Sacrifice and Redemption

Where it surfaces

• III: The Deserter

  Neil sacrifices his place among Terrans to free Yaxa, seeking redemption for his complicity in the torture.

• IV: The Great Battle

  Bull Mike's self-sacrifice to pull the gravity cable loop, and Neil's willingness to risk his life, highlight the theme of sacrifice for a greater cause.

• XI: "To Meet That Monster Face to Face!"

  Susan and Wills risk their lives to confront the monster, potentially redeeming Wills from the murder accusations.

• Byron's Lost Play

  Malvina offers herself as payment for Swithin's life, and Mary's acceptance of punishment leads to Ruthven's blessing and death, suggesting a redemptive sacrifice.

• XIII: The Black Book

  Byron's pact requires delivering another person to the coven, and Sigrid appears to be the intended sacrifice to release him.

• Zero Hour

  Byron's apparent repentance and sacrificial death for Greek liberty is contrasted with his continued cursed existence.

• XV: “Whither? I Dread to Think—”

  Connatt's use of the silver sword to kill Varduk is framed as a necessary act to end the evil, with Varduk's final smile suggesting a form of release or redemption.

• I: The Sacrifice

  Enid is being offered as a bride to the Nameless One, a sacrifice demanded every hundred years.

• IV: The Mandifers

  Enid Mandifer is expected to make a 'sacrifice of herself' but refuses, choosing defiance and seeking redemption through escape.

• V: Blood in the Night

  Lanark's promise to return to Enid Mandifer after the war reflects a personal commitment to redemption and care.

• Evil's End

  The destruction of the secret writing and the end of the curse bring redemption and the promise of a normal life for Lanark and Enid.

• The Valley Was Still

  Paradine's refusal of the pact and his act of killing Teague and burning the book represent a sacrifice of personal and military advantage for moral redemption.

• The Half-Haunted

  The female ghosts seek release from the evil that traps them, and Pursuivant risks his own safety to free them.

• Venus Enslaved

  Planter sacrifices his return to Earth to stay with Mara, finding redemption in love and a new home.

• II: The Flying Horned One

  Peter Dole's desperate plea for baptism before death and Jaeger's act of baptizing him suggest a search for redemption amidst suffering.

• VI: The Five Silver Bullets

  The Flying Horned One sacrifices his worshippers by throwing them into the portal, and the narrator's actions may be seen as a form of redemption for his earlier passivity.

• VI

  Barak offers himself as a sacrifice to end the war, and Doriza's actions redeem her as a spy.