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Anthony, Piers - Incarnations of Immortality

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2 Bearing An HourGlass
3 With a Tangled Skien
4 Weilding a Red Sword.txt
5 Being a Green Mother
6 For Love Of Evil
7 And Eternity

On A Pale Horse
Book One of Incarnations of Immortality
By Piers Anthony

ENTER THE FOURTH HORSEMAN...

Zane lifted the gun. Why not? He had been cheated out of both love and wealth. His life might as well end efficiently, instead of being dragged out in the gutter. Now was the time. He pointed the gun at his head.

As his finger tensed, Zane saw the door open. He froze in place, uncertain whether to pull the trigger now, before being interrupted, or to hope for some amazing reprieve.

The figure that appeared was garbed in nonreflective black, with a hood shrouding its head. It closed the door behind it silently, then turned to face Zane full on.

A bald, bony skull looked eyelessly at him.

This was Death, come to collect him!


---Contents---

01. TO BUY A STONE
02. HOUSE CALLS
03. EWES AND DOES
04. MAGICAN
05. LUNA
06. DEATH'S DOMINION
07. CARNIVAL OF GHOSTS
08. GREEN MOTHER
09. BUREAUCRACY
10. HOT SMOKE
11. SATAN'S CASE
12. PARADOX PLOY
13. THOUGH SATAN BAR THE WAY

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Chapter 1 - TO BUY A STONE

"Death," the proprietor said clearly, showing the stone. It was a bright red ruby, multifaceted, set in a plain gold ring. It was a full carat-large for this quality.

Zane shook his head, experiencing a chill. "I don't want that one!"