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Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born August 6, 1934) [1] is an American author in the science fiction and fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony. He is best known for his long-running novel series set in the fictional realm of Xanth .
Bio of an Ogre (1988): the autobiography of Piers Anthony to age 50; Letters to Jenny (1994): The mother of a teenage fan wrote to Piers Anthony about her daughter Jenny, the victim of a drunk driver, being paralyzed and in a coma. The mother felt that having letters from Jenny's favorite author read to her might help bring her out of her coma.
Xanth (/ ˈ z æ n θ / ZANTH), also known as The Magic of Xanth, is a series of fantasy novels by author Piers Anthony.The novels are set in the fantasy world of Xanth, in which magic exists and every human has a magical "talent."
With a Tangled Skein is a fantasy novel by Piers Anthony. It is the third of eight books in the Incarnations of Immortality series. In it, Niobe agrees to become one of the three aspects of the incarnation of Fate, in an attempt to thwart the plans of Satan.
On a Pale Horse is a fantasy novel by Piers Anthony, first published in 1983.It is the first of eight books in the Incarnations of Immortality series. The book focuses on Zane, a photographer about to commit suicide who instead kills Death and must assume his office.
Computer Gaming World stated in February 1994 that Companions of Xanth was "a very funny game based on an interesting literary license", with "traditional adventure game puzzles". [3] The magazine's Scorpia was less positive in March 1994, criticizing the forced choice of Nada Naga as a Companion, puzzle quality ("uneven at best, and in some ...
Dave Langford reviewed Anthonology for White Dwarf #86, and stated that "Some display the compulsive daftness of Anthony at his best [...] many could usefully have remained in obscurity; one is an incredibly filthy joke which would shock your editor if described here. Acerbic introductions bewail the bad taste of editors and the obtuseness of ...
Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the eighth book of the Xanth series. [1]This book is a story within a story as one of Castle Roogna's ghosts, Jordan the Barbarian, tells Princess Ivy his story of betrayal and death via the magical medium of the Tapestry.