Works by
Piers Anthony
(Writer)
[August 6, 1934 - ]

Biography/Memoirs

• Alfred (2007)
  Alfred is a fictionalized biography of Piers Anthony's father, Alfred Jacob, as told by the four or five major women in his life.  Includes an author's note clarifying his own thoughts on the matter. It was intended primarily for family members.

• How Precious Was That While: An Autobiography (2001)

• Biography of an Ogre: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age Fifty (1988)

• Letters to Jenny (1993)

Fiction

As editor

• Tales from the Great Turtle (1994)

• Uncollected Stars (1986) with Charles G Waugh, Barry N Malzberg, and Martin H Greenberg

Collections

• Relationships I (2007)
  From one of the best known names in fiction comes this unique collection of stories about relationships--some intense, some sexual, some mild, some shockers. This collection is intended for mature, thoughtful readers who care more about character and idea than adventure. A must for Anthony fans.

• Relationships (2006)

• Anthonology (1985)

Novels

• Tortoise Reform (2007)
  Rowan is a very lonely ten-year-old girl. Her parents sent her to stay with her aunt and uncle, and she feels rejected by everyone around her. She tends to get into accidental mischief, which causes Rowan's relatives to keep threatening to send her to boarding school. In another dimension, Gopher is a burrowing tortoise. In Gopher's world animals are intelligent and communicate telepathically, while all humans are "dull" and only used as beasts of burden. Gopher and four other friends live together as burrow mates. For their burrow to be officially recognized by the Elders they must find one more for their group. The problem is they are all too young and no one wants to join them to help protect the burrow. One day, while digging a new tunnel, Gopher falls through a sinkhole and discovers a whole new realm. There Gopher meets Rowan and discovers to his horror that in this new world humans can talk, and while they don't know how to use telepathy yet, the fact that they communicate shocks Gopher. What a catastrophe it would be if humans suddenly became intelligent! Becoming friends, Rowan learns to communicate telepathically and vows to help Gopher find his way back home. But her task just got a lot more complicated when Gopher is captured by a tortoise hunter and Rowan discovers that construction will soon begin over the sinkhole leading to Gopher's world. The race is on to rescue Gopher, stop the construction, and get him back home again before someone discovers Gopher's secret.

• The Secret of Spring (2000) with Jo Anne Taeusch

• The Gutbucket Quest (2000) with Ron Leming

• Realty Check (1999)

• Dream a Little Dream (1998) with Julie Brady

• Quest for the Fallen Star (1998) with James Richey and Alan Riggs

• Spider Legs (1997) with Clifford A. Pickover

• Volk (1997) with Brad Linaweaver

• Earth (1996)

• The Willing Spirit (1996) with Alfred Tella

• If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (1993) with Mercedes Lackey

• Alien Plot (1992)

• Killobyte (1992)

• The Caterpillar's Question (1992) with Philip José Farmer

• Mer-Cycle (1991)

• Tatham Mound (1991)

• Balook (1990)

• Dead Morn (1990) with Roberto Fuentes

• Firefly (1990)

• Through the Ice (1989) with Robert Kornwise

• Total Recall (1989)

• Ghost (1986)

• Shade of the Tree (1986)

• Hard Sell (1982)

• Mute (1981)

• Pretender (1979) with Frances Hall

• Amazon Slaughter (1976)

• But What of Earth? (1976) with Robert Coulson

• Steppe (1976)

• Rings of Ice (1974)

• Triple Detente (1974)

• Race against Time (1973)

• Prostho Plus (1971)

• The E.S.P. Worm (1970) with Robert E Margroff

• Hasan (1969)

• Macroscope (1969)

• The Ring (1968) with Robert E Margroff

Omnibus

• Set of Nine Books (1986)

Series

Apprentice Adept

1. Split Infinity (1980)

2. Blue Adept (1981)

3. Juxtaposition (1982)

4. Out of Phaze (1987)

5. Robot Adept (1988)

6. Unicorn Point (1989)

7. Phaze Doubt (1990)

• The Apprentice Adept (omnibus) (1987)

Aton

1. Chthon (1967)

2. Phthor (1975)

Bio of a Space Tyrant

1. Refugee (1983)

2. Mercenary (1984)

3. Politician (1985)

4. Executive (1985)

5. Statesman (1986)

6. The Iron Maiden (2002)

Battle Circle

1. Sos the Rope (1968)

2. Var the Stick (1969)

3. Neq the Sword (1975)

• Battle Circle (omnibus) (1983)

ChroMagic

1. Key to Havoc (2003)

2. Key to Chroma (2003)

3. Key to Destiny (2004)

4. Key to Liberty (2007)
   Shortly after the planet Charm was colonized 1,000 years ago, Earth finally suffered World War III. Almost everyone was destroyed and those remaining fell into a barbarian society when technology was lost. To prevent future wars, Earth's women took control and governed with a more sensible approach. Over the next thousand years, Earth rebuilt itself to an advanced technological power again and now needed more resources for its continued existence and growth. To fulfill their needs, Earth's lost colonies must be found and brought back under control. Now Earth has sent a ship with a planet-busting bomb to reclaim the colony Charm, and it appears that the only way Havoc and his planet can survive the invasion is if his children are sacrificed as hostages.

Geodyssy

1. Isle of Woman (1993)

2. Shame of Man (1994)

3. Hope of Earth (1997)

4. Muse of Art (1999)

Incarnations of Immortality

1. On a Pale Horse (1983)

2. Bearing an Hourglass (1984)

3. With a Tangled Skein (1985)

4. Wielding a Red Sword (1986)

5. Being a Green Mother (1987)

6. For Love of Evil (1988)

7. And Eternity (1989)

8. Under a Velvet Cloak  (2007)
   It is the year 500 AD. Kerena, a beautiful young girl living near King Arthur's Camelot, is apprenticed to Morely the Seer. Morely teaches her fantastic magic, but when he mysteriously disappears, Kerena finds herself out on the street and must resort to prostitution to survive. Kerena prospers as a skilled courtesan until she is taken into service by Morgan le Fey, the sorceress sister of King Arthur. Kerena's knowledge of magic grows as she is required to carry out nefarious deeds for the evil Lady Fey. One of her missions is to seduce Sir Gawain, Knight of the Round Table, to prevent him from locating the Holy Grail. But Gawain and Kerena fall in love and she conceives his child, a child she discovers is cursed to die an early death. Using her Seer abilities, Kerena tries to locate the fabled Incarnations of Immortality, seeking their aid in removing the taint from her baby. Rebuffed by all seven major Incarnations, Kerena vows revenge. But revenge against such mighty immortals would require an even greater power...

• Incarnations of Immortality (omnibus) (1989)

Jason Striker Martial Arts with Roberto Fuentes)

1. Mistress of Death (1974)

2. Bamboo Bloodbath (1974)

3. Kiai! (1974)

4. Ninja's Revenge (1975)

• Jason Striker Martial Arts Volume 1 (omnibus) (2001)

• Jason Striker Martial Arts Series Volume 2 (omnibus) (2001)

• Amazon Slaughter and Curse of the Ninja (omnibus) (2001)

Kelvin of Rud (with Robert E Margroff)

1. Dragon's Gold (1987)

2. Serpent's Silver (1988)

3. Chimaera's Copper (1990)

4. Orc's Opal (1990)

5. Mouvar's Magic (1992)

Mode

1. Virtual Mode (1991)

2. Fractal Mode (1991)

3. Chaos Mode (1993)

4. Dooon Mode (2001)

Of Man and Manta

1. Omnivore (1968)

2. Orn (1971)

3. Ox (1976)

• Of Man and Manta (omnibus) (1986)

Pornucopia

1. Pornucopia (1989)

2. The Magic Fart (2003)

Tarot

1. God of Tarot (1979)

2. Vision of Tarot (1980)

3. Faith of Tarot (1980)

• Tarot (omnibus) (1987)

Xanth

1. A Spell for Chameleon (1977)

2. The Source of Magic (1978)

3. Castle Roogna (1979)

4. Centaur Aisle (1981)

5. Ogre, Ogre (1982)

6. Night Mare (1982)

7. Dragon on a Pedestal (1983)

8. Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn (1984)

9. Golem in the Gears (1985)

10. Vale of the Vole (1987)

11. Heaven Cent (1988)

12. Man from Mundania (1989)

13. Isle of View (1990)

14. Question Quest (1991)

15. The Color of Her Panties (1992)

16. Demons Don't Dream (1993)

17. Harpy Thyme (1993)

18. Geis of the Gargoyle (1994)

19. Roc and a Hard Place (1995)

20. Yon Ill Wind (1996)

21. Faun and Games (1997)

22. Zombie Lover (1998)

23. Xone of Contention (1999)

24. The Dastard (2000)

25. Swell Foop (2001)

26. Up in a Heaval (2002)

27. Cube Route (2003)

28. Currant Events (2004)

29. Pet Peeve (2005)

30. Stork Naked (2006)
    Surprise Golem has just lost her brand-new baby. The Stork assigned to deliver her eagerly awaited Bundle of Joy has inexplicably refused to surrender it, flying off instead through a hole in the fabric of reality.
     
    Now, to track down her offspring, Surprise must lead an ill-assorted assemblage of confederates on a desperate quest through dozens of different Xanths. But sinister, unseen forces are determined to stop her. And in order to find her child, Surprise may have to lose her heart.
     
    Startling, stimulating, stirring, and surprising, Stork Naked is a rollicking and revealing new fantasy adventure lusciously laced with dozens of dangers and delights, lovingly fashioned with all of Piers Anthony’s celebrated storytelling skills.

31. Air Apparent (2007)
    When the Good Magician Humfrey's son Hugo suddenly vanishes, his disappearance sets in motion a series of madcap misadventures that send a collection of colorful characters on a perilous pair of parallel quests. Among them are Debra, a pretty young girl beset by an obnoxious curse; Hugo's beloved wife Wira, whose sightlessness is balanced by a talent for sensitivity, Happy and Fray, a pair of sprightly storm-spirits; Nimbus, the Demon Xanth's own son; and the mysterious outlaw known as the Random Factor.As they travel through some of the magical realm's most astonishing locales, these unwitting adventurers discover they are key players in a grand drama whose origins reach back to the origins of time itself. Filled with exhilaration and excitement, ribaldry and romance, Air Apparent is a fabulous new fantasy saga from the lively imagination of master storyteller Piers Anthony.

• Spellbound Xanth (omnibus) (1986)

• The Magic of Xanth (omnibus) (1987)

• More Magic of Xanth (omnibus) (1989)

• Piers Anthony's Visual Guide to Xanth (1989) (with Jody Lynn Nye)

• The Continuing Xanth Saga (omnibus) (1997)

• Xanth: The Quest for Magic (omnibus) (2002)

See also:

• The Flying Sorcerers (1997)

• Space Stories (1996)

• Piers Anthony, Biblio of an Ogre: A Working Bibliography (1990) by Phil Stephensen-Payne

• Space Wars (1988)

• Again Dangerous Visions Book 1 (1972)

• Nova 1 (1970)

• Worlds of If 129 (1969)

• Analog 6 (1966)