The Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings

Althalus - burglar, armed robber and occasional murderer - is commissioned to steal a book by a mysterious cloaked stranger named Ghend. Althalus sets off to the House at the End of the World where the book is kept - after stealing Ghends cloak; after all, winter is coming on.
At the House at the End of the World. in the same room as the book Ghend described, he finds a talking cat. What he can't find once he's in the house is the door by which he entered...

Sin and Redemption (Bloom's Literary Themes)

The allied themes of sin and redemption are at the heart of many classics of religious literature, and even secular writers feel compelled to explore the role of sin and redemption in such works as King Lear, Moby-Dick, Paradise Lost, The Portrait of a Lady, The Waste Land, and many more works.. Featuring original essays and excerpts from previously published critical analyses, this addition to the Bloom's Literary Themes series gives students valuable insight into the title's subject theme.