Incarnations of Immortality series
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The Incarnations of Immortality series is a fantasy novel sequence by Piers Anthony that personifies abstract concepts like Death, Time, and Fate as officeholders in a metaphysical bureaucracy.
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| And Eternity | 0 |
| Bearing an Hourglass | 0 |
| Being a Green Mother | 0 |
| For Love of Evil | 0 |
| On a Pale Horse | 0 |
| Under a Velvet Cloak | 0 |
| Wielding a Red Sword | 0 |
| With a Tangled Skein | 0 |
| Incarnations of Immortality | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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fantasy novel series ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Piers Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
free will versus destiny
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metaphysical bureaucracy ⓘ morality and ethics ⓘ personification of abstract concepts ⓘ the nature of good and evil ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresConcept |
Death as an office
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Evil as an office ⓘ Fate as an office ⓘ Good as an office ⓘ Nature as an office NERFINISHED ⓘ Night as an office ⓘ Time as an office ⓘ War as an office ⓘ |
| featuresOffice |
Death
NERFINISHED
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Evil NERFINISHED ⓘ Fate ⓘ Good ⓘ Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ Night ⓘ Time NERFINISHED ⓘ War ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| hasBook |
And Eternity
NERFINISHED
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Bearing an Hourglass NERFINISHED ⓘ Being a Green Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ For Love of Evil NERFINISHED ⓘ On a Pale Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ Under a Velvet Cloak NERFINISHED ⓘ Wielding a Red Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ With a Tangled Skein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | each book focuses on a different Incarnation ⓘ |
| notableFor | mixing fantasy with theological and philosophical questions ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 8 ⓘ |
| positionInSeries |
1
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2 ⓘ 3 ⓘ 4 ⓘ 5 ⓘ 6 ⓘ 7 ⓘ 8 ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | alternate version of Earth ⓘ |
| subgenre |
contemporary fantasy
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philosophical fantasy ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Incarnations of Immortality