On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony (1989, Paperback, Reprint)

i heard this story on tape three years ago and enjoyed all the sifi aspects. it reads easy and has good story line. i look out the window every night to see if zane is parked in the driveway. duane

A great book that offers a different view on hot topics such as religion, the afterlife, and death. Written as fiction, some parts may very well be fact, they are so in tune with the way the world operates. Topics that are further explained by the rest of the series, are touched on in this excellent work by Piers Anthony. I definitely recommend this book, though if you are extremely rigid in your own faith, you might by bothered by it.

Piers Anthony is at the top of his form here in the first book in this series. The book is about a man who become the character Death. He finds that role more complicated and compassionate than imaged. It is a fun read as Anthony is a gifted story teller though not terribly sophiscated at times. I'd read it over again. Diffinatly worth a read for some light reading.

Not what the average american reader is used to; a very intelligent kind of fiction, with an amazing plot. It takes a while to get into it, but when you're done reading it you'll think, "Wow, i'm glad i read that". At least, I felt that way. Definitely written in an older time, but still compelling literature for the modern reader.

I read this several years ago and really enjoyed it. My son wanted it for Christmas this year. He read it and loved it.

On a Pale Horse is the first in the Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony (author of blue adept and Xanth series) This book was the one that roped me in for the whole 7 book seires. It is about death, THantos, the grim reaper. It, like all the books, helped me love the character and understand, in Anthony's eyes, a new a interesting way to view the traditional incarnations. (death, fate, time, war, mother earth, satan, and god)It starts off with a man who finds himself suddenly holding the office of death, then throughout the book comming to terms with his passing mortality and that of everyone else. Along the way he learns the story of god, satan, and eternity and his role in the selection of the two. In the book he has to make choices to save a potential thwart of satan. The way Anthony gave Thantos a heart and had him keep his human emotions throughout his rein kept me entraced and searching for the next book. It was an absolute delight to later read the books and pick out scenes and encounters from this first character. Thantos becomes your buddy, and his pale horse.. hehe the wonderous creature that it is, stands by as the companion. Anthony does it again. His wit and imagery take you into the world he paints for you to dance in. Enjoy