The Painted Man

Read in 2015 (147 items)
list by Villiana

Best Reads 2008 (10 items)
list by Raven

2008 Reading List (99 items)
list by Raven

I’m absolutely delighted. I didn’t expect, but this book hit perfectly to my liking and made a huge impression on me.

The author tells the story of three children, Arlen, Leesha and Rojer, living in a time when humanity has been decimated by the Corelings, the demons of darkness attack after dark. People protect themselves in their homes guarded magic and pray every night to sur... read more

A great read and not your average fantasy. I really enjoyed this and had such a hard time putting it down. I loved the main character because he had back bone (just finished reading a series where the main character didn't have a back bone, it was a nice change). I like a character with guts basically and the fact that some of the other characters had that as well made a big difference to the stor... read more

Description: Eleven year old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day's ride from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet's Brook. As darkness falls each evening, mist rises from the ground and demons materialize to feed on anything they can find in the darkness. It is useless to fight. Only death awaits those who face the creatures. Most people hide behind magical wards, praying that they will see the dawn. But when Arlen's life is touched by the demon plague, he chooses a different path, realising that it is fear, rather then the demons, which cripples humanity. He knows there is more to the world than he's been told, if onl Eleven year old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day's ride from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet's Brook. As darkness falls each evening, mist rises from the ground and demons materialize to feed on anything they can find in the darkness. It is useless to fight. Only death awaits those who face the creatures. Most people hide behind magical wards, praying that they will see the dawn. But when Arlen's life is touched by the demon plague, he chooses a different path, realising that it is fear, rather then the demons, which cripples humanity. He knows there is more to the world than he's been told, if only he can risk leaving the safety of his wards to find it. ... (more) (less)