This book is part of the The Demon War trilogy, but moreso as a fill-in/short side stories way. The first story is The Great Bazaar, which recounts Arlen's time as a Messenger, his relationship with Abban, and leads into how he finds the lost city of Anoch Sun. This was a nice tie-in to the trilogy, and basically only provides minimal needed information to the trilogy. I have enjoyed the character Arlen, that I found this to be a nice read.The second story is Brayan's Gold, and it actually takes place before The Great Bazaar. It is a story about Arlen's early Messenger days, and his first 'solo' run to the Brayan's Mine. This was a great character development short story, and gives a little more insight to Arlen's way of thinking and beliefs. Also, it introduces a different kind of demon that had not been mentioned in the trilogy (at least the first two books). A fun short story about Arlen's time in the Desert Spear, mostly focused around his time with Abban. A quick read - and slightly overpriced at $5 - but something cool for anyone who is enthralled with this series, as I am. Something nice to hold you over until The Daylight War comes out in February. The story itself is well written, as the original books were, and the deleted scenes, while brief, are also worth the read as well. Hard to rate it too high considering it's overpriced, and not particularly of any consequence to the story, but it's still a good read.
What do You think about The Great Bazaar (2012)?
Short, sweet and a great refresher before moving onto The Desert Spear. Bring on The Desert Spear.
—shandd
The great bazaar portion was good. I did not care for the other odd stories and definitions.
—rt310
Intriguing x-tra to the "painted man" series. Now I have to read the series.
—asdfg
Great short stories that fit in nicely! Loved the ward's explained :)
—marje
