Redemption of Althalus

Zusatztext “Highly recommended . . . Featuring a cast of engaging characters! some fanciful plot twists! and a light-hearted atmosphere that should appeal strongly to fans and first-time readers alike.” — Library Journal “The story takes off. The interactions between characters! straightforward plotting! and doses of wry humor keep the tale humming.” — Booklist “An engaging young reprobate hero . . . [A] magical realm of good-natured fun.” — Publishers Weekly “A compelling! involving story.” — Science Fiction Chronicle Informationen zum Autor David and Leigh Eddings Klappentext David and Leigh Eddings were mythmakers and world builders of the first order. With The Redemption of Althalus! the authors of the Belgariad and Malloreon sagas created a thrilling stand-alone epic-boldly written and brilliantly imagined. It would be sheer folly to try to conceal the true nature of Althalus! for his flaws are the stuff of legend. He is! as all men know! a thief! a liar! an occasional murderer! an outrageous braggart! and a man devoid of even the slightest hint of honor. Yet of all the men in the world! it is Althalus! unrepentant rogue and scoundrel! who will become the champion of humanity in its desperate struggle against the forces of an ancient god determined to return the universe to nothingness. On his way to steal The Book from the House at the End of the World! Althalus is confronted by a cat--a cat with eyes like emeralds! the voice of a woman! and the powers of a goddess. She is Dweia! sister to The Gods and a greater thief even than Althalus. She must be: for in no time at all! she has stolen his heart. And more. She has stolen time itself. For when Althalus leaves the House at the End of the World! much wiser but not a day older than when he'd first entered it! thousands of years have gone by. But Dweia is not the only one able to manipulate time. Her evil brother shares the power! and while Dweia has been teaching Althalus the secrets of The Book! the ancient God has been using the dark magic of his own Book to rewrite history. Yet all is not lost. But only if Althalus! still a thief at heart! can bring together a ragtag group of men! women! and children with no reason to trust him or each other. Praise for The Redemption of Althalus "Highly recommended . . . Featuring a cast of engaging characters! some fanciful plot twists! and a light-hearted atmosphere that should appeal strongly to fans and first-time readers alike."-Library Journal "The story takes off. The interactions between characters! straightforward plotting! and doses of wry humor keep the tale humming."-Booklist "An engaging young reprobate hero . . . [A] magical realm of good-natured fun."-Publishers Weekly "A compelling! involving story."-Science Fiction Chronicle Leseprobe CHAPTER ONE Althalus the thief spent ten days on the road down out of the mountains of Kagwher to reach the imperial city of Deika. As he was coming out of the foothills, he passed a limestone quarry where miserable slaves spent their lives under the whip laboriously sawing building blocks out of the limestone with heavy bronze saws. Althalus had heard about slavery, of course, but this was the first time he'd ever actually seen slaves. As he strode on toward the plains of Equero, he had a little chat with his good luck about the subject, strongly suggesting to her that if she really loved him, she'd do everything she possibly could to keep him from ever becoming a slave. The city of Deika lay at the southern end of a large lake in northern Equero, and it was even more splendid than the stories had said it was. It was surrounded by a high stone wall made of squared-off limestone blocks, and all the bu...

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Highly recommended . . . Featuring a cast of engaging characters, some fanciful plot twists, and a light-hearted atmosphere that should appeal strongly to fans and first-time readers alike. Library Journal

The story takes off. The interactions between characters, straightforward plotting, and doses of wry humor keep the tale humming. Booklist

An engaging young reprobate hero . . . [A] magical realm of good-natured fun. Publishers Weekly

A compelling, involving story. Science Fiction Chronicle

Product details

• Authors: Eddings, David Eddings, Leigh Eddings
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2001
• EAN: 9780345440785
• ISBN: 978-0-345-44078-5
• No. of pages: 800
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 175 mm x 33 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy