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Bearing an hourglass : book two ; incarnations of immortality

by Piers Anthony

After accepting the position of the Incarnation of Time, a man joins the personified forces of Death, Fate, War, and Nature. While learning to master his new powers, he becomes the target of a deceptive plot orchestrated by Satan.

Accession 35007 ISBN 0345313143 Publisher Del Rey Books (Firm)
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