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With a Tangled Skein

by Piers Anthony

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Series: Incarnations of Immortality (3)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:Here in this third complete-in-itself novel of the Incarnations of Immortality, Piers Anthony weaves a fascinating plot as tangled as any skein of fate. This is Anthony at his most ingenious, with another gripping fantasy of the struggle of the incarnations against the machinations of Satan.
When the man Niobe loved was shot, she learned that she had been the target, in a devious plot of the Devil's.
Hoping for revenge. Niobe accepted a position as one of the three Aspects of Fate, only to find that Satan's plots were tangled into the very Tapestry of Fate. Now the Evil One was laying a trap to ruin Niobe's granddaughter Luna, who threatened his plansâ??and he had tricked her son into Hell.
Niobe's only chance to save her son and Luna was to accept a challenge by the Prince of Deceitâ??a challenge to be decided in Hell and in a maze of Satan's devi
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The review by Kate: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/276144296#comment_list
captures my feelings perfectly -- loved this series as a youth, am appalled by the sexist stereotyping as an adult, prefer to remember it fondly and not re-experience it. Alas. ( )
  jennybeast | Mar 1, 2024 |
I have always enjoyed Piers Anthony's books but I had never read this series. As a whole I quite enjoyed this series of books. I found the characters and story to be clever and interesting. It sort of reminded me of a more adult version of a Rick Riordan series of books. ( )
  KateKat11 | Sep 24, 2021 |
My rating looks good from when I entered this series, having reread them countless times and enjoyed thoroughly. Time to reread so I can comment. Reread 2018 - Yes it is as good as I remembered. The characters the writer creates are interesting and the story detailed. I realized with this book that the parts that dragged for me were the Satan ones. Any time his character is present and talking ...I am yawning and flipping pages. I loved the world created in these books. The first time through they were mesmerizing and I gave them five stars. This time the things that didn't hold me were more noticeable...that could be a factor of age, after all I first read this book in 1985...people change. But it is still a worthwhile read 30 years later. ( )
  Karen74Leigh | Sep 4, 2019 |
Re-read 2018

The first of the books about the female Incarnations, this one deals with Fate in all of her aspects. I can't say much about it because there are spoilers for both the earlier books and future books in the series. My only issue is that the main character sees herself as a delicate female even after assuming part of the aspect of fate. She just can't see just how tough and capable she is even when doing some bad a** things. ( )
  Diana_Long_Thomas | Aug 6, 2018 |
piers Anthony is a male chauvinist. seriously! "she knew she could weave,she was a woman". i thought i could be non-judgmental, cant help it when things keep repeating, like objectification and generalization. ( )
  M.Akter.Tonima | Nov 3, 2017 |
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Crisp, StevenCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Whelan, MichaelCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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Niobe was the most beautiful young woman of her generation, with hair like buckwheat honey and eyes like the sky on a misty summer morning and a figure that was better imagined than described.
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Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:Here in this third complete-in-itself novel of the Incarnations of Immortality, Piers Anthony weaves a fascinating plot as tangled as any skein of fate. This is Anthony at his most ingenious, with another gripping fantasy of the struggle of the incarnations against the machinations of Satan.
When the man Niobe loved was shot, she learned that she had been the target, in a devious plot of the Devil's.
Hoping for revenge. Niobe accepted a position as one of the three Aspects of Fate, only to find that Satan's plots were tangled into the very Tapestry of Fate. Now the Evil One was laying a trap to ruin Niobe's granddaughter Luna, who threatened his plansâ??and he had tricked her son into Hell.
Niobe's only chance to save her son and Luna was to accept a challenge by the Prince of Deceitâ??a challenge to be decided in Hell and in a maze of Satan's devi

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    THE PROPHECY

The Seer took the left hand of Niobe's sone and the right hand of Pacian and closed her eyes. IN a moment  they opened again. "Hooh! " she exclaimed, as if letting off a head of steam. "A most remarkable pair! Each will possess the most beautiful woman of her generation, who will bear him a daughter. One daughter will marry death and the other will marry evil." She cast loose their hands, seeming shaken. "More I dare not say!"

AS they moved away from the booth, Pacian asked, "Was that a true telling?"

"So it seems. We know the Seer is authentic." Atropos said thoughtfully. "One to marry death, the other evil. I'm not sure I like the smell of that.

Niobe had similar doubts. Death was Thanatos, and Evil was Satan. The daughyers would marry Incarnations?

"Trouble!" Atropos said.

Trouble indeed! Niobe agreed.
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