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The Left Hand Of God by Paul Hoffman, Paul Hoffman (English Writer) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up This novel of speculative fiction, the first of a trilogy, will be hard for readers to put down. Fourteen-year-old Thomas Cale is an acolyte of the Redeemers, struggling, like other boys his age and younger, to live up to the harsh standards of the Sanctuary. When he is sent to the Lord of Discipline for a minor infraction, he stumbles on a scene of vivisection and kills the Redeemer in his effort to save the victims. He flees with two other boys, Vague Henri and Kleist, and the girl that he has rescued, Riba. The four make their way to Memphis, capital of the Materazzi empire, and their best hope of safety from the Redeemer's vengeance. Once there, chancellor Vipond finds a use for each of them while seeking to learn more of the mysterious Redeemers in order to prepare for the war with them that he fears is to come. Cale's martial prowess earns him both allies and enemies in the city, whose ways are entirely strange to the boys. Startling revelations and strange reversals continue until the final pages. Hoffman's story includes references to Norwegians, Jews, and Guelphs but without any obvious geographic parallels to Europe. He reinforces t

Who reads The Left Hand Of God?

Author

Paul Hoffman, Paul Hoffman (English Writer)

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd : [distributor] Penguin Books Ltd

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780141042374

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

3.65 / 5 (32 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14