The Princes are powerful mind corelings that can control people and other corelings. We also get eight total points of view, including the POV of two of coreling Princes.
He has proven himself indispensable to the Krasian cause and their Daylight War.
Side characters grew in unexpected ways, the realm continued its own development, and we were introduced to a slew of new, unique individuals. Overall, The Desert Spear was everything and more I could have hoped for as a follow up to The Warded Man. It is at this point that we are gifted a new POV from another familiar side character, Renna. My personal favorite aspect of this book had Arlen finally revisiting, or perhaps a better world would be confronting his past. Our trio struggles to understand their special gifts, as well as distributing their knowledge to the surrounding areas. At this point we are reintroduced to our beloved characters from the preceding novel and their continued advancements in the areas of Demon fighting and Warding. We also learn exponentially more about the culture, history, and traditions of Krasia, which is crucial for the story as these desert people begin to forcibly mingling with their Northern neighbors. Additionally, his sections also give context and depth to other side characters such as Abban, as well as introducing other fascinating, and intriguing characters such as Inevera.
His chapters took place in the present day, as well as in the past, adding depth and giving us insight into the forces that shaped this rigid man, moreover allowing the reader to understand why he had betrayed Arlan.
However, upon finally picking up the second book in the The Demon Cycle series, I had a fleeting sense of disorientation as the first several chapters introduce a not only a new POV, from a character that caused much heartbreak in The Warded Man, Jardir, but also of Krasia. Overview (No Spoilers): It took all of my self-control to not immediately pick up the Desert Spear after reading The Warded Man! As a personal rule, I attempt to read a book or two between the books in a series, to allow the novels to stand on their own, however in this case I could hardly wait to see where the story would take Arlen, Rojer, and Leesha.
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