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The Core

  • 2017 first published
  • 848 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (12 ratings)
  • 5 editions

Published in 2017, The Core is an epic fantasy and demon fiction novel by Peter V. Brett. Key subjects include Demonology.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 10 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

It runs to roughly 848 pages — 15–16 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Core

"New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett brings one of the most imaginative fantasy sagas of the twenty-first century to an epic close. For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose--men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal. Arlen Bales became known as the Warded Man, tattooed head to toe with powerful magic symbols that enable him to fight demons in hand-to-hand combat--and emerge victorious. Jardir, armed with magically warded weapons, called himself the Deliverer, a figure prophesied to unite humanity and lead them to triumph in Sharak Ka--the final war against demonkind. But in their efforts to bring the war to the demons, Arlen and Jardir have set something in motion that may prove the end of everything they hold dear--a swarm. Now the war is at hand, and humanity cannot hope to win it unless Arlen and Jardir, with the help of Arlen's wife, Renna, can bend a captured demon prince to their will and force the devious creature to lead them to the Core, where the Mother of Demons breeds an inexhaustible army. Trusting their closest confidantes, Leesha, Inevera, Ragen, and Elissa, to rally the fractious people of the Free Cities and lead them against the swarm, Arlen, Renna, and Jardir set out on a desperate quest into the darkest depths of evil--from which none of them expects to return alive. Look for Peter V.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Demonology
  • Fantasy
  • Epic fantasy
  • Horror

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Core?

The Core was written by Peter V. Brett and first published in 2017.

What genre is The Core?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy, Demons & Devils and Horror.

How long is The Core?

The median edition has 848 pages, about 15–16 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Core?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Gunslinger, House of Earth and Blood and The Eyes of the Dragon.

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