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Summary: The Best in a Great Series
Review: "For Love of Evil" is the sixth book of the "Incarnations of Immortality" series which takes place in a version of our reality where magic holds equal status with science, and each major aspect of reality - death, time, fate, war, nature, good, evil - is run by an ex-mortal who has, by choice or chance, inherited the job of running that aspect.This book does an excellent job of remaining fun to read AND taking a close look at the nature, origins, and purpose of evil in the world. What is labeled evil and what should be? Who decides? Is evil unvarying or does the definition change over time? Does the Devil cause evil or just seek it out and punish it? This is not dry, heavy-duty, philosophical reading, but takes a semi-humorous, semi-serious look at all these questions. It's a fast-paced, fun read, and is, in my opinion, the best book in an excellent series. By the way, as many of the characters in the series recur throughout, it works much better if you read the books in sequence. Seven books might sound like a lot of reading, but it's all fun, interesting, fast-paced, and coherent. You won't be wasting your time.
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Summary: Every lie takes you a step closer to Hell...
Review: And if it means to meet this Satan, I'm all glad to do it. Once again Piers Anthony has done a great job on creating a thought provoking master piece! A whole new way of seeing life. This book is a must have for those who enjoy a good book. I could not put the book down. It is very fast paced as well as mind twisting. Read it! It's one of Piers' best work ever!
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Summary: One of greatest books ever read
Review: Aside from "On A Pale Horse" after reading this i must conclude its my favorite book in the series. If you read only 1 book out of the series(which i hope you wont) make it this one. Changed my life forever.
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Summary: You will never see Satan in the same light again.
Review: First of all, in reply to a comment before - if you did not read "Wielding a Red Sword" and "Being a Green Mother" it is hardly fair to comment on how good "For Love of Evil" is as this novel acts as an umbrella framework within which the previous five are slotted. Anthony's style, as usual, lefts a lot to be desired - but it is something you adapt to after awhile and, although somewhat explicit and left little to the imagination - it is a refreshing change from some other fantasy writers who can be so vague as to left the reader totally clueless to the plot. Having said that, I must say that "For Love of Evil" is my favourite in the series (yes, I've read "... And Eternity") and although the plot can be predictable (how could it not!!! This is a tie-the-previous-five-togther effort!) I found it a refreshing and different view at a very old character. The novel was a good exploration of the devil and how he came to be - why would someone incessantly try to win a war against, well, God? Anthony did a good job here I think, to portray the Devil as a likable protagonist while not changing a lot of what he did - admittedly he acted to avoid the holocaust. What emerged was a very lonely man trying to do the most unappreciated job in history. After reading this book, I never thought of Satan in the same light ever again.
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Summary: Is the devil really such a bad guy?
Review: For Love of Evil gives us a look at the "human" side of the
evil incarnation. All of the Incarnations of Immortality series
give a logical explanation of the "gods". The evil god {we
know him as the devil} has a purpose. The balance between good and evil has stumped philosophers for eons. Perhaps they should have read For Love of Evil.
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Summary: Good story--badly told
Review: For several years, I ate, drank, and breathed the Incarnations of Immortality series, much as I had previously done the same with Star Trek. I was 15. Even then, though, although I much loved the stories and especially the alternate reality portrayed in Incarnations of Immortality, I found certain aspects of Piers Anthony's storytelling to be, well, annoying. For Love of Evil even more so than most. The target readers of all of Anthony's books seems to be pre-teens, or any others with an exceptionally short attention span. He feels the need to remind us of things that anybody with a halfway decent memory would remember without his prompting. This is especially true in For Love of Evil. For example, a key character in the novel is Nox, the Incarnation of Night. Anybody who has read the book hardly needs to be reminded that Nox is the Incarnation of Night, though, because in the course of this single book, Anthony finds it necessary to TELL us that Nox is the Incarnation of Night, "she who knows all secrets, and keeps most of them," at least SEVEN times. By the end of the book, we practically have her character description memorized. This is unnecessary. Worse, it's condescending. And it's what makes this story a 4, instead of, say, and 8.
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Summary: Alright, but definitely not great!
Review: For those people who have said that this book is the best of the series, I strongly suggest re-reading the previous books. I bought this book after reading "Being a Green Mother" and loving the character "Natasha". Unfortunately, I found this book a let-down. Piers Anthony DID give a neat presentation of the idea of evil but the actual story line was disapointing. Half of the book was about Parry's past which is cool but the other half was basically a re-cap of the other 5 books. Sorry, but this book was NOT worth 5 stars!
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Summary: A devilish point of view!
Review: Have you ever thought that Satan has a point of view. Well, he does, and his point of view is expressed in Piers Anthony's FOR LOVE OF EVIL. Satan, the notorious evil diety, tells his tale and throws a few twists into the role of the devil. It will change your whole outlook on Hell. A must-read!
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Summary: For love of evil
Review: I absolutly loved this book.; Piers ASnthony incorperated all of his other novels so they interwind together [pure genius!] The book itself is A class and if you read the other stories you can gasp at the recognition. The events are the same only from different perspectives. I thought this to be quite appealing considering that Piers Anthony is the best writer that ever breathed. I demand that you read this book!
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Summary: Best Book I've Read
Review: I am not a big fan of Anthony, but the books in this series are by far the best I have ever Read. Each book can be read on their own and this book give the readers a whole new perspective on evil in the world and of the Lord of Evil. If there is only one book you want to read in this series, this is it. Other Great books: "Weilding a Red Sword" and "On a Pale Horse" in that order. Avoid ...And Eternity, the last (and least imaginitive book in the series.)
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