Best-selling author Peter V. Brett gained legions of fans with his debut novel The Warded Man. A riveting companion piece, this collection of stories contains another exciting tale from the Warded Man universe, deleted scenes from the original work, a glossary, and a grimoire of wards. In the title story, demons have hunted humanity almost to extinction. Arlen Bales seeks magic that can turn the tide-and finds hope in Abban, a merchant in the Great Bazaar of Krasia.