Bearing an Hourglass
- 383
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Time itself is the subject of “Bearing an Hourglass”, the second Incarnations of Immortality novel and a fantasy built on ideas. Its hero takes up the office of Chronos and the power to stop time and turn it back, and some readers value the ideas behind the series. This volume has disappointed others, who feel it says less about time than the first book said about death, and drags.
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About the book
Bearing an Hourglass is a fantasy novel by Piers Anthony that was published by Del Rey Books in 1984. It is the second of eight books in the Incarnations of Immortality series, and focuses on Chronos, the Incarnation of Time.
Reading order · Incarnations of Immortality
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 119 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 11 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 108 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is Bearing an Hourglass?
It has 383 pages — shorter than 82% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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