Brayan’s Gold
A Demon Cycle Novella
A short adventure set during the events of Peter V. Brett’s internationally bestselling novel The Warded Man, Brayan’s Gold can be enjoyed both as a standalone and part of the larger Demon Cycle series, which has sold over four million copies in 27 languages worldwide.
Also included is “Holiday in Tibbet’s Brook,” a Demon Cycle short story, set two years before the beginning of The Warded Man.
“I should have known if there were snow demons out there, you’d find one.”
Arlen Bales is an apprentice Messenger, hired to transport a dangerous shipment of thundersticks to a distant mining town. Abandoned by his partner, Arlen must travel alone, braving demon-infested nights and mountain passes full of bandits, all along hunted by the one-armed rock demon he crippled as a child, still thirsting for revenge.
When he reaches the isolated village, Arlen finds his professionalism tested when he’s offered his heart’s desire—a potential way to kill the demon hunting him—to get involved in a dispute between his employers and their only daughter.
“Brett spins another side story (after The Great Bazaar and Other Stories) off the deliberately harsh fantasy world first developed in 2009’s The Warded Man. This novella is a slight but enjoyable tale with a light, almost YA feel. Newcomers will get an easy introduction as Arlen, still an apprentice Messenger, takes on his first solo excursion into the demon-haunted night. When Sandar breaks his leg, Curk, Arlan’s mentor, is assigned to take his place hauling explosives to a far-off mining town. Brigands attack and Curk flees, but the ever-brave Arlan stands his ground, making himself new enemies and allies in what will become his long fight against the demons.”
— Publishers Weekly
“A fun adventure.”
— Locus
“It’s as a good a read, with plenty of action and adventure as well as another look at Arlen’s keen sense of justice […] BRAYAN’S GOLD is the perfect episode to remind us just who Arlen is.”
— SFcrowsnest
“An important read […] DO NOT MISS IT!”
— Fantasy Faction
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