Brayan’s Gold chronicles Arlen’s first run as an apprentice in the Messenger’s Guild. Like The Warded Man, these novellas are designed to introduce the world and act as standalone reads, but I think they are more impactful as part of the greater whole.Ģ) Brayan’s Goldis the most independent of the two novellas, both of which occur during Arlen’s pre-warded Messenger days. In some markets and formats these two novellas are combined in one volume, in others they are sold separately. If you choose to keep reading, two (optional) novellas tie into the story at this point- Brayan’s Gold and The Great Bazaar. Brett books are like without the commitment of reading a full series, Warded Man is your go-to. It is the shortest and tightest of my novels, following just three POV story arcs from beginning to a satisfying end. Warded Man introduces the world and works well as either a standalone book or part of a series. For maximum effect, they should be read in the following order:ġ) The Warded Man (known in the UK and Australia as The Painted Man) is the first novel. The companion novellas are: The Great Bazaar, Brayan’s Gold, Messenger’s Legacy, and Barren.

The main series novels are: The Warded Man, The Desert Spear, The Daylight War, The Skull Throne, and The Core. There are five novels and four novellas in The Demon Cycle. I’m here to help! What follows is a spoiler-free guide to binge-reading The Demon Cycle as one big story, as the Creator intended. Some are noticing for the first time that there are Demon Cycle novellas in addition to the novels, and wondering how they fit into the larger story.

Hi! Now that The Core, the last book in the Demon Cycle, is in production, I’m hearing from new readers who have been waiting patiently for years so they could binge-read the whole series, as well as long-time fans planning a refresher read before the big finale.

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