4.5 Stars

Wow. That was pretty amazing. Peter V. Brett is a very talented writer. This was an epic fantasy story, with unforgettable characters. It was told from 3 different characters point of views, Arlen, Leesha, and Rojer. The story was told over a span of about 15 years. You got to know each of these incredible characters from their childhood, straight through to their young adulthood. It was a long, but enjoyable journey.

The demons that ruled the night, were absolutely terrifying. But the story itself really depicts something even more daunting, the people that had lost their fight. Everyone in this story cowered to these demons, they let them rule the night, destroying villages and villagers alike. This book had me entranced from the first few chapters. This world Mr. Brett created was nothing short of magnificent. It painted a clear and alluring picture that I could not get out of my head.

The Warded Man was long enough that, even jumping around from the 3 view points, you still got to know each character thoroughly. Arlen was probably my favorite, you couldn't help but to cheer him along throughout the whole book! Leesha was a close runner up though. She was brave, smart and strong. Rojer was a good character as well, though I felt for him more so out of pity through most of his stories. At the end though all three came away nothing short of heroic.

I think that fans of high fantasy books such as, Graceling, and Game of Thrones, will love this book just the same. I will definitely be reading the remaining two books in this trilogy.