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The Last Sacrifice
The Last Sacrifice
The Last Sacrifice
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*Publisher's Note: The first book in the series, THE LAST GODDESS, is currently not available as a single book on Smashwords. However, the Complete Shattered Messiah Trilogy contains all three books in the series at a discount.*

The harsh grip of winter has brought a much needed respite from the civil war ravaging Darenthi, but Empress Selaste has been unable to rally the disparate Esharian nations against the looming specter of a resurrected god. Now, with Abalor’s invincible Faceless army set to begin its final march of conquest, she must reach out to her people’s greatest enemy in the hopes of forming a last, desperate alliance to stem the tide of darkness.

THE LAST SACRIFICE is the epic conclusion to the acclaimed Shattered Messiah Trilogy (183,000 words).

LanguageEnglish
PublisherJade Fantasy
Release dateJan 22, 2013
ISBN9781301420483
The Last Sacrifice
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C.E. Stalbaum

C.E. Stalbaum grew up reading plenty of space opera and fantasy, particularly Tolkien, R.A. Salvatore, Robert Jordan, and most of all Timothy Zahn. In 2011, Stalbaum published "The Last Goddess" and has written nearly a dozen other novels and novellas since. C.E. Stalbaum also writes the dark fantasy "Godswar Saga" under the name "Jennifer Vale."

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