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Review of With a Tangled Skein (Book Three of Incarnations of Immortality)
- 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, she discovered, too late, how intricate his scheming was, and that he had managed to trap her son and her granddaughter, Luna. Niobe's only chance to save them was to accept a challenge by the Prince of Deceit--a challenge to be decided in Hell and in a maze of Satan's devising!
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- Posted on 2007-09-24
Not Free SF Reader
Husband stands in on wife's killing, she becomes part of Fate.
A woman's husband learns that she will die, and arranges that he will instead. She discovers later that this is a plot of that evil Satan bloke.
The Fates are a tripartite entity, and she gives up the first job, and is invited to the next after spending some time as a mortal again. This repeats, as she gets involved with stopping S*tan plots.
Score: 3
- Posted on 2007-05-04
Not the most enjoyable in the series, but worth a read
What if death, time, fate, war, nature, evil and good were not mere concepts but offices held by actual people, like any other occupation?
Although initially opposed to her arranged marriage to a 16-year old, 21-year-old Niobe accepts and eventually grows to love her husband Cedric. When Cedric sacrifices his life in place of a death that was meant for her, Niobe, heartbroken, accepts an invitation to become Clotho, the youngest aspect of the immortal incarnation of Fate, whose responsibility it is to weave the threads in the great tapestry of life. While learning her new role, Niobe also learns that she herself has become entangled in the insidious plots of Satan, the incarnation of Evil.
I haven't enjoyed books 2 and 3 nearly as well as On a Pale Horse, the first in the series.
Score: 3 - Posted on 2006-06-16
Fated to greatness [no spoilers]
"With A Tangled Skein" continues the "Incarnations of Immortality" series as Niobe confronts her father about an arranged marriage to Cedric Kaftan. A charming romance and improved character development advance the series satisfactorily surrounded by cheap behavior of regularly narrow-minded male and silly female figures. In addition, one finds the characteristic vocabulary and extended logical reasoning as in most fast-paced Piers Anthony narratives. An unrelenting confrontation against Satan's designs and the ingenious influence of Fate could have weaved an exceptionally interwoven novel.
As with the prior novel, a separate Incarnation (combining the three Aspects of Fate - Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos) propels the action while interfacing among the additional primary Incarnations. Chronos changing office reveals an enlightening experience, conducted in a captivating approach. A few smart yet outrageous situated puzzles challenge the reader preceding the solution.
Meanwhile other chapters appear quite ridiculous, approaching Gaea's residence and the maze in the final chapters. Living people interact among the Incarnations as a part of normal life with little surprise. And the youngest Aspect of Fate, Clotho, debases herself too casually.
I recommend this series to any fan of the fantasy genre. However those of a highly inflexible religious background or intolerant attitude towards religion might want to avoid the selection.
Thank you.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2006-01-05
Absolutely Wonderful
This was the first of the Incarnations books that I read, and fell in love with the series within the first couple of chapters. I was already a Piers Anthony fan, loving the Xanth series, but this series is much more mature and has deeper plots and characters than the light Xanth books do. You feel for the characters, come to love them, and this is what happened when I began reading about Niobe and her life. Honestly, this book has changed and influenced my life in a many ways, and silly as that may sound.
While this is a stand-alone novel, much like Anthony's other series books, I highly suggest reading this one begining to end--it will help with understanding some of the later books, as this is one series that is incredibly interwoven.
Score: 5
- Posted on 2005-05-19
Lots of fun, Packed with Twists & Turns
After "Bearing an Hourglass" I just wasn't sure if I wanted to continue with Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality series, but was convinced by the reviews here on Amazon to give the third book a shot. I have to say that I enjoyed Fate's story almost as much as Death's story "On a Pale Horse". "Skein" is packed with great characters that you really cheer for. I don't even want to give away a hint of the story, but I felt that "Skein"'s plot has been the best of the series so far, and really makes you want to read the next book of the series. Anthony's unique writing style is so much fun. And the story of Fate is just so imaginative and engrossing you won't be able to put this book down once started. With Summer almost upon us, I would highly recommend you throw a copy of "Tangles Skein" into your beach-bag with you tanning lotion, as this almost a perfect summer read.
Score: 4