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 On a Pale Horse - Piers Anthony
 On a Pale Horse - Piers Anthony ... suicide Zane confronts and kills the incarnation of Death, he finds himself forced to assume the office of Death, with all its duties, in a world revolutionized by magic and science.Newest Review: ... his life as he begins collecting the souls of the dead. In the book, when a soul is born, it is in perfect balance between ... more ... good and evil and the actions they do during their lives determines whether they go to Heaven or Hell. Death is only summoned on cases where the soul is in balance. It is up to Zane, as Death, to decide if a soul should go up or down. He struggles to answer his own questions of morality as he judges the souls of others. While mastering the position of death, he is also caught up in the battle for souls between Satan and God. The only problem is, God isn't fighting. Satan is determined to win over Death and use hi...more |
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On a Pale Horse - Piers Anthony: When Death Knocks At Your Door (568 words)
by - written on 12/12/01 (Useful, 113 readings)
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The first book in a Piers Anthony series called Incarnations of Immortality, On A Pale horse is my favorite from the series. Probably the easiest to understand and a very good introduction to the series. I really enjoyed this book as the first and what I feel is the best book in the set. A man named Zane, down on his luck, feels his only escape to be suicide. He gets a gun and is ready to shoot himself. But with an odd twist of fate, Death comes to collect his soul a second too soon and gets shot instead. Zane is then forced into taking over the position of Death. Talk about on the job training. With only a few words from a strange person who appears, Zane ... Read the complete review
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