The Desert Spear
- 624
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Desert Spear” is a big second volume of “The Demon Cycle”, made for readers who finished the first wanting more. Its story of humans, magic and demons at war covers a shorter span of time than the opening book, and some readers like its pace better. At 624 pages it is no place to start; begin with the previous novel.
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About the book
The Desert Spear is a fantasy novel written by American writer Peter V. Brett. It is the second book in the Demon Cycle series. It was released on April 13, 2010.
Reading order · The Demon Cycle
Full order & progress →- The Painted ManStart here
–Not ranked yet - The Desert SpearThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - The Daylight War
8.18.1 / 10 - The Skull Throne
8.08.0 / 10 - The Core
8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 443 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 75% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 29 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 414 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Desert Spear?
It has 624 pages — longer than 62% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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