to write this second story. very well done

Excellent

Once you get by the lingo of the story, you get get lost in the tale. I'm really enjoying the series.

It made me angry, laugh, and cry.

The book was very good. I'm enjoying this series greatly. I find that I have to read so many disappointments to find a few jewels. This series is a jewel. They are long books but constantly interesting. I feel like I really got my monies worth. Several stories within a story to keep it flowing nicely. If you are considering this book, I imagine you are a fan of this genre. This book won't disappoint.