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Summary: Second best one of the series
Review: I've read all of the series, and next to "On a Pale Horse", this one is the best. I've been disappointed by Anthony's other series - usually the first 2 or 3 are fabulous and the rest nothing but pale copies, but this book is an exception to the rule. I was very pleased to see the 'human' side of Satan, along with the rest of the incarnations. I am a bit annoyed with all the repetition in the book. Though it may be interesting to see the other side of some of those familiar scenes, I felt rather short-changed by how much was in this book. Still and all, I have to recommend this one, even if you haven't read the other books.
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Summary: Fun
Review: I've read many books by him, as well as other authors, since begining to read sci-fi, and I think this series is most definately the best one I've read.
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Summary: Wow I loved this book!
Review: In my opinion it was a really powerful book and I would love to read it over and over again. This book is mainly about ths incarnations of evil; how a measly sorceror/monk overthrew Lucifer in the quest of the office of the incarnation of evil. I would recomend this book to all the people who love a fantasy and a thrill.
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Summary: High Five for the Prince of Lies
Review: In the world of what might be the future of mankind, the great showdown between Good and Evil is about to take place. And it is Satan's intention to win. In perhaps the best of his Incarnation works, Piers Anthony has taken the world's oldest Antagonist, Satan (aka Lucifer, Scrotch, the Devil) and turned him into a great Protagonist. One great aspect is that it can be read as part of the series or by itself. It contains enough of the plot of all the work that a novice Anthony reader would not get lost. However, it is not a rehash of what has already been written. Because of the acute difference in viewpoint, it is a completely new story. Anyway, read and enjoy!
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Summary: One of Anthony's best
Review: Of all of Anthony's Incarnation books, this ties with
On a Pale Horse. It shows a quirky, thoughtful Devil who
is trying to make the world a better place in his own special
way. Anthony's subtle commentary on religon and morales in the modern era
permeates the entire work. Also, Anthony's signature Author's
note is present and as personal and informative as ever. A must read!
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Summary: Satanic Office
Review: Of the seven books from Piers Anthony's Incarnation of Immortality series, For Love of Evil is better than all in the series with the exception of On a Pale Horse. Not to say that it is worse than On a Pale Horse but it is as least as good. For Love of Evil is a thought provoking and finely written piece of work for this genre. I do feel that some area of the book was left sketchy jumping years in advance leaving it up to the reader's imagination to fill the left out parts. But considering that Piers Anthony compacted 800 years into 383 pages it is understandable why some descriptive lead-ins were omitted. Piers Anthony was in top form when writing this installment. He is also an atheist, by his own admission, but has still used a very original view of how the age old deities conduct business.
Piers Anthony's synopsis of Satan, AKA Parry, in For Love of Evil, is not necessarily evil, only evil by the accepted norms of the current society when the office is taken. Parry believes there is much evil in humanity that is none of his doing, and that the persons doing these atrocities slip though the bureaucratic cracks and end up in heaven. By the same turn people are going to hell for reasons that he does not believe to be sound. Because of these beliefs he creates a heaven in hell for these people, and sets out to try and work out a new set of rules with his counterpart who apparently is not paying attention.
For Love of Evil has a storyline that could be read as a stand alone book and the reader would not loose any of the storyline not having read the other six books in the Incarnation of Immortality series. Sadly number seven, An Eternity, was a let down for a series of books that gave us an interesting idea, what if the immortals are just everyday Joe's.
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Summary: Satanic Office
Review: Of the seven books from Piers Anthony's Incarnation of Immortality series, For Love of Evil is better than all in the series with the exception of On a Pale Horse. Not to say that it is worse than On a Pale Horse but it is as least as good. For Love of Evil is a thought provoking and finely written piece of work for this genre. I do feel that some area of the book was left sketchy jumping years in advance leaving it up to the reader's imagination to fill the left out parts. But considering that Piers Anthony compacted 800 years into 383 pages it is understandable why some descriptive lead-ins were omitted. Piers Anthony was in top form when writing this installment. He is also an atheist, by his own admission, but has still used a very original view of how the age old deities conduct business.
Piers Anthony's synopsis of Satan, AKA Parry, in For Love of Evil, is not necessarily evil, only evil by the accepted norms of the current society when the office is taken. Parry believes there is much evil in humanity that is none of his doing, and that the persons doing these atrocities slip though the bureaucratic cracks and end up in heaven. By the same turn people are going to hell for reasons that he does not believe to be sound. Because of these beliefs he creates a heaven in hell for these people, and sets out to try and work out a new set of rules with his counterpart who apparently is not paying attention.
For Love of Evil has a storyline that could be read as a stand alone book and the reader would not loose any of the storyline not having read the other six books in the Incarnation of Immortality series. Sadly number seven, An Eternity, was a let down for a series of books that gave us an interesting idea, what if the immortals are just everyday Joe's.
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Summary: Horrible, One of the Worst Books I Have Ever Read
Review: Okay... Piers Anthony cannot write. Actually, he might be able to, but by targeting the book and this series for young male juveniles, he is seriously wasting the lives of the trees that had to die for this publication.I thought the immature and completely tasteless sexual connotations were bad enough in the previous books, but this tops them all, combined! His version of Hell is totally unoriginal (copied Dante) and the plot is confusing, irritating, and boring. But I just got fed up with the sexual content in this book. If it was tasteful, I wouldn't really mind, but it's entirely juvenile and there's just way too much of it. Please, if you value your time, avoid this book and Piers Anthony like the plague.
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Summary: Great Book couldn't put it down!!
Review: Piers Anthony is a great writer, think he has surpassed anything that he has set for himself. if he writes another book or another ten they will all be uniquely individual. I love his writing he is my all time favorite Author.
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Summary: A fun and different read
Review: Piers Anthony must have had quite the task to write this book. He had to take Satan that he had written about in the five previous books and give him a history and make sense of what it was that he was trying to achieve.
What is given to us is not only a Satan with a clear understanding of Evil, but a Satan who actually cares about others. A Satan who actually cares for humanity. A Satan who is misunderstood by others.
A lot of the mysteries of the previous five books are uncovered as a bet is made between Satan and Enoch on the fate of humanity. This also explains why everything happens to Luna and her decendants the way they do. At the end of the book, only one question is left open which is answered by the final book. But this work of fiction was fun and thought-provoking. If you've read the other five, you can't stop before reading this one. If you haven't read the other five, read them first. It makes this book more interesting.
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