Author guide
Peter V. Brett Books in Order
Peter V. Brett is an internationally bestselling American fantasy author whose fiction combines epic and dark fantasy with horror elements. He is the author of The Demon Cycle, its associated novellas, The Nightfall Saga, and the graphic novel Red Sonja Unchained. He lives in Brooklyn.
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Peter V. Brett's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Warded Man
The opening novel of The Demon Cycle and the best entry point to Brett's shared world.
The Desert Prince
The opening novel of The Nightfall Saga for readers who have completed The Demon Cycle.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
The Demon Cycle
A dark-fantasy saga about humanity's struggle against demons, comprising five novels and associated novellas.
- 1 The Warded ManAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2008
- 3
The Great Bazaar and Other StoriesAmazon ↗Book 1.5 · collection · 2010 Optional
- 4
The Desert SpearAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2010
- 2
Brayan's GoldAmazon ↗Book 2.5 · novella · 2011 Optional
- 5
The Daylight WarAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2013
- 6
Messenger's LegacyAmazon ↗Book 3.5 · novella · 2014 Optional
- 7
The Skull ThroneAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2015
- 8
The CoreAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2017
- 9
BarrenAmazon ↗Book 5.5 · novella · 2018 Optional
- 10
Butter Cookies and Demon ClawsAmazon ↗Book 5.6 · novella · 2025 Optional
novel-series · ongoing
The Nightfall Saga
A sequel series set in the world of The Demon Cycle, beginning fifteen years after The Core.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (1)
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Red Sonja UnchainedAmazon ↗graphic-novel · 2014