Bearing an Hourglass (Incarnations of Immortality #2) by Piers Anthony
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(Mass Market Paperback)
- Pub. Date: September 1985
- 372pp
- Sales Rank: 25,277
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- Series: Incarnations of Immortality Series, #2
- ISBN-13: 9780345313157
- ISBN: 0345313151
Synopsis
When life seemed pointless to Norton, he accepted the position as the Incarnation of Time, even though it meant living backward from present to past. The other seemingly all-powerful incantations of Immortality--Death, Fate, War, and Nature--made him welcome. Even Satan greeted him with gifts. But he soon discovered that the gifts were cunning traps and he had become enmeshed in a complex scheme of the Evil One to destroy all that was good....
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Interesting BUT Confusingby Wesker_Chick
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October 10, 2009: The second in the "Incarnations of Immortality" series, this is one of those books you don't have to read the first book to understand what is going on. A good book, but one that makes you really think about what you are reading. Because the main character lives backwardse of everyone else, it can sometimes become confusing. I only recommend this if you have ample time to read it.
I Also Recommend: With a Tangled Skein (Incarnations of Immortality #3), Wielding a Red Sword (Incarnations of Immortality #4), On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality #1), For Love of Evil (Incarnations of Immortality #6), And Eternity (Incarnations of Immortality #7).
and what is reality anyway?...by songcatchers
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October 25, 2008: Bearing an Hourglass is the second book in the Piers Anthony Incarnations of Immortality series. Norton, the main character, takes on the office of Time. Once he bears the hourglass and assumes office, his life moves backward from everyone else. The concept is a little hard to grasp at first but before too long I was able to follow and understand how it all worked. Norton's task as Time in this book is to make sure Luna (from the first book) is elected into the Senate because she will sometime in the future need to foil Satan's plot to take over world power. The Father of Lies tries to distract Norton with trips to other planetary systems, dragons, fair maidens, BEM's (bug eyed monsters), an evil sorceress and even an eviler sorceress. Will Norton succeed in hindering Satan's evil plans? Will he ever get over the loss of his true love Orlene? And what is reality anyway? Bearing an Hourglass is more of a fun book and the subject matter not as deep as in the first book, On a Pale Horse. This is a light mix of science fiction and fantasy with a very enjoyable result.
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