For Love of Evil

Incarnations of Immortality, Book Six

By: Piers Anthony

Narrated by: Barbara Caruso

Parry's promising life as a musician and apprentice in the arts of White Magic got thrown off track by the violent death of his beloved. Led down a path of depravity by a harlot demoness, Parry has lived a long, corrupt life that may finally be coming to an end - unless he can defeat Lucifer himself at the gates of Hell and become the new Incarnation of Evil.

Best-selling novelist Piers Anthony creates fresh, original takes on age-old themes like love and death. In For the Love of Evil, he adds a delightful new chapter to a series that has captivated millions.

Don't miss the other books in the Incarnations of Immortality series.©1988 Piers Anthony Jacob (P)2001 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"Fleeing persecution by the Church, a young sorcerer in medieval France seeks refuge among the Franciscans, dedicating his life to the triumph of good over evil until a strange twist of fate forces him to assume the role of his greatest enemy and take his place among the immortal Incarnations. In his most ambitious work yet, Anthony tackles sensitive moral issues with his customary high spirits." ( Library Journal)

Love it

For an agnostic man, Piers sure can get into some detail about God and Satan. Somewhere during the middle I noticed a bit of "Dante's inferno". After listening to the first 5 and really disliking Satan, my opinion of him changed when you get to see things from his point of view. Oh call me a heratic, but I find myself sympathizing with this poor character. As always, very well written. Still not crazy bout the narrator although she did a better job in this one than book 5. Maybe because she did not have to do any fairy or nymph voices in this one.

Tony

Loved it would recommend this book to anyone .Hope to finish the series with the last audiobook

The best book in the series.

This book is the best in the series in my opinion. The story is tighter and the characters are much better developed. the best part is this is the novel that ties all the other books together. that makes it really interesting to see what was going on from the person seen as the enemy for the series to date.

perry. my favorites character

Perry is my favorite character out of the whole. series of the incarnation of immortality

Best in the series

If you could sum up For Love of Evil in three words, what would they be?

Enlightening, fascinating, brilliant

What did you like best about this story?

I loved that this story brought together all of the other books in the series. Perspective is everything.

What about Barbara Caruso’s performance did you like?

The narrator's performance was clean and the characters came to life.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the main character revealed his love.

Great Scot!! Amazing

I read this about 16 years ago and always talked about this book. I decided to purchase the Audible version. Love it! Worth it!!

Not as good as I remember 20 years later.

Honestly the story hasn't aged well. But it has sentimental value to me. Too much referring back to Green Mother, and held back by having to be framed by the previous novels.

This is Piers Anthony at his best!

I've loved Piers Anthony since I was a young man in the 80's. this series was one of his best ever. his insight back then into the nature of mankind, and of people was uncanny. He has been able to incorporate current and historical events into his stories so that they are believable even today. The narration was excellent, and the story pulled you in and hooked you so it took great effort to step away. I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to experience a great story, but don't have the time to relax and read a book.

Excellent performance !

I read this series over 20 years ago in college but never really appreciated until I heard the Audible version.
This performance definitely left me wanting more. Fortunately there is one more book to go!!!

I Love Piers!

Would you consider the audio edition of For Love of Evil to be better than the print version?

Yes with my eyes going as I get older the audio books bring my back the stories I can't read any more.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Who else but Perry too many whys to list. Give it a listen you'll see why. Also Jolie is a perfect love interest.

What does Barbara Caruso bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Her inflection and character voices bring the story to life even better than when I read it the first five times.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Jolies death and Perrys rise as the evil incarnation.

Any additional comments?

Read this and any Piers Anthony you can get your hands on! He's punny, intelligent, and a wordsmith like no other this or last decade.