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The Desert Spear

By: Peter V. Brett
Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
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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

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pure awesome

altho long & detailed this book too was grreaaattt. cant wait for book 3 thankfully

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SURPRISED!

If you could sum up The Desert Spear in three words, what would they be?

detailed and well thought out

What did you like best about this story?

gave a clear image to as what is going on at that time

What about Pete Bradbury’s performance did you like?

read with feeling

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demon nights

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Was not sure about this book after i read what was about and the cover,but was not what i expected. caught my attention an held it

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Listen or read this book!!!

This is one of my all time faviorate series! I love to read but the book on tape may be even better the narrator made the story come so alive. I can not wait for the next part of the series to come out. You are truly missing out if this is not already part of your collection.

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Great Saga

The story is complex and layered with multiple less characters. Like Lots of the Rings, I enjoy this series Everytime I pick it up.

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Good addition....

...but I liked the first one better. Struggled through the desert spear part of it, finished very well though.

I will be getting the next one.

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A rare gem

I could not stop listening to this one, It's just as good as the first and really couldn't get any better. I sift through all the mediocre audio books here in search of a great tale like this. You won't be disappointed.

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Great book

Great second book loved the backstory on the characters. The ending is fantastic can't wait to start the next one.

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No let down with this sequel.

Excellent performance, great story. Things didn't always go as expected and certain character's drive me crazy, but I breezed through this book and would listen again.

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such an exciting sequel with rich characters

such an exciting sequel with rich characters and excellent storytelling ability interweaving different storyline seamlessly

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Good continuation, ending ok.

Good continuation of the series, with a complete arc for each character seen in the first. Jhardir’s childhood was rather long-winded considering that it was biographical and came before any mention of our beloved Leesha, Roger, and Arlen. As witj the previous book, I found the romance somewhat contrived and one-dimensional. The characters’ relationship to the demon princes is left unclear leaving me unfulfilled at the end of the book. However, Leesha’s adventures are a delight and her interactions with Jhardir & Eneveram are compelling. The voice performance was seamless, though Renna’s hillbilly accent was a bit too believable, ha. I especially enjoyed the take on the Warded Man’s disguised rasp.

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