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The Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings
Published: 2001 | Publisher: Voyager | Source: BoughtAlthalus, burglar, armed robber, is paid to steal a book by a sinister stranger named Ghend. Althalus sets off to the House at the End of the World where the book is kept. There, in the same room as the book Ghend described, he finds a talking cat. What he can't finds when he turns around is the door by which he entered.
By the time he sets out again, Althalus can read. He's read the book and discovered that the evil god Daeva is trying to unmake the world. The cat, whom Althalus calls Emerald, is in fact the god's sister, and she needs Althalus to prevent Daeva returning them all to primordial chaos. Althalus will have to teach her what she needs to know, whih is how to lie, cheat and steal - 'Whatever works,' Emerald reflects.
Althalus is the first and foremost of a band of colourful helpers who will battle Daeva and his bizarre, deadly minions. The existence of the worls hangs in the balance in this glorious epic fantasy. From the blurb.
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Trigger Warnings: This book features animal death, murder, death, sexual harassment and war.
