Sacrifice of the Widow (The Lady Penitent Book 1)

A new chapter in the War of the Spider Queen saga begins in this spin-off series featuring priestess Halisstra Melarn Goddesses vie for the souls of people. Halisstra Melarn—former companion of Quenthel Baenre and convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistraee—was sent to the deepest depths of the Outer Planes to kill the demon goddess she once worshiped: Lolth, the Queen of the Demonweb Pits, the Spider Queen. Instead, Halisstra was transformed into a hideous creature bent to the vengeful will of her former mistress. Lolth not only survived her Silence but evolved into something greater than she was before—something that no longer needs to share the domain she calls her own. Could it be that the War of the Spider Queen has only now just begun? A convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistrace, Halisstra Melarn ventures into the farthest depths of the Outer Planes to destroy the demon goddess she had once served, only to be transformed into a hideous creature forced to do the evil will of her vengeful former mistress