These are, however, fragile and prone to failure unless properly maintained.Īs the novel progresses, the protagonists each embark upon his or her own hero's journey in an effort to save humanity. The only defense against the corelings are wards (magical runes) that can be drawn, painted, or inscribed to form protective barriers around human settlements. The ongoing attrition of these attacks have reduced humanity from an advanced state of technology to a dark age. There are many different kinds of corelings, each associated with a particular element and each with different capabilities and strengths. They are inhabitants of a world plagued by the attacks of demons known as Corelings, which rise from the planet's core each night to feast upon humans. The novel follows three POV characters in their passage from childhood to maturity. There is also a Graphic Audio production of the book. It has been translated into German, Japanese, Polish, Czech, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Serbian, Estonian and Turkish. It was first published by HarperCollins's Voyager imprint in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2008, and was published in the United States under the title of The Warded Man in March 2009. The Painted Man (titled The Warded Man in the US) is a fantasy novel written by American writer Peter V.
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