Piers Anthony
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Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born
August 6,
1934 in
Oxford, England) is a writer in the
science fiction and
fantasy genres, publishing under the name
Piers Anthony. He has written many novels and short stories, but he is most famous for his book series, and particularly for the long-running series set in the
fictional realm of
Xanth.
His work has often been criticised for overuse of
puns, and for overtones of
pedophilia - the book most often cited as an exemplar of this is
Firefly, in which a sexual relationship between an adult man and a five-year-old girl is portrayed positively (and explicitly).
Biographical timeline
\n*6 August 1934 - born\n*1956 - married Carol Marble\n*1956 - received Bachelor of Arts degree from Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont\n*1957--1959 - served in the United States Army\n*1958 - became a United States citizen
Partial bibliography
Aton series
\n*Chthon (1967, his first published novel, nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards)\n*Phthor (1975)
Battle Circle series
\n#Sos the Rope (1968)\n#Var the Stick (1972)\n#Neq the Sword (1975)
Of Man and Manta series
\n#Omnivore (1968)\n#Orn (1970)\n#Ox (1976)
Cluster series
\n#Cluster (1977, aka Vicinity Cluster in UK edition)\n#Chaining the Lady (1978)\n#Kirlian Quest (1978)\n#Thousandstar (1980)\n#Viscous Circle (1982)
Tarot series
\n#God of Tarot (1977)\n#Vision of Tarot (1980)\n#Faith of Tarot (1980)
Apprentice Adept series
\n#Split Infinity (1980)\n#Blue Adept (1981)\n#Juxtaposition (1982)\n#Out of Phaze (1987)\n#Robot Adept (1988)\n#Unicorn Point (1989)\n#Phaze Doubt (1990)
Incarnations of Immortality series
\n#On a Pale Horse (1983)\n#Bearing an Hourglass (1984)\n#With a Tangled Skein (1985)\n#Wielding a Red Sword (1986)\n#Being a Green Mother (1987)\n#For Love of Evil (1988)\n#...And Eternity (1990)
see also: Incarnations of Immortality
Xanth series
\nHis most extensive series, with nearly 30 novels - see Xanth for list.
Bio of a Space Tyrant series
\n#Refugee (1983)\n#Mercenary (1984)\n#Politician (1985)\n#Executive (1985)\n#Statesman (1986)\n#The Iron Maiden (2001)
Mode series
\n#Virtual Mode (1991)\n#Fractal Mode (1992)\n#Chaos Mode (1993)\n#DoOon Mode (2001)
Geodyssey series
\n#Isle of Woman (1993)\n#Shame of Man (1994)\n#Hope of Earth (1997)\n#Muse of Art (1999)
ChroMagic series
\n#Key to Havoc (2002)\n#Key to Chroma (2003)\n#Key to Destiny (2004)
Non-series fiction
\n*Macroscope (1969, nominated for the 1970 Hugo Award)\n*Hasan (1969, 1977)\n*Prostho Plus (1971)\n*Race Against Time (1973)\n*Rings of Ice (1974)\n*Triple Detente (1974)\n*But What of Earth? (1976, 1989)\n*Steppe (1976)\n*Mute (1981)\n*Anthonology (1985, short story collection)\n*Ghost (1986)\n*Shade of the Tree (1986)\n*Pornucopia (1989)\n*Total Recall (1989, movie novelisation)\n*Hard Sell (1990)\n*Firefly (1990)\n*Balook (1990)\n*Tatham Mound (1991)\n*MerCycle (1991)\n*Alien Plot (1992, short story collection)\n*Killobyte (1993)\n*Volk (1996)\n*Realty Check (1999)\n*The Magic Fart (2003)
Autobiographical works
\n*Bio of an Ogre (1988, to age 50)\n*How Precious was that While (2001, to age 65)
Collaborations
\n*The Ring (1968, with Robert E. Margroff)\n*The ESP Worm (1970, with Robert E. Margroff)\n*Pretender (1979, with Frances Hall)\n*Through the Ice (1989, with Robert Kornwise)\n*The Caterpillar's Question (1992, with Philip Jose Farmer)\n*If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (1993, with Mercedes Lackey)\n*Spider Legs (1998, with Clifford A. Pickover)\n*Quest for the Fallen Star (1998, with James Richey and Alan Riggs)\n*The Secret of Spring (2000, with Jo Anne Taeusch)
- Kelvin of Rud series (with Robert E. Margroff)\n#Dragon's Gold (1987)\n#Serpent's Silver (1988)\n#Chimaera's Copper (1990)\n#Orc's Opal (1990)\n#Mouvar's Magic (1992)
See Also
\n: science fiction:
authors -
novels -
short stories -
television shows
External links
\n* Official web site\n*
Complete bibliography\n*
Amazon reader reviews for Firefly
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