{"product_id":"bearing-an-hourglass-paperback","title":"Bearing an Hourglass - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePiers Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLike \u003ci\u003eOn a Pale Horse, \u003c\/i\u003ethis second, complete-in-itself novel of the Incarnations of Immortality is a richly imagined and always fascinating story. And again, Piers Anthony adds to his gripping plot a serious, though-provoking study of good and evil. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen life seemed pointless to Norton, he accepted the position as the Incarnation of Time, even though it meant living backward from present to past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe other seemily all-powerful Incarnates of Immortality--Death, Fate, War, and Nature--made him welcome. Even Satan greeted him with gifts. But he soon discovered that the gifts were cunning traps. While he had been distracted, he had become enmeshed in a complex scheme of the Evil One to destroy all that was good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the end, armed with only the Hourglass, Norton was forced to confront the immense power of Satan directly. And though Satan banished him to Hell, he was resolved to fight on.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen life seemed pointless to Norton, he accepted the position as the Incarnation of Time, even though it meant living backward from present to past. The other seemingly all-powerful incantations of Immortality--Death, Fate, War, and Nature--made him welcome. Even Satan greeted him with gifts. But he soon discovered that the gifts were cunning traps and he had become enmeshed in a complex scheme of the Evil One to destroy all that was good....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiers Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e, sometimes called Pier Xanthony, is the pseudonym of a Mundane character who was born in England in 1934, came to America in 1940, was naturalized in 1958, and moved to Xanth in 1977. His first story was published in 1963, and his first novel, \u003ci\u003eChthon, \u003c\/i\u003ein 1967. His first Xanth novel, \u003ci\u003eA Spell for Chameleon, \u003c\/i\u003ewon the August Derleth Fantasy Award as the best novel for 1977, and his fantasy novels began placing on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list with \u003ci\u003eOgre, Ogre\u003c\/i\u003e. He shifted from writing in pencil to writing on the computer, and \u003ci\u003eGolem in the Gears\u003c\/i\u003e was his first novel created on the machine; naturally, the computer found its way into Xanth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 6.94 x 4.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227264532729,"sku":"9780345313157","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dUMvSE54eEIwRW5oMm9VUk5ZWXNDZz09.webp?v=1768279216","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bearing-an-hourglass-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}