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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! You all turned out with a bunch of awesome songs for this giveaway. My tunes are looking a lot better and I’ve been humming all week thanks to you. Seriously, well done.

It was difficult to pick a winner. I can honestly say there two people who were neck and neck until the end. But there can only be one:

hip hop head here

well this took a while but i think
that would be my tracklist:

Leesha
Lack of Afro – A Time For…

Rojer
GooMar – I Forgot Why

Jardir
ProletR – Langue de putes (instrumental)

Arlen
either: Daniel Norgren – Moonshine Got Me
or: Max Romeo – Chase the deviel
(both awesome)

Inevera
DePhazz – Shadow of a Lie

Abban
MF Doom – Nettle Leaves

(Renna
Mononome – High on Life)

and last but not least:
Mind Demon
MF Doom – Fenugreek

hope you enjoy -Rudy

Congratulations, Rudy! I listened to all of them and wow. There’s some solid stuff in here. We’ll be contacting you shortly about your prize.

Our next Warded Wednesday is TOMORROW. In the meantime, we’d like to give a shout-out to some other entries. Some of the Youtube vids might not be available, depending on where you live, but I highly recommend looking up the songs. They’re worth your time:

Inevera is EASY! I read the question and this music immediately started playing in my head.
Loreena Mckennitt – Marco Polo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WYrzbEK2yc

Jardir… hmmm. Soviet march! (Yes, from Red Alert 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I-JEU5RUeE

Arlen, whenever I think about him in the first part of The Warded Man, this comes to mind
Imagine Dragons – Dream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCSX3mM6940

Elona Paper? oh what the hell…
Black Eyed Peas – My humps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEe_eraFWWs

I tried for something more classy, but no such luck. -Khaled

I think Tear in My Heart by Twenty One Pilots sums up Arlen (and Renna). -Brianne

Arlen “You don’t know me” by Art of Dying
Rojer “300 violin Orchestra” Jorge Quintero
Arlen’s song “Creep” by Radiohead -Mary

I always associated Arlen with land of confusion by disturbed. He is Obe trying to get everyone to see that there is another way. -Bethney

I’ve always heard Sober by Tool when thinking about Arlen. It’s a bit melancholy, I know but I feel the lyrics closely speak to Arlen’s need to draw in magics but his desire to simply go back to a time when Demon’s didn’t exist. -Adventureless Hero

Thanks so much to everyone who sent in their submissions! If you have any suggestions for future Warded Wednesday questions, feel free to leave them in the comments below.

You can get your copy of The Warded Man here!

Posted on May 31, 2016 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! A few months ago, Peat spent some time doing research on his characters. Namely, on what Disney characters they would be. Here are the results:

Arlen:

The hero of our story, folks.

Renna:

Strong, independent, and completely badass. Not to mention…

I ship it.

Leesha:

Smart and capable. Kind, but not going to let a man push her around.

Gared:

A man.

Abban:

A tricky merchant that’s more than meets the eye.

Rojer:

My favorite musical redhead.

Inevera:

Powerful and manipulative. Not to mention hot as hell.

Jardir:

A prince with humble beginnings and a leader’s heart.

Briar:

Scrappy and stubborn, wild as any coreling.

Bruna:

A crone with powers and much to teach.

Ashia:

“I’m a damsel, I’m in distress, I can handle it…”

Elona:

Controlling, blunt, passive-aggressive… One of my favorite characters to be honest.

Elissa:

Commanding and just all-around cool.

Jeph Bales:

Ice-harvesting is just like regular farming. Right?

Mind Demon:

Scary as heck. Enough said.

Ragen:

Once a messenger, always a messenger.

Selia:

Respected and refined.

Sikvah:

What a woman.

You can get your copy of The Warded Man here!

Posted on May 30, 2016 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! Last week, we got word of two die-hard fans who got companion tattoos! These are seriously frikken awesome. The lines of the ward circles are so clean and they’re spaced -perfectly-. The rest of those tatts don’t look bad either!

Seriously awesome tattoos, guys. They’ll keep you protected for a long time to come.

Thanks so much to Teena Evans for letting us know about these awesome tattoos. Twice the wards means twice the power to kick some serious demon butt.

You can get your copy of The Warded Man here!

Posted on May 27, 2016 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! This is a reminder that Peat is at Festival Headread right now! hat’s right, the original Warder himself is going to be in Tallinn Estonia until May 29th.

This is a rehash for all those who missed Monday’s post. Here’s how it’s going down:

Thursday, 26 May
20.00 Opening reception of festival HeadRead
Tallinn Town Hall (Raekoja plats 1, Tallinn)

Saturday, 28 May
15.00 Talk with Mari Rebane
Festival venue – the Estonian Writers’ Union (Harju 1, Tallinn)
20.00 Closing reception of festival HeadRead
Restaurant Pegasus (Harju 1, Tallinn)

Peat will also be wandering around the festival at various times. Feel free to say hi!

I’m also going to take the space here to shamelessly plug this week’s Warded Wednesday. Help me beef up my tunes and win a signed book. It’s a win-win.

You can get your copy of The Warded Man here!

Posted on May 26, 2016 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! It’s Wednesday, so you know what that means. Yep, it’s time for our weekly giveaway!

I’ve been listening to a lot of (bad) music lately and I need some new tunes. Today we’re asking you to search your spotify/itunes/soundcloud/etc. and think about the characters in The Demon Cycle.

The question for this week is:

What song do you feel fits a character?

You can pick more than one. This is a chance to show off how well you know music and how well you know The Demon Cycle!

The prize for this giveaway is a Warded Man trade paperback!

This giveaway book was provided by our friends at Del Rey. The Warded Man is where everything begins. If you’d like a copy signed by Peat himself, go ahead and enter.

Remember, we can only pick your comment if you respond to our post on the blog. We’re looking forward to your answers.

Giveaway answers will be accepted until Monday. The winner will be announced Tuesday.

You can get your copy of The Skull Throne here!

Posted on May 25, 2016 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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