Piers Anthony bibliography

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This is a list of works by Piers Anthony .

Fiction

Novels

Aton/Worlds of Chthon series

The series is continued by Charles Platt with Anthony's permission.

Contents

  1. Chthon (1967) Anthony's first published novel; nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards
  2. Phthor (1975)

Battle Circle series

  1. Sos the Rope (1968)
  2. Var the Stick (1972)
  3. Neq the Sword (1975)

Books 1–3 were omnibused as Battle Circle (1978).

Of Man and Manta series

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  1. Omnivore (1968)
  2. Orn (1970)
  3. 0X (1976) Note: title is commonly listed as OX ("oh-ex"), but should be 0X (Arabic zero·Roman ten). (Chapter 16: "'I am speaking for 0X,' the computer said. 'This is the code designation Zero X, or Arabic numeral nothing multiplied by the Roman numeral ten'")

Books 1–3 were collected as Of Man and Manta (1986).

Jason Striker series (with Roberto Fuentes)

  1. Kiai! (1974)
  2. Mistress of Death (1974)
  3. Bamboo Bloodbath (1974)
  4. Ninja's Revenge (1975)
  5. Amazon Slaughter (1976)
  6. Curse of the Ninja (2001)

Xanth series

Anthony's most extensive series, with 47 novels and growing.

  1. A Spell for Chameleon (1977)
  2. The Source of Magic (1979)
  3. Castle Roogna (1979)
  4. Centaur Aisle (1982)
  5. Ogre, Ogre (1982) Ogre, Ogre was the first paperback original fantasy novel to appear on the New York Times Bestseller List.
  6. Night Mare (1983)
  7. Dragon on a Pedestal (1983)
  8. Crewel Lye (1984)
  9. Golem in the Gears (1986)
  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 (1992)
  17. Harpy Thyme (1993)
  18. Geis of the Gargoyle (1994)
  19. Roc and a Hard Place (1995)
  20. Yon Ill Wind (1996)
  21. Faun & 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)
  31. Air Apparent (2007)
  32. Two to the Fifth (2008)
  33. Jumper Cable (2009)
  34. Knot Gneiss (2010)
  35. Well-Tempered Clavicle (2011)
  36. Luck of the Draw (2012)
  37. Esrever Doom (2013)
  38. Board Stiff (2013)
  39. Five Portraits (2014)
  40. Isis Orb (2016)
  41. Ghost Writer in the Sky (2017)
  42. Fire Sail (2019)
  43. Jest Right (2020)
  44. Skeleton Key (2021)
  45. A Tryst of Fate (2021)
  46. Six Crystal Princesses (2022)
  47. Apoca Lips (2023)
  48. Three Novel Nymphs (forthcoming)
  49. Knickelpede Knight (forthcoming)

Books 1–3 were collected as The Magic of Xanth (1981) // Three Complete Xanth Novels / The Quest for Magic, while books 4–6 were collected as The Continuing Xanth Saga.

Cluster series

  1. Cluster (1977; also known as Vicinity Cluster in UK edition)
  2. Chaining the Lady (1978)
  3. Kirlian Quest (1978)
  4. Thousandstar (1980)
  5. Viscous Circle (1982)

Tarot series

This was originally written as single novel in continuity with the Cluster series, which takes place decades later, but was split up due to length at the behest of the publisher, Jove. [2]

  • God of Tarot (1979)
  • Vision of Tarot (1980)
  • Faith of Tarot (1980)
  • Tarot (1987) The series omnibus as a single novel as originally intended

Apprentice Adept series

  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)

Books 1–3 were collected as Double Exposure (1982).

Incarnations of Immortality series

  1. On a Pale Horse (1983) (Also released in a five part comic book series by Innovation Books (1991))
  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 (1990)
  8. Under a Velvet Cloak [1] (2007)

Book 1–2 were collected as Incarnations of Immortality (2013).

Bio of a Space Tyrant series

  1. Refugee (1983)
  2. Mercenary (1984)
  3. Politician (1985)
  4. Executive (1985)
  5. Statesman (1986)
  6. The Iron Maiden (2001)

The Adventures of Kelvin of Rud series

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  1. Dragon's Gold (1987) with Robert E. Margroff
  2. Serpent's Silver (1988) with Robert E. Margroff
  3. Chimaera's Copper (1990) with Robert E. Margroff
  4. Orc's Opal (1990) with Robert E. Margroff
  5. Mouvar's Magic (1992) with Robert E. Margroff

Books 1–3 were collected as Across the Frames (1992), and as Three Complete Novels (1994), while books 4–5 were collected as Final Magic (1992).

Pornucopia series

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  1. Pornucopia (1989)
  2. The Magic Fart (2003)

Books 1–2 were collected as The Pornucopia Compendium (2015).

Mode series

  1. Virtual Mode (1991)
  2. Fractal Mode (1992)
  3. Chaos Mode (1993)
  4. DoOon Mode (2001)

Geodyssey series

  1. Isle of Woman (1993)
  2. Shame of Man (1994)
  3. Hope of Earth (1997)
  4. Muse of Art (1999)
  5. Climate of Change (2010)

ChroMagic series

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  1. Key to Havoc (2002)
  2. Key to Chroma (2003)
  3. Key to Destiny (2004)
  4. Key to Liberty (2007)
  5. Key to Survival (2008)

Aladdin series (with J.R. Rain)

  1. Aladdin Relighted (2011) [3]
  2. Aladdin Sins Bad (2011) [3]
  3. Aladdin and the Flying Dutchman (2012) [3]

Metal Maiden series

  1. To Be a Woman (2012) [4]
  2. Shepherd (2012) [4]
  3. Flytrap (2012) [4]
  4. Awares (2012) [4]

Aliena series

  1. Aliena (2013)
  2. Aliena Too (2014)

Hair series

  1. Hair Power (2016)
  2. Hair Suite (2017)
  3. Hair Peace (2019)

Other

Short story collections

Relationships series

  1. Relationships (2006), republished in 2007 by Phaze Books [6]
  2. Relationships, Vol. 2 (2007), published by Phaze Books
  3. Relationships, Vol. 3 (2008), published by Phaze Books
  4. Relationships 4 (2010), published by Phaze Books
  5. Relationships 5 (erotic stories) Phaze 2012; Dreaming Big to come
  6. Relationships 6 Dreaming Big 2018
  7. Relationships 7 Dreaming Big 2019
  8. Relationships 8 to come

Nonfiction

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