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A summer reading list for students who need a little more imagination
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Jun 16
Piers Anthony: "Incarnations of Immortality" series, "Xanth" series For more mature readers (15 and up), Piers Anthony takes mythology to a whole new level in the "Incarnations of Immortality" series. The series answers such immortal questions (pardon ...
Holy Blazing Moonlight Batman!
Original at Road Crew Magazine
• Tue, Mar 24
CO I guess I've read way too many Xanth novels by Piers Anthony, a series in which I have every book but two, and now that I have a new bookshelf, I have room to add them. However, you're not here to find out about my personal library, you're here to find ...
The books of 'Lost' and TV-inspired book clubs
Original at Los Angeles Times Blogs
• Thu, Mar 19
CA It was a gateway drug to sci-fi and fantasy in many ways." Lindelof said he also read a lot of Piers Anthony as a kid and is an expert on "The Wizard of Oz." Cuse, known to be the "Narnia" scholar on the show, notes Flannery O’Connor as his greatest ...
Yesterday's Dreams Promo Trailer
Original at vids.myspace.com
• Thu, Mar 19
Danielle Ackley-McPhail] certainly seems to know her Celtic mythology…a solid story. —Piers Anthony, bestselling author of the Xanth series ... vids.myspace.com
goose-lane.com » Blog Archive » Chameleon (disambiguation)
Original at lane.com
• Sun, Nov 23
“Chameleon” (Xiaolin Showdown), an episode of Xiaolin Showdown; Chameleon (Dungeons & Dragons), a prestige class in Dungeons & Dragons; Chameleon, fictional character from The family of Ebnez from Piers Anthony’s Xanth book series ...
Slvrthoughts and Musings - Mer-cycle
Original at slvrdlphn (Multiply)
• Fri, Nov 21
I never thought I would ever say this about anything Piers Anthony has written but ... I HATED IT. Oftentimes, when I read novels it takes me 1 to 2 days to finish a novel, sometimes even less than a day. Mer-cycle was so slow and ...
Jody Lynn Nye (A-Kon® 20! Dallas, Texas)
Original at Kon® 20! Dallas, Texas
• Thu, Nov 20
Jody co-authored the Visual Guide to Xanth with best-selling fantasy author Piers Anthony, and edited an anthology of humorous stories about mothers in science fiction, fantasy, myth and legend, entitled Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, ...
Interview with Piers Anthony @ the agony booth : Your home for ...
Original at the agony booth
• Sun, Nov 16
By Michael A. Novelli Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob! Or, just Piers Anthony for short. I know, I know, his reputation precedes him, but to be honest, I wasn't the family Xanth-head (that would be my brother Tony), so his bizarre mix of fantasy, ...
Cobblestone Press » Blog Archive » Knave by Piers Anthony
Original at Cobblestone Press
• Thu, Nov 13
By Piers My first story was published in 1963 and my first novel in 1967. The great majority of my experience is with traditional print publication. The newfangled Internet and its myriad magical offspring are a bit beyond my comfort zone. ...
Stop Dragon My Car Around
Original at vovat (Livejournal)
• Tue, Nov 11
By Nathan The Xanth books have a steam dragon who's clearly inspired by a steam locomotive, and while Piers Anthony has mentioned having read the Baum Oz books, I don't know that he's read any of Thompson's. An interesting dragon in a Baum non-Oz ...
I must think of a brick wall
Original at users (Livejournal)
• Mon, Nov 10
By _shmoo A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony - The first in Anthony's long-running Xanth series, and part of my attempt to find a fantasy series that interests me. It's not this one though. Too silly. Michael Clayton - Watched this over at ...
Ogre, Ogre by Piers Anthony - Review - BookCrossing
Original at BookCrossing Feed for Books Recently Released
• Sun, Nov 9
By Jare The great American novel has not only already been written; it has already been rejected." Frank Dane. Click to signup... Shop online at our secure Supply Store. Every purchase supports BookCrossing! Google. bookcrossing.com entire web ...
Jumping the Shark
Original at madbaker (Livejournal)
• Sun, Nov 9
By Mad Baker The Xanth novels by Piers Anthony - Read the first three. They're really quite clever and funny. But then the jokes run out, the puns become onerous, and they just aren't good anymore. But, wow, have they gone on... and on... and on ...
Jumping the Shark
Original at thecarnivoreproject.typepad.com
• Sat, Nov 8
By Jared The Xanth novels by Piers Anthony - Read the first three. They're really quite clever and funny. But then the jokes run out, the puns become onerous, and they just aren't _good_ anymore. But, wow, have ...
FanStory.com - Siren Dream by Daimonwrath
Original at FanStory.com
• Tue, Nov 4
Of course there were fantasy influences abound; Raymond Fiest, Piers Anthony, Melanie Rawn, and Terry Goodkind to name a few. Lessons learned books burned in memory for in-your-face action tempered with the rhythm of love, magic, ...
50 Book Challenge -
Original at 50 Book Challenge
• Sun, Nov 2
By 50bookchallenge 46/50 And Eternity by Piers Anthony The seventh (and as far as I'm concerned, final) book in the Incarnations of Immortality series. And Anthony surpasses himself, in more ways than one. If it is at all possible, both the people who ...
New Books
Original at firstregional (Blogspot)
• Tue, Oct 28
By Amy Poe Piers Anthony’s thirty-second Xanth fantasy doesn’t disappoint. Join the princesses, Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm as they take on a powerful bird called Ragna Rok who is bent on becoming the absolute ruler of Xanth. ...
SF Site New <b>Science Fiction and Fantasy</b> Books
Original at SF Site
• Tue, Oct 28
Two to the Fifth by Piers Anthony Tor (hc, 302 pages) Publication date: 14 October 2008, USA & Canada A new Xanth novel. The Roswell Poems by Rane Arroyo WordFarm (trade, 71 pages) Publication date: November 2008, USA ...
Two to the fifth / Piers Anthony.
Original at catalog.westervillelibrary.org
• Tue, Oct 28
Brimming with passion and merriment, drama and deception, Piers Anthony’s thirty-second Xanth fantasy is a pun-packed performance sure to provoke applause and ovations from the series’ myriad fans.
NEW PLANET STORIES BOOKS (MAY – AUGUST 2008)!!!
Original at paizo.com Upcoming Products in Paizo Products
• Thu, Oct 23
By Erik Mona (Publisher) Author Piers Anthony routinely makes the New York Times best-seller list, and is one of the most popular living legends of science fiction. His long-running Xanth series (A Spell for Chameleon, Air Apparent, Two to the Fifth, etc. ...
Sos the Rope (Trade Paperback) ($15.99)
Original at paizo.com Upcoming Products in Paizo Products
• Thu, Oct 23
By Paizo Publishing, LLC An early classic from Piers Anthony, creature of the legendary Xanth series, Sos the Rope was nominated for the prestigious Hugo Award. 256-page softcover trade paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-194-7.
Between the Lines: New titles for the nightstand
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Mon, Oct 20
USA - Two to the Fifth" by Piers Anthony (Tor, $24.95, 304 pages): In the sci-fi and fantasy genres, the award-winning Anthony is recognized for nonpareil ...
Two to the Fifth | Book Reviews | SCI FI Weekly
Original at scifi.com
• Sun, Oct 19
Piers Anthony and I go a long way back—at least as writer and reader. I encountered his first novel Sos the Rope when it was serialized in the pages of F&SF back in 1967. I read his Macroscope as a New Wave standout in 1969. ...
New on Kindle: More October 14th - 16th and Previously Also
Original at Spontaneous Derivation
• Sat, Oct 18
By arachne.jericho@gmail.com (Arachne Jericho) Two to the Fifth by Piers Anthony. Buy: 9.99. The umpteenth Xanth book. I’m surprised that Humfrey is still alive, and that there’s now a cyborg Shakespearian playwright, but the puns are definitely still there. ...
Fantasy Magazine » It’s Friday, Let’s Blog…
Original at Fantasy Magazine
• Fri, Oct 17
By Cat Rambo Embarrassing fact: As a young teen, Piers Anthony’s first Xanth trilogy was what got me really kicked off in the more “swords and magic users” type fantasy. Though I had “gatewayed” before hand, having read L’Engle’s Wrinkle in Time, ...
TV Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 1
Original at The Sci Fi Catholic
• Thu, Oct 16
By noreply@blogger.com (D. G. D. Davidson) In his 1993 novel Killobyte , Piers Anthony creates something similar with a sophisticated virtual reality system; his characters argue that virtual sex is better than the real thing precisely because of the impossibility of pregnancy. ...
Self Publishing Workshop at NecronomiCon, 2008
Original at william mize
• Thu, Oct 16
By willmize@yahoo.com (William Mize) My apologies to the family, fans and friends of Piers Anthony, whom I mistakenly thought deceased. Evidently I was thinking about the late Robert Asprin. I got my Xanth mixed up with my Myth-Adventures. Hey, it happens to the best of us ...
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, Book 1) by Piers Anthony
Original at ntutak's books from LibraryThing
• Fri, Oct 10
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5-Squared: Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
Original at Squared
• Thu, Oct 9
By hamilcar barca As for comparing him to Piers Anthony, there are certainly similarities, but I think Pratchett's humor is a lot more mature. When Piers Anthony started out with the Xanth novels, they were very creative and had a great amount of ...
Are Video Games Bait for Book Sales?
Original at PC World
• Mon, Oct 6
- Oct 6, 2008 Legend Entertainment based a whole series of adventures on novels from popular writers like Piers Anthony, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Terry Brooks, ...
Golem in the Gears (The Magic of Xanth, Book 9) by Piers Anthony ...
Original at BookCrossing Feed for Books Recently Released
• Sun, Oct 5
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JUXTAPOSITION (Apprentice Adept (Paperback)) by Piers Anthony ...
Original at BookCrossing Feed for Books Recently Released
• Sun, Oct 5
By H2Omelons by Piers Anthony category Science Fiction & Fantasy. status (set by sherrisue76): to be read. Global Overview for this book · Click to browse for books from our affiliates · Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk ...
Making fun of Piers Anthony, followed by other comments on books I ...
Original at halifax
• Thu, Oct 2
Piers Anthony's But What of Earth? is an astonishing book, a novel he had originally written in the '70s and which was subsequently rewritten at the publisher's insistence but apparently without Anthony's permission. ...
SPOTLIGHT: Books of October 2008
Original at Fantasy Book Critic
• Tue, Sep 30
By Robert Brimming with passion and merriment, drama and deception, Piers Anthony’s thirty-second Xanth fantasy is a pun-packed performance sure to provoke applause and ovations from the series’ myriad fans… Official Piers Anthony Website ...
New Releases: September 30, 2008
Original at Fantasy Book News & Reviews
• Tue, Sep 30
By Jeff C I hope to have the review up Thursday, if I dont get more sick between now and then. Here is the list of new fantasy books due out today, that i compiled from various online book sites: Piers Anthony - Air Apparent - mmpb Felix.
03 Ghost gets married
Original at x.com.au
• Sun, Sep 28
By Fredrica For all the sequels and spin-offs see: Ghost in the Shell (disambiguation) Ghost (Piers Anthony novel), the title of a science fiction novel by author Piers Anthony Ghost (John Ringo novel), a novel by the Military sci-fi author John … ...
PaperBack Swap: Night Mare (Xanth, Bk 6) by Piers Anthony, Book ...
Original at PaperBackSwap New Postings (2.0)
• Fri, Sep 26
By Piers Anthony Get the used book Night Mare (Xanth, Bk 6) by author Piers Anthony for free, Book ISBN 034530456X ~ 9780345304568: Join our Free Online Book Club and swap, trade, or exchange any used books with other book club members absolutely free.
Someone comes to town Someone Leaves Town
Original at I just finished reading...'s topics
• Sat, Sep 20
By HUNNYDUMELONS This was a unique story with intricate character development, even in minor characters. It was fantasy/sci-fi without being Piers Anthony bullshit. The pictures painted in my mind conjured tastes and smells as well as visions of dialogues, and actions. I highly recommend it to anyone who...
Typewriters, and maybe some other stuff
Original at markiv1111
• Wed, Sep 17
Piers Anthony used a typewriter up through the first seven Xanth novels, though he finally got a computer with a Dvorak keyboard (note that I am not clear on what this is) to do *Golem in the Gears* (the eighth Xanth novel, ...
Judge a Book by its Cover: Virile Horses and Luscious Man Boobies
Original at Judge a Book by its Cover
• Wed, Sep 17
By Maughta I like how Knight Moves sounds like a Bob Seger song, looks like an early-80s Piers Anthony novel, and has a "War Games"-era computer font. OK, so let's avg those elements out: Seger song charted = 1977 Piers Anthony's "On a Pale Horse" ...
Science fiction and Fantasy Books Coming In October
Original at Fi Fan Letter
• Mon, Sep 1
By Jessica Strider Hardcover: Crusade - Taylor Anderson Two to the Fifth - Piers Anthony Living With the Dead - Kelley Armstrong All the Windwracked Stars - Elizabeth Bear Sunborn - Jeffrey Carver Slow Train to Arcturus - Eric Flint & David Freer ...
Piers Anthony ~ SPLIT INFINITY ~ PB 1st/1st Good
Original at ChainMan Books
• Sat, Aug 23
By chainman@chainmanbooks.com (Douglas Chaney) Phaze is a fantasy world similar to Anthony's Xanth in that there's no such thing as science--it's all done with magic! The wild plot involves a young adventurer named Stiles who lives in Proton and learns that his "double" in Phaze has ...
Two to the Fifth-Piers Anthony
Original at harstan (WordPress)
• Fri, Aug 22
By harstan Xanthologists will have a field day or two with the latest whimsical pun filled fantasy. The story line is the usual Humphrey quest formula of the series, but the new array of outrageously humorous word plays make for a fun adventure. ...
Two to the Fifth-Piers Anthony
Original at Genre Go Round Reviews
• Fri, Aug 22
By Harriet Klausner Xanthologists will have a field day or two with the latest whimsical pun filled fantasy. The story line is the usual Humphrey quest formula of the series, but the new array of outrageously humorous word plays make for a fun adventure. ...
Revisted Reviews: Zombie Lover by Piers Anthony
Original at bookchronicle (WordPress)
• Mon, Jul 28
By bookchronicle I craved for a fantasy read and stumbled onto Piers Anthony (my first time reading him) and who could turn down a book titled Zombie Lover? Our 15-year-old, black wave hero Breanna takes the reader on a tour of Xanth (and other worlds) ...
PaperBack Swap: A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, Bk 1): Piers Anthony ...
Original at PaperBackSwap New Postings (2.0)
• Sat, Jul 26
By Piers Anthony A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, Bk 1) Join our Free Online Book Club and swap, trade, or exchange any used books with other book club members absolutely free. Looking for Free Books? You'll find tons of fiction and non fiction books, ...
Pick of the Literate: The Apprentice Adept Trilogy by Piers Anthony
Original at bookrevues (Blogspot)
• Mon, Jul 14
By ibdragon I wouldn’t discount him out as an author though. He has written some very entertaining stuff. The Xanth fantasy series had some truly funny books. Body of work of Piers Anthony Piers Anthony’s site: http://www.hipiers.com/ ...
Shame of Man by Piers Anthony
Original at Confuzzled Books
• Wed, Jul 2
About the Author: Piers Anthony is probably better known for his fantasy series on the world of Xanth. He mostly writes fantasy and science fiction. He has written other novels about historical fiction such as this series.
FINALLY 50!
Original at 50 Book Challenge
• Mon, Jul 30
I craved for a fantasy read and stumbled onto Piers Anthony (my first time reading him) and who could turn down a book titled Zombie Lover? Our 15-year-old, black wave hero Breanna takes the reader on a tour of Xanth (and other worlds) as she runs from a zombie king in a Snow White kissed awake...
Piers Anthony - Xanth
Original at Perturg.org
• Mon, Jun 20
2008-06-30 01:57pm. Here is a borrowed list of Xanth books. A Spell for Chameleon; The Source of Magic; Castle Roogna; Centaur Aisle; Ogre, Ogre; Night Mare; Dragon on a Pedastal; Crewel Lye; Golem in the Gears ...