Incarnations of Immortality · Book 2
Bearing an Hourglass
- Published
- 1 January 1984
- Pages
- 378
- ISBN-13
- 9780808565093
- Type
- novel
About this book
Bearing an Hourglass, written by Piers Anthony, is the second entry in the Incarnations of Immortality series, published in 1984. It runs 378 pages and follows the mortal who takes on the office of Time, one of the cosmic jobs -- alongside Death, Fate, War, Nature, Evil, and Good -- that structure the series.
Its place in Incarnations of Immortality
Bearing an Hourglass is book 2 in the Incarnations of Immortality series. It follows On a Pale Horse. It is followed by With a Tangled Skein. See the full Incarnations of Immortality reading order.
Death, Time, Fate, War, Nature, Evil, and Good are not just abstractions in this series — they are jobs, held by mortals who take on the office (and its immense, world-shaping power) the way someone might inherit a business. Each novel follows a different ordinary person's recruitment into one of these cosmic offices: a suicidal man becomes the new Death and must learn to collect souls with fairness rather than cruelty; a woman with the second sight of Fate must weave the threads of countless lives; the reluctant…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780808565093