false 76658 14 When Zane shot Death, he learned, too late, that he would have to assume his place, speeding over the world riding his pale horse, and ending the lives of others. Sooner than he would have thought possible, Zane found himself being drawn to Satan's plot. Already the Prince of Evil was forging a trap in which Zane must act to destroy Luna, the woman he loved...unless he could discover the only way out... 900764 1983 On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, #1) total:4557|5:1545|4:1779|3:985|2:200|1:48| 4557 18244 5423 321 5 4 false false Mon Aug 20 05:38:44 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 08:47:09 -0700 2007 With a Tangled Skein...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sat Jul 28 11:06:33 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 11:15:57 -0700 2007 On a Pale Horse is the best book Piers Anthony's ever written.

Sadly, that's not saying much. Anthony has some very creative ideas, but his prose is mechanical at best and plainly clunky at worst.

Even so, some of the ideas are worth the slog. The Incarnations of Immortality ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Jul 11 07:58:23 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 08:02:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 26 08:38:54 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 07:12:02 -0800 2008 at least ten
A friend of mine in high school pushed this series on me and I reluctantly started to read it. Have I mentioned that science fiction r...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1986 Wed Aug 08 07:19:31 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 07:54:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Thu Apr 03 12:50:24 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 20:39:36 -0700 2008 The premise is similar to "The Santa Clause", but instead of the jolly old elf, it's the Grim Reaper who kicks the buc...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 16:58:34 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 17:39:16 -0700 2007 The series questions the nature of life by having mortals take on immortal offices which they can execute in whichever way they so choose... for the most par...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Wed Mar 26 08:31:17 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 08:41:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1989 Tue Jun 19 19:33:48 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 17:08:00 -0700 2007
Zane has lost everything. Watching his future disappear ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Nov 25 18:08:50 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 18:11:14 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 27 00:09:02 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 00:36:21 -0800 2009
On a Pale Horse starts quickly, and Anthony begins to attempt to weave his complex tale, unfortunately at the expense of the pace of the book. While ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 12:38:51 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 13:26:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 10:56:35 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 12:05:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 true false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 10:47:31 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 07 08:48:21 -0700 2008 after reading the explanation of the logic.

The author did a great job keeping the reader's e...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 29 20:44:46 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 09:16:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 05 13:12:07 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 13:18:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 02 19:29:56 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 19:32:58 -0700 2009 Holy crap, he just killed Death! And now he has to become the new Death and reap them souls.
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I had somehow managed to block out how damn preachy it can be (its a hallmark of Piers Anthony's writing - he...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 30 23:40:11 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 23:45:51 -0800 2008
It is an adventurous book taking a fresh, if somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 16:54:03 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 16:59:53 -0700 2009 5 more...]]>