Bearing an Hourglass

Well here's I book I read around thirty years ago and, upon joining Goodreads some years back, awarded in retrospect a five star rating. Having just reread it, I can't justify those five stars and now feel it is more like a 3.5. Obviously the book has not changed, but I have, and thinking about how......more

Out of all the Incarnations, the office of Time seems to be the most baffling one, since Chronos has to live backwards in time. But having power over spacetime (and being able to travel anywhere within) seems to be a more than adequate compensation for having to live backward and seeing everyone mov......more

This book's unusual concept of the main character living his life backward in time is interesting and makes the book worth reading as a learning experience if nothing else. Being the second book in the series, it could stand alone though I wouldn't recommend reading it without reading On a Pale Hors......more