The Painted Man: Demon Trilogy 1

Eleven-year-old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day's ride from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet's Brook. As dusk falls upon Arlen's world, a strange mist rises from the ground promising a violent death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness; for hungry demons materialise from the vapours to feed. When his life is shattered by the demon plague, Arlen is forced to see that it is fear, rather than the demons, which truly cripples humanity. In the small town of Cutter's Hollow, Leesha's perfect future is destroyed by a lie. Yet in her disgrace, she becomes the guardian of dangerous ancient knowledge. Orphaned and crippled, young Rojer takes solace in mastering the musical arts of a Jongleur, only to learn that his unique talent gives him unexpected power over the night. Together, these three young people will offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival.