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

Enjoyable Sequal

This was well worth the credit. If you enjoyed the first book in the series you will like this one to.

I almost gave it up with over half of the book in the desert spear.

Didn't need to spend 10 hours on jardeers (spelling) history. I hope the series doesn't continue to do this with other characters; telling the same series of events in painstaking detail in someone news perspective.

The narrator did a great job.

The Other Side of the Story of The Warded Man

What made the experience of listening to The Desert Spear the most enjoyable?

I enjoyed the way this brought the prospective of the Warded Man's Desert Nemesis into the totality of the story. We learn from childhood his story and how he developed into one of the main characters of the story. It then takes it beyond to continue the story of the Warded Man.

Any additional comments?

A good sequel to The Warded Man bringing in new points of view and giving depth to all the characters.

GREAT READ

I have loved the first two books now and I recommend them as a big YES! You must read them in order to be able to hang onto the plot and people.

3.5/5 - stop all the raping geeze

good story other than all the rape. just leave that crap out and it would be 5/5

Out of all the books I have read, this shines!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Desert Spear to be better than the print version?

Because of my poor eye sight, I have never read the printed version of this book, but believe it would be just as good.

What did you like best about this story?

I found myself drawn into the emotions of the characters. Hating the man from the desert for his betrayal, but understanding the need that drives him. The characters are rich and far from perfect people. They seem almost real.

Which character – as performed by Pete Bradbury – was your favorite?

The junglar Rouger

Good but rapey

Good story but an unnecessary focus on rape and incest. Less detail on that front would be better imo.

much better than the first book

i didn't like the life story of Jardir but I guess it was needed.
the author digs into your emotions and the reader brings it to life.

2nd and Ready for #3

Any additional comments?

I can't say this book was as good as the first cause they are both great. I sincerely hate Corelings! Who is the Deliverer? Anyone, no-one? Beats me, but can't wait to find out if there is one or not.This 2nd book of the Trilogy took some surprising turns. I thought I knew who Arlen (sp?) would choose. Don't know if I know yet. Also thought I knew who/what he was. Again, don't think I do yet. It's a pleasure to 'listen' to a book where the author can turn the tables on you before you can guess what's going on. The people could certainly be real along with the demons, well almost anyway. The dichotomization of the major regions in the book to our East and West world culture is totally believable. How can you dislike a character so much while really liking him/her? No, I don't know either but if you have read the Warded Man & The Desert Spear, continuing on to The Daylight War, you probably already have this conundrum, but what a pleasant one to have.I know that I'm going to be sad when I finish Book 3, but I can't wait to do just that. Then maybe I'll read/listen again. The big war is coming up. I hope my heart can take it. Most of the time I want to tattoo myself all over and go fight in it, the other half of the time I want to hide under my bed and never....go out at night. What a world this would be if we had to contend with the wood, fire, clay, et al demons every night. No, huh uh no way.Great series y'all so go for it is you're still trying to decide on your next series.

Series is managing to get stronger

I've found this series well written overall. Strong primary character definition and so far, no easy way out plot explanations. Definitely worth checking out if you're into fantasy fiction.