Peter V. Brett

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-27

Peter V. Brett is an American author born February 8, 1973, in New Rochelle, New York. He earned a BA in English Literature and Art History from the University at Buffalo in 1995 and worked over a decade in pharmaceutical publishing before his debut novel, reportedly composing much of it on an HP iPaq while commuting on the New York City subway. He is best known for the Demon Cycle series, which began with The Painted Man (published as The Warded Man in the US) and continued with The Desert Spear (2010), The Daylight War (2013), The Skull Throne (2015), and The Core (2017); a spinoff trilogy began with The Desert Prince (2021). The Demon Cycle has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into 23 languages. He has also written novellas, contributed to anthologies, and written a Red Sonja comic.

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Books

• The Warded Man (2009) · The Demon Cycle Core Canon
• The Desert Spear (2010) · The Demon Cycle Core Canon
• The Daylight War (2013) · The Demon Cycle Core Canon
• The Skull Throne (2015) · The Demon Cycle Core Canon
• The Core (2017) · The Demon Cycle Core Canon
• The Desert Prince (2021) · The Demon Cycle Expanded Canon
• The Hidden Queen (2024) · The Demon Cycle Expanded Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 5 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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