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  • The Demon Cycle, Book 3
  • Written by: Peter V. Brett
  • Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
  • Length: 26 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (121 ratings)

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The Daylight War

Written by: Peter V. Brett
Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
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Publisher's Summary

Peter V. Brett has won rave reviews for his internationally best-selling novels, including his stunning debut, The Warded Man.

A continuation of his epic Demon Cycle series, The Daylight War features Inevera, the wife of Jadir, who took center stage in Book 2, The Desert Spear. In this heart-stopping installment, humanity continues to struggle against the demon plague - even as survivors hold out hope that the Deliverer will save them all. On the night of the new moon, the demons rise in force, seeking the deaths of two men, both of whom have the potential to become the fabled Deliverer, the man prophesied to reunite the scattered remnants of humanity in a final push to destroy the demon corelings once and for all.

©2013 Peter V. Brett (P)2013 Recorded Books

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Best book in the series.

I have read all these books a few times. And this one is forever my favourite. Inevera and her backstory are what make this book! Desert spear makes the Krasians look sexists (and they are) portraying like all women are slaves/have 0 rights. However this book shows that the women are the true rulers. Both in Krasia and Angiers. It humanizes Jardir and Inevera. It shows the Demons point of view. It has character growth and story progression.
That said Leasha is still the worst and continues to be. And the romance with Arlen and -spoiler- feels so forced! There’s no time to bond or grow. It’s unnatural. And rushed. Rojer is similar but at least his relationship/s have push back and it’s not love after 30 seconds.
As a fan of more epic fantasy I feel I am bias as this book tries to do in one +20 hour book what I’m use to happening in a +50 hour book.

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what an amazing series must-read

just the right amount of tension and slow built for that climatic finish. recommended to read

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odd series

This is an odd book series . I love the narration and the bones of the story. But it's sad how misguided the authors choices are. He ruins his own story by sabotaging the moral character of his ppl. like having lisha turn into a poisoner who contemplates lying to a man about her bastard child to cover it up. I had assumed her God awful mother's behavior was meant to contrast lisha but she slowly became as disgusting as her. Also spends more time in the past then the present but its much less interesting. Tho I like the information it would be better condensed or spread out a little. That being said it's a good story.

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Great story, but ...

it delves too much into an antagonist's backstory. And be advise, the next book is even worse. Goes into an even more un-important character's back story. Maybe because she'll become something important? I don't know yet, but it feels like a waste of time once again.

Going back to The Daylight War, I personally don't need that huge info dump and I already know more than I want to know about Inevora. This books makes no revelations about her, and her beginnings are way too similar to Jardir's. I need to see the story moving forward. At least 50% of this books is spent telling Inevera's childhood. Half of it is what we've already seen from Jardir's POV on the previous book, but now from her's. The writer seems to want to make her one of the main characters, but she really is an antagonist, like it or not. My question is: who wants to spend so much time reading the backstory of an unlikable character?

After you've gone through all that timesink the story is back to normal and interesting again, but it ends faster than I wanted to. So this was a long book, but not because there was a lot of interesting content in it, unfortunately. This one is not as good as its predecessors.

The Skull Throne, which I just started, is playing the same game. Not sure if the writer is trying to stretch the story into 5 books deliberately or he thinks we're going to like this "side quests". But I find it incredibly taxing to have to stop the main story and go into hours and hours of some boring character's past. The important characters were laid out on books 1 and 2.

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Outstanding

Very well written. Even if it is a little too dark in places, the plot is twisted and complicated enough to keep you going. Deep and beautiful. The language is very good too. Hard to come by lately
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Loved it!!!

I'm absolutely hooked on this series. Already downloaded the next book... going to need more credits at this rate. SO GOOD!

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great

if you loved the first two books this one is no different so keep readinv

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