Peter Brett signing The Painted Man

The Painted Man is book one of the Demon Trilogy. Mankind has lost the night to the corelings: demons that rise up each day at dusk, killing and destroying at will until dawn, when the sun banishes them back to the Core. The world's few surviving humans hide behind magical wards. It seems that nothing can harm the corelings, but there are three children who may have the power to stop them. This is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, about a world of demons, darkness and heroes.