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In the first book of Piers Anthony’s Incarnations of Immortality series, ordinary man Zane accidentally kills Death. He learns he must assume the grim reaper’s role, riding a pale horse across the globe and ending lives. As he grapples with this new destiny, he is drawn into Satan’s scheme to destroy the woman he loves, Luna. Zane must decide whether to fight the plot or find a way to escape the grim fate he has inherited.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
Authors: Piers Anthony
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