With a Tangled Skein

In Piers Anthony's third standalone installment of the Incarnations of Immortality series, "With a Tangled Skein," readers are plunged into a cosmic struggle where the personal becomes intrinsically interwoven with the fabric of existence. Niobe, a woman consumed by grief and a thirst for vengeance after her lover is senselessly murdered—a plot revealed to have targeted her directly by Satan himself—accepts the arduous mantle as one of the three Aspects of Fate. She quickly discovers that the Devil's insidious machinations are far more pervasive than she ever imagined, infecting the very Tapestry of Fate that she is now sworn to uphold. As the Prince of Lies sets a cunning trap for Niobe's gifted granddaughter, Luna, whose burgeoning powers threaten his grand designs, and cruelly ensnares her son in the depths of Hell, Niobe faces an impossible choice. Her only path to reclaim her loved ones and safeguard the future lies in accepting Satan's personal challenge: a perilous ordeal set within the infernal labyrinths of Hell itself, a maze of the Devil's own diabolical design. This gripping fantasy explores themes of destiny, free will, and the boundless courage required to confront ultimate evil.