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Last Four Things

The Last Four Things" is the second in Paul Hoffman's remarkable series. Death Judgement Heaven and Hell. These are the "Last Four Things". Now there are Five Meet Thomas Cale Returning to the Sanctuary of the Redeemers Thomas Cale is told by the Lord Militant that the destruction of mankind is necessary; the only way to undo God's greatest mistake. Cale seemingly accepts his role in the ending of the world: fate has painted him as the Left Hand of God the Angel of Death. Absolute power is within his grasp the terrifying zeal and military might of the Redeemers a weapon for him to handle as simply as he once used a knife. But perhaps not even the grim power that the Redeemers hold over Cale is enough - the boy who turns from love to poisonous hatred in a heartbeat the boy who switches
between kindness and sheer violence in the blink of an eye. The annihilation that the Redeemers seek may well be in Cale's hands - but his soul is far stranger than they could ever know. "The Last Four Things" follows on from "The Left Hand of God". It is the second instalment in a gripping trilogy by Paul Hoffman. Imagine if Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" met Umberto Eco's "Name of the Rose". Fans of epic heroic fiction will love this series. Praise for Paul Hoffman: "This book gripped me from the first chapter and then dropped me days later dazed and grinning to myself". (Conn Iggulden). "Tremendous momentum". ("Daily Telegraph"). "A cult classic.. .". ("Daily Express"). Paul Hoffman is the author of four previous novels "The Last Four Things" (2011) "The Left Hand of God" (2010)
"The Golden Age of Censorship" (2007) a black comedy based on his experiences as a film censor and "The Wisdom of Crocodiles" (2000) which predicted the collapse of the world financial system."
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The Last Four Things" is the second in Paul Hoffman's remarkable series. Death Judgement Heaven & Hell. These are the " Last Four Things". Now there are Five Meet Thomas Cale Returning to the Sanctuary of the Redeemers Thomas Cale is told by the Lord Militant that the destruction of mankind is necessary; the only way to undo God's greatest mistake. Cale seemingly accepts his role in the ending of the world: fate has painted him as the Left Hand of God the Angel of Death. Absolute power is within his grasp the terrifying zeal & military might of the Redeemers a weapon for him to handle as simply as he once used a knife. But perhaps not even the grim power that the Redeemers hold over Cale is enough
- the boy who turns from love to poisonous hatred in a heartbeat the boy who switches between kindness & sheer violence in the blink of an eye. The annihilation that the Redeemers seek may well be in Cale's hands
- but his soul is far stranger than they could ever know. " The Last Four Things" follows on from " The Left Hand of God". It is the second instalment in a gripping trilogy by Paul Hoffman. Imagine if Phillip Pullman's " His Dark Materials" met Umberto Eco's " Name of the Rose". Fans of epic heroic fiction will love this series. Praise for Paul Hoffman: " This book gripped me from the first chapter & then dropped me days later dazed & grinning to myself". (Conn Iggulden). " Tremendous momentum". (" Daily Telegraph"). "A cult classic.. .". (" Daily Express"). Paul Hoffman is the author of four previous novels " The Last Four Things" (2011) " The Left Hand of God" (2010) " The Golden Age of Censorship" (2007) a black comedy based on his experiences as a film censor & " The Wisdom of Crocodiles" (2000) which predicted the collapse of the world financial system."

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