The Skull Throne (The Demon Cycle, Book 4)

Peter V. Brett

Apr 2015 · The Demon Cycle Book 4 · HarperCollins UK

About this eBook

In the grand tradition of George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan, Sunday Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett continues his critically acclaimed Demon Cycle with the next dramatic instalment: THE SKULL THRONE.

The Skull Throne of Krasia stands empty.

Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honour and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all.

But Arlen Bales, the Painted Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel he could not in honour refuse. Rather than risk defeat, Arlen cast them both from a precipice, leaving the world without a saviour, and opening a struggle for succession that threatens to tear the Free Cities of Thesa apart.

In the south, Inevera, Jardir's first wife, must find a way to keep their sons from killing one another and plunging their people into civil war as they strive for enough glory to make a claim on the throne.

In the north, Leesha Paper and Rojer Inn struggle to forge an alliance between the duchies of Angiers and Miln against the Krasians before it is too late.

Caught in the crossfire is the duchy of Lakton – rich and unprotected, ripe for conquest.

All the while, the corelings have been growing stronger, and without Arlen and Jardir there may be none strong enough to stop them.

Only Renna Bales may know more about the fate of the missing men, but she, too, has disappeared...

Ratings and reviews

I've been hooked to these novels since I read the Painted Man at the local library. Peter Brett spins a great yarn shifting between timelines using flashback to great effect in fleshing out the back story of his key characters. There's plenty of nuance in the interplay between his main characters which sets the stage for subplots gradually unfolding in later acts setting up the civil war and house intrigue unfolding in book 4.

Way to expensive for a ebook. Silly money a hard back costs the same. Will read the last 2 books and it won't cost me a penny. Silly they will never learn.They lose more than they gain by over pricing. No wonder people go alternative route to read books without paying.

Binge reading this book under the bedsheets at night have been well worth the tiring days of work. As exciting as anything I've ever read and more plot twists than game of thrones, you NEED to read this book

About the author

Peter V. Brett is the internationally bestselling author of the Demon Cycle series, which has sold more than three and a half million copies in twenty-seven languages worldwide. Novels include The Warded Man, The Desert Spear, The Daylight War, The Skull Throne, and The Core. He lives in Brooklyn.

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