Anthony Piers – For Love of Evil

Book 6 of Seven in the Incarnation Series

1 On a Pale Horse : Death
2. Bearing an Hourglass : Time
3. With a Tangled Skein : Fate
4. Wielding a Red Sword : War
5. Being a Green Mother : Nature
–> 6. For Love of Evil : Satan
7. And Eternity : God

TYPE: Fantasy

RATING: 9/10

REVIEW:

Parry is a normal person livin in the medieval ages. He is the son, albeit adopted, of a very powerful and famous magician. When he comes of age, he is asked to find a girl to marry him. Thus, he asks a petty farmer girl named Jolie to be his bride. However, he does not wish to force her into the relationship and slowly Jolie falls in love with him and they get married.

Parry becomes a master sorcerer but then gets attacked by a group of soldiers and in the fight, Jolie gets killed. When Thanatos comes to take her, he informs Parry that she has to stay in the mortal realm as a ghost. Parry asks him to allow her to stay close to him and Thanatos agrees by allowing Jolie to reside in a drop of blood on Parry’s wrist.

Parry swears never to fall in love again or marry again and joins a church as a monk. As a monk, he goes on to be a friar and with each step he takes, he seems to be thwarting the Price of Lies’ power on the world. To stop him from doing this, he sends a demoness, Lilah to tempt him into sinning and thus prevent him from doing more good by his own sense of guilt.

However, the best plans go awry, and Parry finds himself now ruling the region of Hell by overthrowing his predecessor. He now has to gain the trust and fear of all the minions of Hell so as to establish a well-balanced rule.

In a way, the story gives you an insight that Satan may not be all that evil and that all he does is by a forced circumstance.