Being a Green Mother

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Summary: Anthony was definately running out of steam
Review: Piers Anthony was obviously having trouble figuring out what to do with Nature. Add to the fact that he just doesnt write female lead characters very well and you have a very mediocre book. How many times can Orb dance the Tanana in a wet nighty? Sigh. Still, it's worth a read if only to finish out the series.

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Summary: If Only I Had Read Them In Order...
Review: The availability of the Incarnations series for me left a lot to be desired. You see, I read "On A Pale Horse" (Death), followed by excerpts from "Wielding A Red Sword" (War), the only two I had a chance of reading. So, when "For Love Of Evil" (Satan) came available, I jumped at it, even though it was out of order. Thus, when I finally got the chance to read the other 3 (including "Being A Green Mother" [Nature]), I knew how they ended. But I still enjoyed them greatly. As the series continued, I found that Anthony referred back to earlier episodes more and more. This is fine if you read from #1 to #6 in order, but if not, it can make things a little confusing. Luckily, Anthony's writing style made it easy for me to understand the basics of what was happening, preserving the flow of the book at hand, without giving away too much when I went back and found the other books. Enjoy!

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Summary: If Only I Had Read Them In Order...
Review: The availability of the Incarnations series for me left a lot to be desired. You see, I read "On A Pale Horse" (Death), followed by excerpts from "Wielding A Red Sword" (War), the only two I had a chance of reading. So, when "For Love Of Evil" (Satan) came available, I jumped at it, even though it was out of order. Thus, when I finally got the chance to read the other 3 (including "Being A Green Mother" [Nature]), I knew how they ended. But I still enjoyed them greatly. As the series continued, I found that Anthony referred back to earlier episodes more and more. This is fine if you read from #1 to #6 in order, but if not, it can make things a little confusing. Luckily, Anthony's writing style made it easy for me to understand the basics of what was happening, preserving the flow of the book at hand, without giving away too much when I went back and found the other books. Enjoy!

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Summary: The Green Mother's Prophecy
Review: The readers of this series already know that there was a prophecy between Luna and Orb. The prophecy was that 'One might marry Death and the other Evil'. When Orb and Luna were young they met some gypsies that talked about the Llano(a musical song that is supposed to do good)and how they were searching for it. From then on, Orb committed her life to finding the Llano. When Orb has no reason to stay at home she leaves her mother, Niobe, and goes in search of this mystic song. Orb travels around the world looking for the Llano. She joins a traveling circus so she can go all around India. Then it ends and she goes to visit Luna. She ends up joining and band that travels around for the Llano.Then one day Orb was in a trap and Natasha rescued her. Then she met Natasha and fell in love with him. His voice was a match for hers. One day Niobe went to tell her daughter,Orb, that she was being offered the chand to be the green mother. Was Natasha working for Satan or was he Orbs true love?

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Summary: This book BITES!!!!!!!
Review: This book did not reach the high standards of the other book and (I think) did very poorly but was needed to complete the series.

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Summary: A necessary book, but the least interesting of the series
Review: This book dragged a little during the middle part. The beginning was interesting and the last 3rd of the book was very well done.

The character that assume the office of the Incarnation of Nature is name Orb. She is the Daughter of Niobe from bk 3. A beautiful gifted singer that is destined to "maybe marry evil". Orb leaves home at the age of 18 to pursure a singing career and she soon begins a trek for a particular song called the "llano", which is a song so powerful that it can manipulate nature itself.

Orb meets a number people during her quest. The 2 most significant is Mym, her first true love that become the Incarnation of War in book 4, and a Mysterious singer named Natasha.

What Orb dosen't realized is that her quest is actually training to become the Incarnation of Nature.

Like all IOI books, Satan plays a strong role, epecially when a new person becomes an Incarnation. New Incarnations are so inexperienced that Satan likes to manipulate them to gain advantage in the War over good and evil. Satan has a particular interest in Orb.

I found Orb's "quest" a little to drawn out. The book did finish very strong setting up book 6 for a very interesting read. As a teaser, Natasha spells what backwards?????

Rating:
Summary: A necessary book, but the least interesting of the series
Review: This book dragged a little during the middle part. The beginning was interesting and the last 3rd of the book was very well done.

The character that assume the office of the Incarnation of Nature is name Orb. She is the Daughter of Niobe from bk 3. A beautiful gifted singer that is destined to "maybe marry evil". Orb leaves home at the age of 18 to pursure a singing career and she soon begins a trek for a particular song called the "llano", which is a song so powerful that it can manipulate nature itself.

Orb meets a number people during her quest. The 2 most significant is Mym, her first true love that become the Incarnation of War in book 4, and a Mysterious singer named Natasha.

What Orb dosen't realized is that her quest is actually training to become the Incarnation of Nature.

Like all IOI books, Satan plays a strong role, epecially when a new person becomes an Incarnation. New Incarnations are so inexperienced that Satan likes to manipulate them to gain advantage in the War over good and evil. Satan has a particular interest in Orb.

I found Orb's "quest" a little to drawn out. The book did finish very strong setting up book 6 for a very interesting read. As a teaser, Natasha spells what backwards?????

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Summary: The Second Best Book in the Series
Review: This book is one you can reread at least 3 times. It is in my opininon the second best book next to On A Pale Horse. If you like Piers Anthony or your new to his writing definitly order this book.

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Summary: Disgusting!
Review: This book is the worst Piers Anthony has ever written. The plot is shallow and disjointed, three of the lead characters have no names, the female lead is written with startling ineptitude, and the storyline is absolutely nothing new compared to the other books in the Incarnations of Immortality series. There are only two possible reasons to read this book. 1: You are trying to finish off the series. 2: You are an aspiring writer who wants the confirmation of reading something by a published author that could have been done by a twelve year old with a typewriter and a sick mind.

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Summary: A great book, but the worst in the series
Review: This book was really good. I loved it. The reason I say that it was the worst in the series is because every other book adds something to the character. This one just... well.... didn't. Every other book displays the powers of that specific Incarnation, and how they interact with other incarnations. In this book, Orb became Gaea towards the end of the book, and you didn't really learn what she can do. You know that she is the most powerful Incarnation besides God or Satan, but you don't see any of her powers in this book. It was still a good story, but not as good as any other. My advice- skip this and read "For Love of Evil," which is the best book in this series by far, and my all time favorite book.