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  • The Daylight War

  • The Demon Cycle, Book 3
  • By: Peter V. Brett
  • Narrated by: Colin Mace
  • Length: 26 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,946 ratings)
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The Daylight War

By: Peter V. Brett
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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Summary

Continuing the impressive debut fantasy series from author Peter V. Brett, The DAYLIGHT WAR is book three of the Demon Cycle, pulling the listener into a world of demons, darkness and heroes.

On the night of a new moon all shadows deepen.

Humanity has thirty days to prepare for the next demon attack, but one month is scarcely enough time to train a village to defend themselves, let alone an entire continent caught in the throes of civil war.

Arlen Bales understands the coreling threat better than anyone. Born ordinary, the demon plague has shaped him into a weapon so powerful he has been given the unwanted title of saviour, and attracted the attention of deadly enemies both above and below ground.

Unlike Arlen, Ahmann Jardir embraces the title of Deliverer. His strength resides not only in the legendary relics he carries, but also in the magic wielded by his first wife, Inevera, a cunning and powerful priestess whose allegiance even Jardir cannot be certain of.

Once Arlen and Jardir were like brothers. Now they are the bitterest of rivals. As humanity’s enemies prepare, the only two men capable of defeating them are divided against each other by the most deadly demons of all: those that lurk in the human heart.

©2013 Peter V. Brett (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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enthralling

exceedingly well read. the audio adds to the chara terisation.
The story is fantastic, gripping and full of detail.

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Keeps up the pace

The third book in the collection and if you enjoyed the first two you are sure to like this one also. Moves the story on quite nicely a good pace with a thrilling end.

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Brilliant

Wasn't sure of the story to be begin with but wow this book is break.

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Amazing story and narration.

From a third of the way into this audiobook I marvelled at the writing. From the previous books the author had built strong characters but I was surprised how well the author succeeded in retelling past storylines from a different character perspective and still keep the pace and fascination of the reader up.
By the time I finished the book I was ready to go straight into the sequel whereas I often need a break from a storyline after a long book so I don't get bored. Eg the wheel of time series are great but sometimes long winded this book seems able to tell a long narrative without causing the same listener fatigue!

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book 3, got better near the end.

Struggled to finish the book, seemed to go on a bit. however the finished strongly.

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Still enjoying it...

ok so I'm really enjoying the yarn here. It's a great story with some good characters and lots of creative twists. I struggle to keep up with who is who in Jadir's court... there's just sooo many of them. At times the narrator seems to struggle with all the made-up words and other times he sounds very bored. However, he also brings the characters to life skilfully. There's a lot of sex and some pretty twisted and gruesome violence. The author has some dark places! Looking forward to book 4.

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Gripping

This series so far has had me gripped from the start. A great concept, varied and multi-layered characters, with tense and exciting scenes read expertly by the narrator. If fantasy is your genre then you'll likely love this series as I have done. Having just finished book 3, I cannot wait to begin listening to book 4.

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still good

a little long winded at times, but the story still flows...
though if the rest of the books are like this they may feel like a chore

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Great read

Love it. Narrator's reading and performance was great. Nice read and well written, capturing your imagination.

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Fantastic

These are the best books I have read - started on Audible and then bought the books as I was so impressed. Highly recommend anyone reading/listening.

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