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Overview

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....

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780345313157
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 9/28/1985
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Pages: 372
  • Sales rank: 122,350
  • Lexile: 730L (what's this?)
  • Series: Incarnations of Immortality Series, #2
  • Product dimensions: 4.17 (w) x 6.86 (h) x 1.06 (d)

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  • Posted October 25, 2008

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    and what is reality anyway?...

    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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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 5, 2008

    This would make your brain work

    A good book, two thumbs up. Even if it's confusing at times, the storyline would really make you think logically on how things came, or will come, to be. One of the best books in the series, though I liked the third one better for the confrontation with Satan, and On a Pale Horse for the storyline

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 27, 2003

    Hourglass Mayham

    It was a really good book but it got a little confusing if you ask me but i still loved it ecspeally the relationship bewteen chrones and clothe

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 21, 2002

    He Saved the World Before It Happened

    Bearing an Hourglass is a science fiction book written by Piers Anthony. The book is the second of a series of five books and is labeled ¿a novel in its self¿ by fans and critics and also by me. What ¿a novel in its self¿ means that you don¿t have to read the first book in the series to understand or like the book at all, I did just that unwittingly and enjoyed it so much I continued the story with the other books. The plot is complex but simply for it is headed by Satan (the character in the book, that is) and one you get to know Satan and his ¿devilish¿ tricks you will get the idea very well. The characters themselves are very in-depth and if you continue the series you will be looking for them and feel almost as if they were old friends. Anyway back to the plot, the main character ends up being the incarnation of time (having nothing to do with any middle-eastern religions) and lands in the most interesting predicament, he lives life backwards and to top it off, he must balk Satan¿s plans to defeat God in the battle they wage.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 7, 2001

    The Second Best Book in the Series

    This book, I believe, has got to be the second best. Most of the people that I have talked to about this book found it confusing, and unnerving. THAT'S WHAT I LOVED ABOUT IT. The author has done one of his greatest jobs in this book. This was the only book that took me reading it from cover-to-cover three times to fully understand every aspect of it, from the backwards life, to the extra-planetary adventures. As the First book, he still has the best ability to mesh reality as we know it with the Futuristic-Fantasy Land that we all wish we could live in.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 23, 2012

    This second book of the series lacks the same page turning quali

    This second book of the series lacks the same page turning quality I felt the first book, On A Pale Horse had. It is still a good book, and worth the read, but I felt it got bogged down toward the middle with the seemingly incompetence of the main character and his constant lack of awareness of basic concepts of his office. However, I have enjoyed the series as a whole, and nothing is complete without the influence of Time. Worth the buy, and looking forward to book 3 of 7!

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  • Posted October 10, 2009

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    Interesting BUT Confusing

    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.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 3, 2001

    Great book, not as good as the first....

    This book was a great book. I didn't like it as much as the first in the series. It was confusing in the end...very confusing. But the story was really good. I am starting on the third book in the series...lets see how good it is=).

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 20, 2000

    The book is OK, but could have been better...

    Well, the novel was good but I kinda agreed with one of the reviewers saying that it is complicated. It's not as good as ON A PALE HORSE. In some parts of the story, it somehow doesn't focus on the story but it gets sidetracked...read the book and you'll see what I mean...

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 26, 2000

    Very good book.

    This is a very well crafted book that delves deep into the office of the Incarnation of Time and an intricate plot by Satan, the Incarnation of Evil. It is a very involved book and gripping stroyline in places.

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