piers anthony

Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob born Oxford, England: 6 August 1934 Piers Anthony is an American author of science fiction and fantasy as novels, novellas, short stories, collections and most of his works are available as eBooks. His fictional work lies somewhere between space opera and high...

The protagonist in this book thought that he was a teenager living in the US in the 1950s. Gradually, he learns that he is the last genetically-distinct American (clones maybe?) and that the world is a post-apocalyptic blending of all races called Standard or "Stans." The kid's "home" is just...

Two of the most popular writers of this era Piers Anthony whose most famous creation is Xanth series though he done other books and series of note vs Raymond E Feist who has given us Rift War and his Midkemia books. Of the two , which do you think is greater and has had the most impact. ?

Hi there! I read a book in high school in the 80s, but I'm not sure when it was written. I think it was a novel, not a short story, but I'm honestly not sure. It was about a boy (or a man?) who lives alone and has a cat with a prehensile tail. There are also some other things around his house...

So, I read this a few times and then my mom cleaned out my room and I was never able to find it again.. Very long time ago. What I DO remember about the book is that the term BEM (bug eyed monster) was used repeatedly. I also remember the main protagonist in the book was trying to come to terms...

Looking for a book I read probably 15 or so years ago that I was convinced was Alan Dean Foster but couldn't find any mention of in his biography. Humanity and two alien races enter into a plan where they all pretend to lose a war to each other so that they can "conquer" each other and fix the...

Thanks in advance. I read a SF hardback in 1978 that dealt with solar system travel of family units battling corruption, piracy, racism. Human characters only. One character is blown away from the slow moving ion drive craft and is in faint radio contact while dying. The craft, with an...

I read a book several years ago...it may have been a series...and I can't find it nor remember the title. Here goes: Dystopian society, wandering bands of humans (and individuals), hotels (more like hostels) set up throughout the wasteland. At each hostel there was a circle (or maybe a ring of...

Hello. I am looking for science fiction book. I can only remember a few details of the story. One, there are three rings circling the Earth. As each ring breaks down it brings a massive amounts rain falls cause floods. I think it was weather experiment by scientists. There are 5 people (?) that...

Many years ago (20+) my brother-in-law told me about a book he was reading where the main character killed death. Apparently if death has his hood up, he's untouchable - but if his hood is back he's mortal. Death came for the main character but death had his hood back and the main character...

I started reading this book back in '04, I don't think I ever finished it and for some reason it's been slowly eating at me to finish it. The cover art at the time looked older to me (80s or thereabouts). The plot goes something like this…It starts out with a brother and sister in a settlement...

Pet Peeve Piers Anthony Tor, Oct 2005, $24.95, 336 pp. ISBN: 0765304082 When the cursed to be polite and act nice Goody Goblin asked the Good Magician Humfrey to help him get rid of the “Finger”, the mage simply takes the objectionable object away. However, being a goody, the Goblin feels he...

Stork Naked Piers Anthony Tor, Oct 2006, $24.95 ISBN: 0765304090 Stymey Stork refuses to deliver a baby to Surprise Golem because in accordance with the dictates of the Adult Conspiracy, she is too young to have a child. Instead Stymey leaves with the newborn while a surprised Surprise watches...

Air Apparent Piers Anthony Tor, Oct 2007, $24.95 ISBN 9780765304100 The son of the Gorgon and Good Magician Humphrey, Hugo disappears without a trace from the cellar of his home. His blind wife of seventeen Wira, panics as her spouse is always prompt and not subject to vanishing. At the same...

Two to the Fifth Piers Anthony Tor, Oct 2008, $24.95 ISBN: 9780765319357 The world of Xanth is in danger (so what else is gnu I mean new). The powerful sorcerer Ragna Roc is methodically taking over villages as the bird soars to new heights with plans to be ruler of the realm. Cyrus Cyborg...

Jumper Cable Piers Anthony Tor, Oct 2009, $24.99 ISBN: 9780765323514 A narrative hook drops the spider Jumper from one scene into another where meets a woodwife named Wenda (a woman made of wood with no back) who wants to be made flesh. They find a prophecy on Jumper’s carapace and decide to go...

Well-Tempered Clavicle Piers Anthony Tor, Nov 22 2011, $25.99 ISBN: 9780765331342 In Xanth, Picka Bones lives a rather mundane life. His daily highlight is playing tunes on his ribs and exploring cemeteries with his sister Joy’nt. The two skeletons meet three former pets (Tweeter the bird...

Luck of the Draw Piers Anthony Tor, Dec 24 2012, $25.99 ISBN: 9780765331359 Magic relocates ailing octogenarian widower Bryce from Mundania to Xanth where he becomes a twentyish person who can see the future. Princess Dawn informs the confused Bryce that Demons placed a bet on him and others...

Hi, Hope someone can help me identify a novel... My memories of it are patchy, but key elements are:- - It's all set within the confines of a starship. The crew is small, maybe four people, and I think they may be scientists. - There is a part of the book where they encounter an...

The story is about people living in a dome or protected environment. They have migrated from Earth, which they are trying to locate. Outside the dome are fungi and which is very deadly to the humans, as the spores find a host to grow on the humans. People make a living by harvesting the fungi...