Peter V. Brett

Peter V. Brett is an American fantasy author whose Demon Cycle series has been translated into over twenty-five languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. Born in 1973, he studied English Literature and Art History at the University at Buffalo and earned his master's degree from New York University. He worked in pharmaceutical publishing before becoming a full-time writer. The Demon Cycle series, beginning with The Painted Man (The Warded Man in the US), is set in a world where demons rise from the earth's core each night, and humanity has retreated behind magical wards. The series follows multiple protagonists as they rediscover ancient combat magic and fight to reclaim their world. Barren is a novella set in the Demon Cycle universe, expanding the world with a shorter, focused story. The series is praised for its inventive worldbuilding, its action sequences, and its exploration of how humanity responds to existential threat. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers epic fantasy built on a brilliantly simple premise — what if monsters rose every night? — told with propulsive energy and a growing cast of characters you'll follow to the end.