First edition | |
Author | Piers Anthony |
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Cover artist | Darrell K. Sweet Carol Russo Design |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | October 2001 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Pages | 292 (first edition, hardback) |
ISBN | 0-312-86906-1 (first edition, hardback) |
OCLC | 47136701 |
813/.54 21 | |
LC Class | PS3551.N73 S86 2001 |
Preceded by | The Dastard |
Followed by | Up In A Heaval |
Swell Foop is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the twenty-fifth book of the Xanth series. [1]
The title is taken from a spoonerism for the Shakespearean phrase "one fell swoop," famously (but not first) [2] spoken by the tongue-twisted Peter Sellers character in the 1964 movie The Pink Panther.
Cynthia Centaur and her companions must find the Six Rings of Xanth (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Void, and the Idea) in order to find the Swell Foop and use it to rescue the Demon E(A/R)th from the thrall of the Demoness Fornax.
Xanth is a fantasy world created by author Piers Anthony for his Xanth series of novels, also known as The Magic of Xanth. Anthony originally intended for Xanth to be a trilogy, but a devoted fan base persuaded the author to continue writing the series, which is now open-ended.
The Source of Magic is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the second book of the Xanth series. This novel begins one year after the events of A Spell for Chameleon, and describes the adventures of Bink after he has settled down with his pregnant wife, Chameleon. King Trent had appointed Bink the Official Researcher of Xanth at the end of the previous book, and given him the task to discover Xanth's source of magic. After many hazards, Bink and his companions succeed but Bink makes a moral choice that ends up destroying the magic of Xanth.
Night Mare is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the sixth book of the Xanth series. In the book, Xanth is under threat of a barbarian invasion from Mundania. Its only hope is the talents of the Magicians of Xanth and an exiled night mare, sent to the world of waking with the dire message: "Beware the Horseman."
Question Quest is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the fourteenth book of the Xanth series.
The Color of Her Panties is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the fifteenth book of the Xanth series.
Yon Ill Wind is the twentieth novel of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.
Pet Peeve is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the twenty-ninth book of the Xanth series.
Centaur Aisle is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the fourth book of the Xanth series.
Dragon on a Pedestal is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the seventh book of the Xanth series.
Vale of the Vole is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the tenth book of the Xanth series. It begins a trilogy including Heaven Cent and Man from Mundania. The novel was written as a satirical jab at the canalization of the Kissimmee River in Anthony's native state of Florida as a result of the effects of the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season.
Harpy Thyme is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the seventeenth book of the Xanth series.
Geis of the Gargoyle is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the eighteenth book of the Xanth series.
The Dastard is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the twenty-fourth book of the Xanth series.
Up In A Heaval is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the twenty-sixth book of the Xanth series.
Cube Route is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the twenty-seventh book of the Xanth series.
Currant Events is a 2004 fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the twenty-eighth book of the Xanth series and the first book in the second Xanth trilogy.
Stork Naked is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the thirtieth book of the Xanth series.
Air Apparent is the thirty-first book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, which was first mentioned in the "Author's Note" in Currant Events. Piers Anthony stated that notions from his readers have already been set aside for use in this installment in the same "Author's Note."
This is a partial list of works by Piers Anthony. Anthony has published 166 works in total from 1956 to December 2013. He is the only author to have a published novel starting with every letter in the alphabet, from A to Z.
one swell foopnoun Used as a humorous reversal of "one fell swoop" US, 1900
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