The Last Four Things (The Left Hand of God, #2)

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The epic story of Thomas Cale introduced so memorably in The Left Hand of God continues as the Redeemers use his prodigious gifts to further their sacred goal the extinction of humankind and the end of the world To the warrior monks known as the Redeemers, who rule over massive armies of child slaves, the last four things represent the culmination of a faithful life Death Judgement Heaven Hell The last four things represent eternal bliss or endless destruction, permanent chaos, and infinite pain Perhaps nowhere are the competing ideas of heaven and hell exhibited clearly than in the dark and tormented soul of Thomas Cale Betrayed by his beloved but still marked by a child s innocence, possessed of a remarkable aptitude for violence but capable of extreme tenderness, Cale will lead the Redeemers into a battle for nothing less than the fate of the human race And though his broken heart foretells the bloody trail he will leave in pursuit of a personal peace he can never achieve, a glimmer of hope remains The question even Cale can t answer When it comes time to decide the fate of the world, to ensure the extermination of humankind or spare it, what will he choose To express God s will on the edge of his sword, or to forgive his fellow man and himself Best Read The Last Four Things (The Left Hand of God, #2) by Paul Hoffman For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Wow, I m so disappointed I think I just wasted my time How did this get so bad and so out of control I had liked the first book, really liked it and I got into this hoping and wishing for a book that would blew me away Instead, I got a bland, boring book..I swear, by the end of the book nothing has really happened I did an experiment while reading the book and read some paragraphs and skipping some because I felt like there were lots of detail with no reason whatsoever The writing, the p Wow, I m so disappointed I think I just wasted my time How did this get so bad and so out of control I had liked the first book, really liked it and I got into this hoping and wishing for a book that would blew me away Instead, I got a bland, boring book..I swear, by the end of the book nothing has really happened I did an experiment while reading the book and read some paragraphs and skipping some because I felt like there were lots of detail with no reason whatsoever The writing, the plot. Everything is all over the place The author overdoes it a bit, I think he s too dramatic for his own good and sometimes what he describes is incoherent The plot instead of thickening, it goes thinner and thinner and by the end of the book it had dried out.The characters. I don t like the lot of them, not after reading this The characters felt shallow and empty with no ...c2011 From Hero to zero considering how much I enjoyed the first book I did not find this to be epic which is how it is described by the publisher By the author s own admission, this story contains many acts of righteous larceny culling, distorting and summarising some well known historical events and personalities While I felt that he got away with it in the first book, this second book was a real mish mash cobbled loosely together see what I mean I actually hated this bookdisap c2011 From Hero to zero considering how much I enjoyed the first book I did not find this to be epic which is how it is described by the publisher By the author s own admission, this story contains many acts of righteous larceny culling, distorting and summarising some well known historical events and personalities While I felt that he got away with it in the first book, this second book was a real mish mash cobbled loosely together see what I mean I actually hated this bookdisappointed and aggrieved By using all the names of...This had a very different feel to the first book in the series I wasof a droll military fantasy I liked it, but not as much as the first book The plot lacked the humor and fast pace of the first book, but was still interesting enough I enjoyed learningof Bosco s plans for Cale and the world as a whole and his scheming made fo...Below quick thoughts as I was reading the book as usual I will c p the full FBC review in due course4 16 Some 1 3 1 2 in the book and it is as crazily inventive and good as The Left Hand of God, with the same alternating of styles, tones and narrative modes there is considerablybackstory and world building and things make sense and hang together well, but the same all but the kitchen sink is thrown in and this one has some stuff that s evenoutrageously funny than in The Left Han Below quick thoughts as I was reading the book as usual I will c p the full FBC review in due course4 16 Some 1 3 1 2 in the book and it is as crazily inventive and good as The Left Hand of God, with the same alternating of styles, tones and narrative modes there is considerablybackstor...If anything, it was only marginally better than the first book In other words, still completely horrible to read The Last Four Things was a confusing mess of random turn of events, spurred on by the whims of characters who themselves don t know what they want to do If the plot wasn t being predictable as hell, it was being entirely random kind of like a retard wandering around a well known paved road and then deciding in his little mad head to go off the path into the unknown.1 The battles If anything, it was only marginally better than the first book In other words, still completely horrible to read The Last Four Things was a confusing mess of random turn of events, spurred on by the w...Review to followI was underwhelmed by The Left Hand of God, while I thought it had potential it was also flawed The test was going to be whether the author built on the potential or not Sadly, in The Last Four Things the flaws are muchevident in a rather difficult read where the author seems to have abandoned the potential and built inflaws The narrative style seems different, with a smug observational style and the author then rather ...Ora portanto, resumindo o livro numa palavra nhe.Quando li A M o Esquerda de Deus, ao in cio achei o livro um pouco parado e desinteressante No entanto a partir mais ou menos das 100 p g a hist ria come ou a tornar se interessante Parecia que as coisas aconteciam com uma finalidade.Quando parti para As Quatro ltimas Coisas ia preparada para que pudesse, eventualmente, acontecer o mesmo Um in cio mais morno e depois desenvolvimentos interessantes N o podia ter ficado mais decepcionada O Ora portanto, resumindo o livro numa palavra nhe.Quando li A M o Esquerda de Deus, ao in cio achei o livro um pouco parado e desinteressante No entanto a partir mais ou menos das 100 p g a hist ria come ou a tornar se interessante Parecia que as coisas aconteciam com uma finalidade.Quando parti para As Quatro ltimas Coisas ia preparada para que pudesse, eventualmente, acontecer o mesmo Um in cio mais morno e depois desenvolvimentos interessantes N o podia ter ficado mais decepcionada O livro come a e termi...hanging on the three star borderI want to love the books in this series I probably do a bit So let me explain my ratingWhen reading the first book I fell in love with the main character And the idea for the story Wow Very nice there Hoffman But when I finished the first one I was left with the thought that not a lot had actually happened in it Sure, there were parts of action and big revelations, but when I turned the last page I was still waiting for that something. Never the less hanging on the three star borderI want to love the books in this series I probably do a bit So let me explain my ratingWhen reading the first book I ...Book two of the series Now recaptured Cale seems destined to help the Redeemers defeat all enemies and bring darkness down on the world Feeling betrayed and now separated from his friends he attacks the role with relish out generaling all comers in brutal battles The book is grim, dark and utterly gruesome with maybe one character with a hint of redeeming features Having said that I love the edgy feel and the matter of fact brutality is not gratuitous All in all a good series and looking fo Book two of the series Now recaptured Cale seems destined to help the Redeemers defeat all enemies and bring darkness down on the world Feeling betrayed and now separated from his friends he attacks the role with relish out generaling all comers in brutal battles The book is grim, dark and utterly gruesome with maybe one character with a hint of redeeming features...

The Last Four Things (The Left Hand of God, #2)
  • English
  • 12 November 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 422 pages
  • 0718155211
  • Paul Hoffman
  • The Last Four Things (The Left Hand of God, #2)