For the man who killed the Incarnation of Death was immediately forced to assume the vacant position! When a magic gem merchant cheats Zane out of an opportunity for romance, Zane decides to take his own life. Hledáte knihu On a Pale Horse od Piers Anthony? After graduating with a B.A. 1 Storyline 1.1 Plot synopsis 2 Appearances 3 Poll 4 Videos 4.1 Sneak peeks 5 References The invasion by King Charles of France and Della Rovere proceeds with victory seemingly inevitable as the French sack the city of … The scythe has the ability to destroy supernatural creatures as well. This was the book that got me into reading fiction many years ago, and inspired me to want to write. Startled, he pulls the gun from his own head and shoots Death right between the eyes. See all 4 questions about On a Pale Horse…, Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies, On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, Bk. I've just read too many outstanding fantasy novels this year so this book had big shoes to fill. West based this work on the Book of Revelation 6:8, in which the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—Death, War, Famine, and Pestilence—ravage the earth. Seeking justice, she becomes entangled in an Sooner than he would have thought possible, Zane found himself being drawn to Satan's plot. How this never got added to Goodreads confounds me. One summer while in Jr High, my brother handed me a book. When Death makes his final ride, the devastation to humanity will end the And we're off! Mortis is immune to physical – and lesser magical – harm and when Death is astride the horse the 'presence' of Death is amplified. It is also used to painlessly reap mortal souls and is the tool that represents death. As the police begin to investigate, a young hero begins to piece together evidence that sets him upon a converging path. It was a bit too simple in some places, but overall interesting read. In addition, they also generate the skeletal look typical for the incarnation of death. Death on a Pale Horse is my type of mystery: suspense but minimum violence, enjoyment of character interaction (between Holmes and Watson), intriguing mystery based on a real incident (the terrible British military defeat in South-East Africa at Isandhlwana in 1879); … He ultimately rejected the minimal atheist position of “it must be all about me”, having the atheist refusing to partake of current thought. I liked the play of good verses evil and all the grey areas, the exploration of original sin, and what if bad things are done for good reasons. , . September 12th 1986 It is a wildly creative story, embedding future, fantasy, and religion. This has come up several times when parents will not let children die but insist on keeping them on life support. The premise is that regular people take on the mantle of Death, The Fates, Mother Nature, Mars, Father Time, etc. He took several passes after the 'goat udder'. It is called the Incarnations of Immortality, with this first book being the best of the series. In the course of learning the job, he discovers that his coming into the office of Death was not accidental, but was manipulated by a powerful magician (Cedric Kaftan Jr.). How many of us haven’t felt relief at a person suffering from cancer or another painful condition finally dying? The cover was yellow and depicted Death driving a very nice looking sports car. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published And Satan. The first novel of the INCARNATIONS OF IMMORATLITY series. The magician chooses to sacrifice his own life to introduce Zane to Luna and explain to Zane the circumstances which brought him into the office of Death. A few months back I found a paperback copy of On A Pale Horse at a book sale for 50 cents and picked it up thinking it'd be fun to revisit the series. This entails residing in Purgatory and visiting Earth to collect the souls of humans who are in a close balance of good and evil and cannot determine their eternal destination (Heaven or Hell) without help. This was the beginning of my Piers Anthony kick a couple years ago. . There is a prophecy which states that Luna Kaftan, the magician's daughter, is destined to go into politics and thwart the schemes of Satan, the Incarnation of Evil. I decided to reread this series when I learned there was an eighth book. Zane lifts his strike, and with Luna under his protection, Satan can no longer interfere with her fate through the means of death. Okay, I'm done. It's gross. The philosophy in the book enhances the story and vice versa. - , . Several clues seem to incriminate Jacqueline – a "J" written in blood on the wall above Linnet's head, for instance – but Miss Bowers assures Poirot that Jacqueline never left h… On a Pale Horse is a fantasy novel by Piers Anthony, first published in 1983. This is the only Piers Anthony book I really liked. In my opinion this is the best of the incarnations series. He also has a cat's eye jewel with a black center that enlarges when Death gets closer to his client, and a green jewel with an arrow pointing in the direction of the client. Due to manipulation by Satan, Luna is also destined to die before she can fulfill the prophecy. For once there's enough actual plot to distract the author from his usual preoccupations of breasts and bad puns. The first function is to show a countdown of how much time a person has before their soul requires death's attention (it counts backwards). I actually enjoyed the Incarnations series more than the few Xanth books I read in the past. from Goddard College, he married one of his fellow students and and spent fifteen years in an assortment of professions before he began writing fiction full-time. Every single one was stripped naked or offered to the main character for sex, usually both. When Zane shoots Death, he has to take the job, speeding over the world riding Mortis, his pale horse/limo, measuring souls for the exact balance of Good and Evil, sending each to Heaven or Hell instead of Purgatory. The Showtime series Dead Like Me was inspired by the book On a Pale Horse. I was actually looking forward. I really enjoyed it, although the series got a bit redundant for me after several books. He can run on water, in the air, up vertical surfaces and through ground. That was entertaining. We're compelled to wade through half a novel of false doctrine before hitting actual storyline. Despite being a mortal, this magician has strong ties to the other Incarnations from Purgatory and reveals to Zane that the Incarnation of Fate arranged Zane's destiny for the magician's purpose. This is a very popular book but everyone that I personally know that has read and loved it say they read it way back in the 80's or 90's. Especially since I changed my rating for this book from a 5 to a 1. Now the motives behind the magician's choice of Zane are made clear to him when the other four Incarnations (Time, Fate, War, and Nature) from Purgatory approach him and explain that they were all in on the plan. Death becomes Death by killing the former Death. Highly recommended to anyone who has struggled with the concept of death and dying. Used to store the folded paper like souls until they can be released, Dave Langford reviewed On a Pale Horse for White Dwarf #66, and stated that "One reason why this book works: matters of life and death deserve such agonizing - the Xanth books waste it on white lies or table manners. Because it hurts! I read he does that at the end of all of his books. The title is derived from the sixth chapter of Book of Revelation, in which one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Death, rides upon a pale horse. The premise is that regular people take on the mantle of Death, The Fates, Mother Nature, Mars, Father Time, etc. I never could get ahold of the 6th book and I'm not one to skip on to the last wit. I never could get ahold of the 6th book and I'm not one to skip on to the last without reading all the previous titles. The new Thanatos is superbly competent, ends pain when he ends lives. As an Incarnation, Satan himself has a soul and is subject to Zane's dominion. The only way for the magician Kaftan to meet with Death without Satan's knowledge is to die with his soul in balance. However, as he pointed out, it is perfectly possible to be an atheist and care deeply about the world. The only ones who can see death for what he truly is the would be client, those connections to the client and truly religious people. The next day, Linnet is found dead with a bullet in her head. The magician, who has done a great deal of research, feels that Zane is the best candidate for the Incarnation of Death to fall in love with Luna and thus want to protect her. Another reason: the mechanics of magic and the after-life are fresh and inventive - whereas Xanth has been worn smooth. I read a few others of the Incarnation Series, and incidental other Anthony books. Not in general a fan of his. Her actions play right into Satan's trap, who doesn't care whether she goes to Heaven or Hell, only that she dies and is no longer a threat to his plots. I think this is a case of it's not you it's me. How that's sexy, I'm not sure, but Piers Anthony didn't spare the adjectives. He took several passes after the 'goat udder' comment to clarify that the lady footballers had large bosoms. Enjoyed it, but not as much as books by Atwood or Gaiman. The others were interesting. Maybe a better title for this book would be, "Euthanasia Rocks!". I made it 2 hours and 47 minutes into the audiobook, and this just isn't good. This series was very interesting. To bring it into balance before committing suicide, he has transferred the excess evil on his soul to Luna's soul, whom he has assumed to be innocent of evil. On a Pale Horse (1983), an adult fantasy novel by Piers Anthony, is the first book in the Incarnations of Immortality series.The book follows a man who accidentally shoots the Grim Reaper and must take over his job. It is the beginning of Piers Anthony’s series “Incarnations of Immortality”. There are worse books than these out there for that. This is part of the costume of death. This is probably not surprising, since we have been doing this for thousands of years to varying degrees of sophistication. The book spawned a five-issue comic series, released by Innovation Publishing from 1991 to 1993, but Innovation went out of business before releasing the sixth and final issue. As Anthony made clear in his author’s note, while entertaining, he was trying to discuss serious questions. I think this was a pretty good book and it's one of only a few Anthony books I really like. “Decent folk had to let indecent folk do their thing; that was the paradox of decency.”, “What kind of fool had he been, to throw away romance untried?”. John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British, Death on a Pale Horse, ca. Behold a Pale Horse is a 1964 American drama war film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif and Anthony Quinn. But Satan is forging a trap for Luna, the woman Death loves. Death becomes Death by killing the former Death. He shows the fallacy and ultimately the cruelty of refusing to let people die when they should. Piers Anthony is an author who is more conceptually innovative than literary. he may appear as a policeman when an accident takes place. Afterward, he has to learn the ins and outs of his job -- making sure the souls that are roughly in balance end up going to the right place (haven or hell). Death does ride a Pale Horse but that Horse can be so much more if that is what the job calls for, or at least that is what Anthony will have us believe. Zane isn’t much of a person but when he becomes Death himself, will he stay a nonentity or grow to do his new profession with excellence? Zane, however, has had a conversation with Gaea, the Incarnation of Nature, who has demonstrated to him the absolute power each Incarnation wields in its own sphere of influence. And the pale horse looming overhead serves as a reminder that death is never finished with anyone, least of all the men who fought in the trenches of France. 1), SOLVED. As Anthony made clear in his author’s note, while entertaining, he was trying to discuss serious questions. I'll let you know, as I will reread these sometime soon. I decided to reread this series when I learned there was an eighth book. Shooting Death was a mistake, as Zane soon discovered. ”And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him…” A certain Mrs. Davis dies suddenly in a boarding house. The enigmatic, disappeared man was last seen at his cottage, which is tucked into the hill below the Chalk Horse. The others were interesting. 41K likes. Science Fiction series read in '80s, about a man who takes over as Death. Refresh and try again. 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