Stork Naked

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Stork Naked
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First edition
Author Piers Anthony
Cover artist Darrell K. Sweet
Carol Russo Design
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date
2006
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN 978-0-7653-4312-3
Preceded by Pet Peeve  
Followed by Air Apparent  

Stork Naked is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the thirtieth book of the Xanth series. [1]

Contents

Plot

Surprise summons the stork with Umlaut, only to discover with dismay that the stork refuses to deliver her baby due to a clerical error. Off on an adventure to find her child, she seeks the aid of Pyra, who wields a tool that can find, and enter, alternate realities. As Surprise and her entourage search for the correct world, the sinister mechanism behind the whole adventure is revealed.

Characters

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References

  1. Janet Husband; Jonathan F. Husband (2009). Sequels: An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series. American Library Association. p. 26. ISBN   978-0-8389-0967-6.