**Peter V. Brett *is the bestselling author of The Demon Cycle, which includes The Warded Man (published as The Painted Man in the U.K.), The Desert Spear *, and The Daylight War, and has two more forthcoming novels in the series. After writing The Painted Man during his commute on the F-train, he l...

**Peter V. Brett *is the bestselling author of The Demon Cycle, which includes The Warded Man (published as The Painted Man in the U.K.), The Desert Spear *, and The Daylight War, and has two more forthcoming novels in the series. After writing The Painted Man during his commute on the F-train, he left his day job to pursue writing full time and currently lives in Brooklyn with his daughter, Cassandra.