<div>A Hugo Award&ndash;winning anthology with stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Kurt Vonnegut, Dean Koontz, Thomas Disch, Ben Bova, and many more. Over the course of his legendary career, Harlan Ellison has defied&mdash;and sometimes defined&mdash;modern fantasy literature, all while refusing to allow any genre to claim him. A Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writers Association as well as winner of countless awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, Edgar Allan Poe, and Bram Stoker, Ellison is as unpredictable as he is unique, irrepressible as he is infuriating. Again, Dangerous Visions is the classic companion to the most essential science fiction anthology ever published, and includes forty-six original stories edited and with introductions by Harlan Ellison, featuring John Heidenry, Ross Rocklynne, Ursula K. Le Guin, Andrew J. Offutt, Gene Wolfe, Ray Nelson, Ray Bradbury, Chad Oliver, Edward Bryant, Kate Wilhelm, James B. Hemesath, Joanna Russ, Kurt Vonnegut, T. L. Sherred, K. M. O&rsquo;Donnell (Barry N. Malzberg), H. H. Hollis, Bernard Wolfe, David Gerrold, Piers Anthony, Lee Hoffman, Gahan Wilson, Joan Bernott, Gregory Benford, Evelyn Lief, James Sallis, Josephine Saxton, Ken McCullough, David Kerr, Burt K. Filer, Richard Hill, Leonard Tushnet, Ben Bova, Dean Koontz, James Blish and Judith Ann Lawrence, A. Parra (y Figueredo), Thomas M. Disch, Richard A. Lupoff, M. John Harrison, Robin Scott, Andrew Weiner, Terry Carr, and James Tiptree Jr.</div>

Again, Dangerous Visions

<div>The future tyrant begins his path to power as an asylum seeker on Jupiter in this sci-fi series opener from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. Though he was later accused of every crime and sexual perversion in the galaxy, Hope Hubris began as an innocent. Because he defended his older sister against the violent lusts of a wealthy scion, Hope and his peasant family were forced to flee Callisto, one of the moons of Jupiter. Pursued by the bloodthirsty scions across the airless desert, they barely escaped with their lives. The illegal space bubble was overcrowded with refugees, all hoping to reach Jupiter for asylum. But the space travelers had not reckoned on the terrible threat of high space&mdash;the pirates, barbaric men who rape, rob, and murder, with no thought but to satisfy their bestial appetites. It will take all Hope&rsquo;s ingenuity to survive, but the atrocities he witnesses will never die. There is only one way he can be rid of them . . . Revenge.</div>

Refugee

<div>A former refugee rises through the ranks of Jupiter&rsquo;s navy in the second novel of this sci-fi series from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. He was driven by violent injustice from his home moon of Callisto&mdash;and set forth to claim the epic destiny that would blaze across worlds and time. He saw his family destroyed, his sister carried off into sexual slavery, his beautiful lover killed&mdash;and he swore revenge against the murderous pirates who held the Jupiter planetoids in a stranglehold of terror. Fired by raw courage, steeled by young might, he rose in the navy of Jupiter to command a personal squadron loyal to the death. And it was death they faced&mdash;against piratical warlords of the Jupiter Elliptic who laughed at the young commander&rsquo;s challenge . . . until they met the merciless fury of the warrior who would annihilate all obstacles in his path to immortal renown as the tyrant of Jupiter.</div>

Mercenary

<div>From a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author: A former refugee and mercenary campaigns for president of Jupiter&mdash;even as his rival tries to brainwash him. He awoke in a tiny lightless cell, groping for memory . . . memory that had been erased. Hope Hubris, Jupiter governor, progressive populist, warrior hero, and presidential candidate . . . a &ldquo;mem-washed&rdquo; tool of the enemy. And if his captors&rsquo; plan worked, Hope would destroy his own political career, leaving the fate of his planet in the hands of its corrupt presidential incumbent&mdash;Tocsin. But Hope Hubris had a destiny to fulfill. He had the cunning to discover code words that could reactivate his mind . . . the strength to resist addiction to their drugs . . . the power to win the support of his countrymen, and finally, the courage to make an agonizing sacrifice that would ensure his planet&rsquo;s future and his own destiny . . . Tyrant of Jupiter.</div>

Politician

<div>To pursue his ultimate goals, the tyrant of Jupiter disguises himself as a rebel leader in this sci-fi saga from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. He was shaping his times as no one before him dared, mercilessly scourging an entire planet of crime and corruption wherever he found them&mdash;and destroying anyone who stood in his way. Absolute dictator of the United States of Jupiter, Hope Hubris was destined to become the most hated and feared man of an era, a tyrant charged with countless heinous acts and sexual cruelties. Yet justice remained his fiercest passion. Now, to insure his goals, Hope would assume an alternate identity and become a rebel&mdash;the brilliant leader in a revolution dedicated to his own overthrow. To fulfill his dreams, he would sacrifice love . . . and plunge headlong into madness . . . Executive.</div>

Executive

<div>From refugee to tyrant of Jupiter, Hope Hubris is an exile of the planet he once ruled in this sci-fi saga from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. This is the fifth in the series Bio of a Space Tyrant, featuring the stages in the life of Hope Hubris, the tyrant of Jupiter, and his beloved sister, Spirit. Child of flame and terror, born and bred to violence, Hope Hubris had ruled the solar system&rsquo;s most powerful empire with a fierce, uncompromising passion. His was a white-hot flame of justice that scarred friend and foe alike. Yet now he left Jupiter as an exile, his autocratic rule overthrown by the one person he could not oppose. Deposed, disgraced, but forever unbroken, the tyrant&rsquo;s greatest hour was still to come. For only he could shoulder the burden of humanity&rsquo;s boldest dream: to leave behind the confines of the solar system and journey outward to the stars. The epic of Hope Hubris comes to a blazing climax!</div>

Statesman

<div>From a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author: The revealing final book in this sci-fi epic tracks the rise and fall of Jupiter&rsquo;s tyrant&mdash;from the perspective of his sister. The final installment of the Bio of a Space Tyrant series covers the same period as the first five books, but with a twist. The Iron Maiden is told from the point of view of Hope&rsquo;s sister, Spirit. This book fills in the gaps when the two siblings were apart and perfectly wraps up this scintillating series!</div>

The Iron Maiden

<div>Players compete in a virtual reality game of sexual challenges in this erotic fantasy from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of the Xanth series. In Eroma&mdash;the futuristic, multiplayer virtual reality game of erotic romance&mdash;participants can touch, taste, feel, hear, and see everything. Each male and female avatar, from fairy to elf to human, is naked and gorgeous, and sexual climaxes are immediate and mutual. Weekly, millions tune in on 3-D television to watch every intimate, passionate encounter. To win the game&mdash;and a large prize&mdash;the players must conquer difficult, arousing tests. But some challenges push the gamers beyond their comfort zones and into a whole new world of erotic possibility. How far will they go in order to win? Not for the sexually faint of heart, Eroma is an erotic fantasy novel about testing limits, exploring desire, and, surprisingly, falling in love.</div>

Eroma

<div>A vacation rental includes a portal to a secret realm in this &ldquo;intergenerational . . . intergalactic charmer&rdquo; from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author (Publishers Weekly). Penn and Chandelle, an older couple, rent a house in the city at a bargain price and discover that its back door opens onto an endless forest. Now they know why others were scared off. That&rsquo;s only the beginning of the oddities about this particular piece of realty. They decide to call in experts: their grandchildren, Lloyd and Llynn, who pitch in with a will, to try to discover what and why. But it may be more of a challenge than they can handle.</div>

Realty Check

<div>In this YA novel from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of the Xanth novels, two kids from opposite sides of the world explore a magical park. In Albany, New York, Mark hates getting dumped at the mall park while his mom shops. It&rsquo;s so embarrassing! But Mark quickly changes his mind after he discovers a mysterious path leading to a magical forest. In Bejing, China, Kelsie finds a similar path, and somehow, she meets Mark in the same magical world! Now the two friends must work together to unravel the origins of Pandora Park. This wild adventure crosses the globe and is packed with magical powers, dragons, talking unicorns, and candy trees, on a roller coaster ride that never stops.</div>

Pandora Park

<div>Interstellar adventure awaits an unlikely hero when he&rsquo;s recruited to save the galaxy in this thrilling space opera from the bestselling author. Mute is science fantasy of mutation and psi: special mental powers. The protagonist, Knot, is a double mutant: He has a physical deformity, and the psi power to make others forget him. He&rsquo;s satisfied with his life&mdash;until the lovely Finesse walks into his life to recruit him for a dangerous galactic mission. She is aided by two small animal mutants: a telepathic weasel and a clairvoyant crab. Knot tries to resist, aided by his psi, but the woman&rsquo;s beauty and the animals&rsquo; powers doom him to a phenomenal adventure. The prior edition was cut; this is the complete version.</div>

Mute

<div>A Nebula and Hugo Award Finalist: The first novel by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of the Xanth series. Chthon was Piers Anthony&rsquo;s first published novel in 1967, written over the course of seven years. He started it when he was in the US Army, so it has a long prison sequence that is reminiscent of that experience, being dark and grim. It features Aton Five, a space man who commits the crime of falling in love with the dangerous, alluring Minionette and is therefore condemned to death in the subterranean prison of Chthon. It uses flashbacks to show how he came to know the Minionette, and flash-forwards to show how he dealt with her after his escape from prison. The author regards this as perhaps the most intricately structured novel the science fantasy genre has seen.</div>

Chthon

<div>A young man and a woman from the planet Minion face violence and destruction on the subterranean world of Chthon in the bestselling author&rsquo;s early novel. Phthor is the sequel to Chthon, less intricately structured and less complicated in plot, but still quite dark and ugly in theme and detail. Rather than flashbacks and flash-forwards, it has a Y outline, with the stem the initial story and the ends alternate futures, neither of which is acceptable to Aton&rsquo;s son Arlo. Arlo has his own encounter with a Minionette, and naturally, destruction is upon him and all with whom he associates. Writer and editor Charles Platt was so impressed with the chthonic setting that he wrote two additional sequels, Plasm and Soma, which are even darker and grimmer.</div>

Phthor

<div>An assembly of creatures searches for the meaning of existence in this reality-twisting Trail Mix fantasy from New York Times&ndash;bestselling author Piers Anthony. Before Tod Timmins meets the naked waif, the vampire, the wizard, and the others, he&rsquo;s just a dull man engaged in manual labor. The job, good for the body but a waste for the mind, is the whole of Tod&rsquo;s life&mdash;and it isn&rsquo;t for him. So when a trail appears out of the blue, gambling on fate, he follows it through the city, across the country, and into a realm of adventure and uncertainty. Navigating the path, Tod encounters a mix of creatures&mdash;human, nonhuman, and others, something else altogether. They come from alternate realities, periods in time that aren&rsquo;t being clocked, and places no one can verify, all to divine information on why they even exist. The answer is in the Amoeba, an entity neither intelligent nor conscious, yet as omnipresent as a god. In short order, it&rsquo;s up to Tod to differentiate friends from foes, lust from love, and fantasy from reality to save and protect the one thing that connects them all.</div>

Amoeba

<div>A were-unicorn searches for the meaning of life, love, and sex in this novel of shape-shifting fantasy from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of Amoeba. In a tiny village, just off the universe-spanning trail of the Amoeba, young, telepathic were-creatures are schooled in the mystery and wonder of the human body&mdash;its practicalities as well as its pleasures. Eager to discover their alternate selves, they marvel at the possibilities. But when precocious were Wetzel, an infinitely curious and adventurous teenage boy&mdash;and unicorn&mdash;is enlisted into sexual service, his life is endangered by his own horn, a valued commodity. Villagers would kill for it, so Wetzel has little choice but to flee and find his destiny on the trail. But his personal quest takes a backseat when he joins human Tod Timmins and his bizarre band of outcasts on a calling of their own. And though they don&rsquo;t know it yet, Wetzel&rsquo;s sexual prowess is imperative to the success of their mission. Navigating the trail, this motley crew will discover new worlds as well as friends and foes of various species as they journey ever closer to restoring the balance of their existence and the universal justice the great Amoeba desires</div>

Beetle Juice

<div>Far-future convicts get &ldquo;ringed&rdquo;&mdash;and lose their free will&mdash;in this novel of &ldquo;chilling extrapolation&rdquo; cowritten by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author (Clifford D. Simak). After a youth spent trapped in space exile, Jeff Font returned to Earth to seek vengeance against the planetary mogul who had framed and destroyed his family. Jeff&rsquo;s plans backfired: He was captured, drugged, rammed through a computerized court system, convicted . . . and ringed. The ring. The ultimate high-tech civics lesson. A surgically implanted electronic monitor that automatically caused unendurable agony when a convict strayed from righteousness. A ringer would do no evil, think no evil, see or hear evil robocops&mdash;nor defend himself or others from insult or injury. And in a corrupt world of licensed sin and satanic parties, floral estates, and city-size slums, ringers were the ultimate victims. But the ring&rsquo;s data banks had not factored in Jeff Font&rsquo;s strength, courage, and his will to fight society, the world, and the agony of the ring to unravel the plot that entrapped him&mdash;and see justice done.</div>

The Ring

<div>A slimy, telepathic alien throws the universe into chaos in this science fiction classic cowritten by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. The cast of cosmic characters: A prodigal worm, a telepathic, egotistical, totally unscrupulous little alien running away from his father becomes the biggest prize in the universe. Capture the slimy brat and win an entire planet! A cosmic hustler, an effete snob who ekes out a comfortable living as the president&rsquo;s son-in-law and perfects his reflexes with endless contests of cosmic pool, becomes the most important element in a delicate game of interspatial espionage&mdash;and the galaxy&rsquo;s prime target for assassination. The most sensual woman on Earth, completes the star-crossed triangle in one of the wildest, wickedest romps in the annals of science fiction!</div>

The E. S. P. Worm

<div>Old enemies return as a mysterious prophecy unfolds in the third Dragon&rsquo;s Gold book from the authors of Serpent&rsquo;s Silver. When his two deadliest enemies join forces to take revenge on him, Kelvin is trapped in the distant Frame World and must escape in order to save the woman he loves, who carries their unborn child. </div>

Chimaera's Copper

<div>The prophesied hero Kelvin of Rud must traverse dimensions to save his father in this fantasy adventure sequel to Dragon&rsquo;s Gold. Being the second tale of Kelvin Knight, in which a Roundear&rsquo;s work is never done. </div>

Serpent's Silver

<div>The second in a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author&rsquo;s wildly imaginative series about the nature of consciousness, set on a planet of unusual animals. When Shep participates in the student exchange program, he finds himself in the body of a man on a rustic colony planet. Then a native sheep comes to the door. It seems Shep must become a literal shepherd, to his dismay. These are very special sheep, deadly, telepathic, and precognitive, and their will governs. They also recruit a Vulture, a Python, and a lovely Elf girl for a dangerous journey. Then things get interesting. Soon Shep is deep in adventure and love. But he can&rsquo;t marry a native girl by proxy. Or can he? The most important thing he learns is to trust the sheep, no matter how wild it gets. Even when he returns to Earth . . . </div>

Shepherd

<div>Humanity is threatened by it&rsquo;s own monstrous children in this controversial fantasy novel from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. Killing children is an ugly business, but the alternative is so much uglier. Abner Slate just watched his five-year-old daughter, Olive, kill his wife and son. Olive is a sopath. Born without souls, sopaths are children who will lie, cheat, rape, and murder to get what they want. There&rsquo;s one in every family these days, destroying America&rsquo;s heartland from within. After murdering his daughter in self-defense, Abner is taken in by a secret network of sopath victims called Pariah. Through Pariah, he meets other sopath victims who band together to form a temporary nuclear family. But the sopath threat is getting worse, and soon their quaint little neighborhood is overrun by murderous, drug-running children. Now, on a mission for Pariah, Abner and his makeshift family must travel across the country to a mysterious town that contains a secret powerful enough to stop the sopath crisis. Instead, they find the most seductive and ruthless sopath of all. Her name is Autopsy, and she would like to add Abner to her slave collection. The old morality is dead. Now the sopaths will stalk the Earth.</div>

The Sopaths

<div>A humanoid robot serves as a perfect female companion&mdash;until she achieves consciousness&mdash;in this wildly different story from a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. Humanoid robots are surely in our future, but their uses are likely to be limited to body guarding, childcare, companionship, and sex. Other chores can better be done by smart non-humanoid machines designed for those specific tasks. But for these limited purposes, the best robots must be so realistic that they are indistinguishable from live people. Elasa is such a robot. You can&rsquo;t tell her nature if she doesn&rsquo;t reveal it. You can talk with her, embrace her, kiss her, and she is the perfect woman. Until she becomes the first conscious robot. She&rsquo;s no longer satisfied to pretend to be a woman; she wants legal recognition that she is a woman, so that, among other things, she can marry the man she loves. Therein hangs a tale . . .</div>

To Be a Woman

<div>Karate, kung-fu, aikido&mdash;Jason Striker was a master of them all. His entire body was a finely honed weapon, capable of destroying even the most skilled antagonist. But Striker was a man of peace; his school of martial arts was dedicated to defense, not aggression. Then came the tournament, a fight-to-the-finish matching of the top representatives of the world&rsquo;s leading martial arts. There would be no rules, no fouls called, no techniques forbidden, no repercussions if men should die. No such meeting could ever occur in the United States, for here there are laws against manslaughter. But in the far reaches of his estate in Nicaragua, Vincente Pedro was the law . . . </div>

Kiai!

<div>In the second novel of the series, Jason Striker runs afoul of the black karate mistress Ilunga and a deadly drug conspiracy. These are fast-moving and violent stories, without ignoring human values.</div>

Mistress of Death

<div>A collection of sixteen science fiction and fantasy short stories from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of the Xanth series. Here for the pleasure of his millions of fans is a collection of short fiction by bestselling writer Piers Anthony. This collection of sixteen stories includes four that have been published only overseas or in small magazines. Each story is introduced by Piers Anthony. &ldquo;Alien Plot,&rdquo; the title story, is a brand-new long story that tells of an alien plot of ground that becomes home to a man from our world; &ldquo;Nonent&rdquo; is about another kind of alien plot, this one a plot to conquer Earth. &ldquo;20 Years,&rdquo; another brand-new story, is a fable of life and death in the future. Other stories included are &ldquo;December Dates;&rdquo; &ldquo;Ship of Mustard,&rdquo; a spicy SF adventure tale; &ldquo;Imp to Nymph,&rdquo; which was originally published in the World Fantasy Convention program book in 1987; &ldquo;E Van S,&rdquo; a story that reveals the truth about who, or what, controls television programming; &ldquo;Vignettes,&rdquo; three short-shorts written for a fan publication; &ldquo;Hearts,&rdquo; a lovely story written for the Christmas edition of Books and Bookmen, a British magazine; &ldquo;Revise and Invent,&rdquo; a very funny satire on the business of being a writer; and &ldquo;Love 40,&rdquo; also published only in Britain, which gives new meaning to a traditional tennis term.</div>

Alien Plot

<div>From the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of the Xanth novels: An epic drama of two souls whose tragedies and triumphs span human history. Piers Anthony&rsquo;s Isle of Woman is a monumental epic of unprecedented drama and scope, retelling the saga of humankind in a unique and dramatic way. The culmination of more than a quarter century of research, it is a stunningly ambitious achievement from a master of imaginative fiction. At once grand in scope and intimate in human detail, Isle of Woman tells the story of a man and a woman born at the dawn of human history, separated by fate, yet united by an unquenchable passion that even time could not conquer: Blaze, the fire worker who raised his kind of savagery, and Ember, the beautiful green-eyed woman who forever haunted his dreams. Through their eyes and those of their descendents, we witness humanity&rsquo;s odyssey from savagery to civilization as they are reborn again and again throughout history. We share with these two eternal lovers an unforgettable odyssey of triumph, tragedy, and discovery that takes them from the African savannah to the ancient Middle East, from the South Pacific to the caves of northern Europe, from the court of imperial China to India during the British Raj, ending in a stunning reunion in an America in ruins only a few short years from now. </div>

Isle of Woman

<div>Book two in the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author&rsquo;s world history&ndash;spanning epic that began with Isle of Woman. Piers Anthony&rsquo;s Shame of Man is a towering saga of remarkable scope, retelling the story of humanity in a daring and exciting way. At once grand in scope and intimate in human detail, Shame of Man recounts the stunning journey of a single family reborn again and again throughout history. Beginning in the earliest origins of our ancient ancestors who emerged from the Eden of Africa millions of years ago, Shame of Man follows two lovers&mdash;Hugh, a dreamer and musician, and his beloved Ann, a beautiful dancer&mdash;as they struggle to preserve their family and their way of life during some of the most turbulent periods of our savage past. Their saga takes them from the caves of prehistoric Europe to the Holy Land in the time of King David, through the imperial court of third century Japan, and Damascus in the early days of Islam, to Central Asia in the era of Genghis Khan, and the fallen paradise of Easter Island, concluding with a harrowing glimpse of our future, in the wreckage of a world devastated by global ecological catastrophe. Through their eyes we experience humanity&rsquo;s greatest triumphs, and witness its greatest shame, the relentless exploitation of nature that now threatens our very survival. </div>

Shame of Man

<div>&ldquo;[A] fantasy adventure that uses the quixotic nature of dreams as a background for a modern-day pilgrimage of hope.&rdquo; &mdash;Library Journal Nola and Tina are both girls with problems. They don&rsquo;t know each other yet, but they will, because each is a Creator, with the magical ability to turn dreams into reality. It would be a great gift and a great power&mdash;if either knew she had it. But this world is hard on dreamers, whether they dream true or not. Nola is trapped in a terrible, abusive relationship with a man she once loved; Tina is an orphan who makes her living on the street. All their dreams are slowly being ground into dust. It&rsquo;s a common enough tragedy, a sorrow and a grief and a shame upon the world, no matter whom it happens to. But when dreams themselves die, when the great dreamers stop dreaming, whole universes of imagination are lost. And the land of Nola and Tina&rsquo;s dreams is fighting back. Into their miserable everyday world soars Esprit, a winged unicorn dark as the space between the stars. He is the vessel of Nola&rsquo;s dreams, come to aid her in her battle with sordid reality. Following after him comes Prince Michael, whose quest it is to find the human dreamers who can save his land from ruin. </div>

Dream a Little Dream

<div>An ecological disaster spawns an eight-legged sea monster in this collaboration between the science fiction author and acclaimed nonfiction writer. Millions of readers have enjoyed the books of Piers Anthony, including (but certainly not limited to) his undeniably popular Xanth and Blue Adept series. Now, in collaboration with celebrated nonfiction author Clifford A. Pickover, he brings us a disturbing tale of our own world, and the strange creatures with whom we share it. It is said, and truly, that there are more things under heaven and earth than there are almost anywhere else; true as well that many of them lurk, unsuspected, far below the surface of the planet&rsquo;s ocean. For thousands of years, mankind has simultaneously trusted in the sea&rsquo;s proverbial generosity and used it as a dumping ground, trusting that in its vastness his garbage will be swallowed up and forgotten. But that was never really true. And now, in an age when the overcrowded Earth swarms with hungry inhabitants whose waste chokes even the sea, whose greedy demands overtax its seemingly endless bounty, strange things are born in the ocean&rsquo;s deeps&mdash;strange things that the ocean throws back upon the land. </div>

Spider Legs

<div>A blues musician is blasted into a parallel world in a novel that&rsquo;s &ldquo;a houserockin&rsquo; good time&rdquo; cowritten by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author (Booklist). Slim&rsquo;s a Texas bluesman of a certain age, down on his luck and just about broke&mdash;but hey, that&rsquo;s what the blues are all about. He loves his music: &ldquo;Not the popular blues, homogenized, synthesized, and zombilized; but the real down-home gut-bucket blues.&rdquo; Then one day the music loves him back. In a single hot burst of lightning that comes straight up out of the ground, Slim finds himself in Tejas. It&rsquo;s a little bit magic and a whole lot different, but the blues are the same. And the blues&mdash;manifest here in the form of a maple-necked, pearl-gray Fender Stratocaster with blue-chrome pickups, aka the Gutbucket&mdash;need him and need him bad. The Strat&rsquo;s fallen into the hands of T-Bone Pickens and his Vipers, who want to suck up all its power and turn it to evil. Slim&rsquo;s off and running on the Gutbucket Quest, with the help of his new mentor, rhythm guitarist Progress T. Hornsby, and a purely unstoppable blues singer named Nadine. </div>

The Gutbucket Quest

<div>A romantic tale of wizardry and botany! He is a sentient plant. Herb Moss is a nice young man. He&rsquo;s a Vegan: a member of a genetically engineered species, part human and part plant, living on the planet New World. It&rsquo;s a good life, really: Herb&rsquo;s engaged to be married to his childhood sweetheart, Lily; has a job with his father&rsquo;s firm; and can look forward to a solid if unexciting future. And as everyone keeps telling him, it&rsquo;s time to put down roots. If he happens to be bored every time he thinks about it&mdash;well, that&rsquo;s a normal part of growing up, isn&rsquo;t it? But still, Herb&rsquo;s bored. Surely, he thinks, a little romantic correspondence on the side can do no harm . . . She&rsquo;s a magician&rsquo;s daughter . . . Meanwhile, far away on the planet New Land, a nice young woman named Spring is feeling anything but bored. She just wishes she were. She&rsquo;s been living with her widowed father, Gabriel, a practicing sorcerer, keeping house and helping out with the business. It&rsquo;s been a good life . . . . . . with a big secret. But Gabriel has discovered hitherto-unknown magical secrets that can bring their possessor great riches, absolute power, and forbidden knowledge. To keep them safe, he&rsquo;s sorcerously locked them deep within his daughter&rsquo;s mind, where only her own true love&mdash;or, failing that, someone she likes a lot&mdash;can access them . . . so to speak. Trouble ensues. When Gabriel is killed under suspicious circumstances, Spring flees to the austere Order of Companions. There, grieving and lonely, she places a personal ad, looking for a pen pal with whom she can discuss botany. Little does she know that she&rsquo;s actually placed an ad in Play Plant magazine, and that her new pen pal, Herb, thinks she&rsquo;s interested in romance. Meanwhile, an ambitious wizard has learned of the existence of Spring&rsquo;s secrets. And he&rsquo;ll do anything to get them . . . including the obvious.</div>

The Secret of Spring

<div>Spirituality, fantasy, and mythology merge in this &ldquo;lighthearted, agreeably diverting yarn, duly respectful of India&rsquo;s cultures and customs&rdquo; (Kirkus Reviews). Hari, a remarkably well-set-up young lad, has spent his entire life in a small village with his pious widowed mother, and the purity of his soul is largely uncorrupted by worldly sophistication. But now, poised on the brink of manhood, he feels himself moved by strange new urgings&mdash;urgings that will lead him far from the quiet life he has known. Though these strings are unfamiliar to him, virtuous Hari recognizes them for what they are: a hunger for spiritual enlightenment. As so many have before, he sets his feet upon the pilgrim&rsquo;s path, becoming a wanderer in search of true wisdom. But who can know the ways of the gods, or foretell the twists of fortune? Unbeknownst to Hari, his quest has become the subject of wager between two immortals: Mohini, a pulchritudinous Apsara and the vilely demonic Ravana, who lusts after her. Mohini and Ravana are at an impasse. Both are weary of arguing with each other&mdash;but while Mohini&rsquo;s idea of a happy outcome is to have Ravana go away and leave her alone, Ravana&rsquo;s ideas run along other lines entirely. They settle upon a contest and a wager, with the loser bound to do the winner&rsquo;s bidding. Verily, the sages have written that there is a seeker born every minute, but Hari&rsquo;s journey of discovery is fated to be stranger&mdash;and far livelier&mdash;than most.</div>

The Willing Spirit

<div>Getting into college is a game&mdash;of virtual reality&mdash;in this tale of higher education from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. Odd Exam is a novella from Piers Anthony about an unusual college entrance examination. Entrance exams are taken in the form of a multi-player online game in a semi-virtual reality, with portals to other worlds and alien monsters. For those who qualify, board and tuition will be free. Can this be serious?</div>

Odd Exam

<div>A thought-provoking tale of female robots and sentient animals by a New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. Elasa the robot&rsquo;s friend Mona exchanges to the colony planet to occupy the body of a woman five months pregnant. Even so, she gets more than she bargained for, as she works with a precognitive lamb.</div>

Fly Trap

<div>The humanoid heroine Elasa fights to save the world in this story by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of To Be a Woman. Elasa contacts the very special Awares, folk who attune so perfectly to their environment that they can disappear, literally and figuratively. She needs to work with them to try to save Earth from being eaten by huge telepathic galactic maggots.</div>

Awares

<div>Kandy may be bored stiff, but a magical mishap makes her problem literal in this hilarious novel in the New York Times&ndash;bestselling Xanth series. In the land of Xanth, where everyone has a unique magical talent, adventures come easily to most. But two inhabitants find themselves quite bored . . . until they&rsquo;re inadvertently thrust together on a mission to save Xanth from an anti-pun virus that could turn their world into just another Mundania. Irrelevant Kandy is gorgeous, but thanks to a mental typo and an ornery wishing well, she&rsquo;s now an actual board&mdash;with mind control powers. So much for her big plans for adventure, excitement, and romance. And Ease has his own problems, namely that everything is just too easy. He craves a challenge. Fortunately, Humfrey the Good Magician is more than happy to provide them with a quest. The duo&mdash;along with a basilisk bodyguard in the form of a young woman and nefarious android Com Pewter&mdash;is tasked with saving the puns of Xanth. But who could have released a virus that would destroy Xanth&rsquo;s essence, and can Kandy and Ease figure out how to stop it in time? </div>

Board Stiff

<div>What&rsquo;s a girl to do when her mind is not her own? A provocative novel of speculative fiction from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. Aliena is a nice person who turns out to be an alien in a human host. She just has things to learn about the human form and society. When her body starts immune-rejecting the alien brain, and the brain has to be replaced by another alien brain, maintaining the semblance of marriage and family becomes a challenge for both Aliena and the man who loves her.</div>

Aliena

<div>The magical land of Xanth is in peril in this follow-up to Board Stiff by New York Times&ndash;bestselling author Piers Anthony. &ldquo;It occurs to me that you folk are no ordinary group,&rdquo; the troll said. &ldquo;We&#39;re on a special mission to eliminate the last of the anti-pun virus. We are a bit unusual.&rdquo; Astrid Basilisk-Cockatrice is the daughter of anonymous parents who whiled away a dull minute by generating her on a warm compost pile, then went their own deadly ways, never to see her or each other again. She found herself a soul, but her gaze is fatal and her touch is toxic. That&rsquo;s not so strange in the Land of Xanth, where everyone has a unique magical talent, and charms, curses, and enchanted puzzles lie around every corner. Now, Astrid and her companions are finishing the cleanup of a virus that ravaged the puns of Xanth, and new Quests are already popping up. For instance, Astrid is attempting to fulfill her mission in life, if only she can figure out what that is. And then there&rsquo;s the missing Question from the Good Magician&rsquo;s Book of Answers. Not to mention the small matter of a Demon Wager regarding the impending destruction of Xanth. But it&rsquo;s nothing Astrid and her motley crew of lovely maidens and strapping men can&rsquo;t handle . . . they hope. Piers Anthony delivers another tale set in the bestselling world of Xanth, filled with magic, surprises, adventure, and a few puns. Here&rsquo;s what the author has to say about his new book: &ldquo;Five Portraits is a kind of sequel to Board Stiff in that it picks up where the other leaves off, with the same characters. Apart from that, it&rsquo;s one of my favorites within the series. There&rsquo;s something about Astrid Basilisk that appeals to me: a very pretty girl whose very glance is deadly, yet she&rsquo;s a nice person whose selfless effort to save five difficult children from future Xanth is thoroughly worthy. I also like the theme of the power of unlikely friendship. Not just Xanth, but Mundania, too, would be better if there were more such friendships.&rdquo;</div>

Five Portraits

<div>First in the sci-fi series &ldquo;packed with exotic beings, ancient secrets, and futuristic worlds&rdquo; from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author (The Portalist). As Cluster opens, the alien envoy Pnotl of Sphere Knyfh seeks help from Sphere Sol in a shared galactic-level crisis: Galaxy Andromeda has discovered the secret of energy transfer and intends to use it to steal the basic energy of the Milky Way Galaxy. Knyfh offers the secret of aura transfer on the understanding that Sphere Sol will spread the technology to help create a galactic coalition to find and defeat agents of Andromeda. Sol&#39;s highest-Kirlian individual is Flint, a green-skinned native of Outworld, who has a Kirlian aura of two hundred, an eidetic memory (useful for memorizing the complex equations of Kirlian transfer that he will need to communicate to other spheres). He has extraordinary intelligence and is highly adaptable. His mission is complicated, however, by the fact that he is pursued everywhere by a very high Kirlian female Andromedan agent and, somehow, the Andromedans are able to detect and trace Kirlian transfers. Flint embarks upon several missions to bring transfer technology to neighboring spheres, inhabiting various alien forms. His efforts are successful despite attacks and sabotage by the Andromedan agent. Through the conflict, however, the mutual attraction of their two vastly superior auras begins to undermine their individual loyalty to their own Spheres. Flint and a group of other entities recover the information that will allow them to detect and trace transfers, and a member of the group is revealed as the Andromedan agent. One result is the catastrophic destruction of the local habitat. Flint and his nemesis are transferred into alien Mintakan bodies to survive. Choosing to leave things with parity between their two galaxies, Flint and the Andromedan mate and remain together until their auras fade (which happens rapidly, since their physical bodies have been destroyed).</div>

Cluster

<div>Piers Anthony is the acclaimed author of more than 100 novels and short story collections. His books include the Xanth series, the Mode series, Chthon, and Total Recall. Volk is Piers Anthony&rsquo;s serious novel of World War II and forbidden love, featuring a romance between a Nazi SS officer and his American friend&rsquo;s fianc&eacute;e, a pacifist Quaker lady. Politically incorrect, it covers some hard truths. Not all Nazis were evil, and the allies also kept death camps. The author was in Europe as a child, deported in 1940, and raised as a Quaker, so has some basis to address the subjects.</div>

Volk

<div>The New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of the Xanth novels wrote these weekly letters to a fan of is books in the hope of helping her out of a coma. In February 1989, science fiction writer Piers Anthony, author of the Xanth series, received a moving letter. It came from a woman whose daughter, Jenny, was in a coma as a result of severe injuries caused by a drunk driver. She asked Anthony to write to Jenny, an avid fan of his, in the hope that a letter from him would evoke some response. Her request resulted in a series of warm, supportive, and humorous letters written weekly from Anthony to Jenny. These were read to the patient by her mother. The original letters Anthony wrote between February 1989 and 1990, reproduced here along with Anthony&rsquo;s comments, reveal the author&rsquo;s wit, humanism, and social conscience. Jenny has come out of her coma, but is still confined to a wheelchair. Anthony also named a character in his next Xanth novel after Jenny, whose limited but definite physical responses to his letters indicated how important they were to her.</div>

Letters to Jenny

<div>An alien being is out to save the galaxy in book two of the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author&rsquo;s Cluster series. Chaining the Lady is the second Cluster book. Melody, a product of Flint and the Andromedan&rsquo;s mating in Cluster, must save the Milky Way Galaxy and create a place where creatures can transfer without limitations. Melody must survive in worlds unknown and alien to her and she does that where others fail when her aura augments her skills and abilities. The book opens with the discovery that Andromeda, the enemy galaxy of the first novel, has discovered the secret of involuntary hosting: a Kirlian aura that is sufficiently stronger than that of an individual can take possession of that individual. Andromeda has secretly infiltrated the highest levels of government in Sphere Sol and its allies and resurrect its plot to steal the energy of the Milky Way. Melody of Mintaka, a direct descendant of Flint of Outworld and his Andromedan nemesis, has a Kirlian aura of well over two hundred. She is pressed into service to &ldquo;possess&rdquo; and interrogate a captured Andromedan transferee. Melody, hosted in the young and beautiful body of Yael of Dragon, must, like her progenitor Flint, find a way to defeat the Andromedan threat and save the galaxy. The mysterious Ancients are present again in the form of their artifacts and sites. The themes of Tarot and of various myths of Sphere Sol (in this case that of Perseus and Andromeda) play a big part this novel. The InterSphere fleet of starships has forms analogous to the Tarot suits of Disks, Cups, Wands, and Swords.</div>

Chaining the Lady

<div>Two warring galaxies unite against a common threat in this continuation of the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author&rsquo;s Cluster series. Twice before, Milky Way Galaxy has been on the verge of extinction, and twice before, a heroic defender has come forward to throw back the invaders from Andromeda Galaxy. In Kirlian Quest, the galaxies are united in an alliance of peace. But Hweeh of Weew, the Milky Way&rsquo;s leading research astronomer, observes that Amoeba&mdash;just beyond the galaxies&#39; common frontier&mdash;is expanding ominously in the direction of the twin galaxies. Herald the Healer is called in. Armed only with his hyper-intense Kirlian aura, he wages an almost single-handed battle against the greatest threat ever to face the galaxies. But first he must unravel the secrets of the Ancients&mdash;astounding secrets whose import could never have been imagined . . . For a thousand years Sphere / of Andromeda was cursed by the other spheres because a representative, Llume of /, betrayed Andromeda during the Second War of Energy. As Kirlian Quest opens, a new threat has appeared on the horizon: the Space Amoeba, a fleet of alien ships one million stron&shy;&shy;g, whose intentions are definitely hostile. Herald the Healer, aural (but not literal) descendant of Flint and Melody, who is a / of Andromeda, has the chance to redeem his species&rsquo; honor and save the galaxy, but in order to do so he must solve the riddle of the Space Amoeba and of the Ancients themselves.</div>

Kirlian Quest

<div>In this novel from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author, the discovery of a new Ancient Site triggers an intergalactic competition to exploration. On the world called Eccentric, a new Ancient Site has been discovered, and unlike others that are &ldquo;dead,&rdquo; this one appears to be active and functioning. To determine which Sphere has the right to explore it and investigate its secrets, a competition is being held. Each competing team consists of a carefully matched host and transferee pair, chosen for their complementary skills and knowledge. The tasks test all of the competitors&rsquo; abilities to their limit, and range from word puzzles to navigating past a black hole. However, both Heem of Highfalls and his transferee Jessica of Capella have deep, dark secrets that may cost them not just the competition, but their lives.</div>

Thousandstar

<div>A warlike alien species is bent on destroying a pacifist alien species in this intergalactic adventure novel from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. Viscous Circle is a story about a strange and inhuman race of beings and an experimental attempt to transfer into creatures that seem only slightly sapient. They are ultimate pacifists who take the form of magnetic disks that float through space and simply demagnetize and destroy themselves when faced with an unpleasant thought. The bloodthirsty Solarians, in their desperate hurry to find the mysterious Ancient Site, are determined to wipe out the Bands, a strange and beautiful species whose society is an anarchy of peace. Only Rondl, the whirling green Band, can save his race, for he has a singular and awesome knowledge. But suddenly Rondl makes a shocking discovery about his identity&mdash;a discovery that may cost him his honor, his beautiful lover Cirl, even his very life.</div>

Viscous Circle

<div>In this delectable fantasy romp, a shape-shifting private detective with sexual identity issues hunts a serial killer preying on the Supernatural community Who but the indomitable Piers Anthony could write a hard-boiled detective-novel-fantasy-comic thriller featuring demons, succubi, zombies, ghosts, serial murder, gender bending, and a healthy dose of good, clean sex? Anthony&rsquo;s remarkable imagination has taken glorious flight once again with WereWoman&mdash;and no one does it quite like Piers Anthony! The classy dame who walks into fledgling private eye Philemon&rsquo;s office is like Venus in motion and is most definitely a Witch. But dealing with Supernaturals&mdash;or &ldquo;Supes&rdquo; for short&mdash;is Phil&rsquo;s beat, since he himself is a shape-changing Were. And this sexy sorceress is offering him the &ldquo;friendship of her thighs&rdquo; to investigate a murder, so how can he possibly refuse? But the Warlock slaying in question turns out to be only the first in a series of homicides, because someone&mdash;or something&mdash;is picking off Supes like insects. Soon the search begins leading the brand-new dick into places outside the mundane realm&mdash;into a Demon amusement park, through the doors of an Incubus-Succuba dating service, and into some very sticky situations where he&rsquo;ll need to undergo a supernatural sex change just to stay alive.</div>

WereWoman

<div>Four novellas in one volume&mdash;the thrilling science fiction saga of a female robot who becomes sentient and fights to save humanity from destruction. With nearly two hundred published works and more than twenty New York Times bestsellers to his credit, Piers Anthony is without a doubt one of the most prolific and creative authors in science fiction and fantasy. Among his most ingenious literary creations are the four books of his remarkable Metal Maiden saga, collected here in one volume: the breathtaking tale of Elasa, the fembot who desires nothing more than to be human. In &ldquo;To Be a Woman&rdquo; we meet Elasa, who is perfect in every way&mdash;a female machine created for pleasure, whose newborn consciousness makes her strive for more. The story moves to a distant colony planet in &ldquo;Shepherd,&rdquo; in which a young man participating in a student exchange program finds himself in another body and suddenly the caretaker of a herd of telepathic and eminently wise sheep. &ldquo;Flytrap&rdquo; brings Elasa&rsquo;s friend Mona to the colony in the body of a pregnant woman, through which she learns that her work with a young precognitive lamb could have a major impact on more than one existence and more than one world. Finally, in &ldquo;Awares,&rdquo; Elasa must work closely with a unique group of environmentally attuned beings in order to protect the earth from an onslaught of gigantic, world-devouring extraterrestrial maggots.</div>

The Metal Maiden Collection

<div>Piers Anthony presents a compendium of the Golden Age science fiction classics that inspired his astonishing career&mdash;timeless tales by Isaac Asimov, Jack Williamson, Walter M. Miller Jr., and other early SF masters When Piers Anthony was thirteen years old, he picked up a copy of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, and his life changed forever. These breathtaking stories of space exploration and remarkable technologies, of alien cultures and future dystopias blew his mind and set his imagination free. Now, after nearly two hundred novels and many New York Times bestsellers, one of the most creative minds in contemporary science fiction and fantasy returns to his roots, presenting the amazing tales that made him the writer he is today. In One and Wonder, Anthony invites readers to experience the same amazing tales that moved him in his youth, beginning with the first science fiction story he ever read: Jack Williamson&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Equalizer,&rdquo; in which the members of a space mission return to Earth after twenty years only to discover that the world they left is gone forever. Anthony continues on to Theodore Sturgeon&rsquo;s disturbing tale of an alien virus that literally turns people inside out, Isaac Asimov&rsquo;s fable of a dangerous automaton hiding among masses of seemingly identical but more-benign machines, and seven more prime examples of Golden Age speculative and fantasy fiction, as breathtakingly inventive and unforgettable today as when they first mesmerized a young Piers Anthony. </div>

One and Wonder

<div>An alien starfish and a human man must learn to live in each other&rsquo;s bodies in Piers Anthony&rsquo;s ingenious sequel to the science fiction gem Aliena Along with fellow members of her sapient starfish race, Aliena traveled many light-years to Earth. There, in the host body of a human woman, the inquisitive extraterrestrial learned how to exist as a member of this perplexing earthborn race. Now Piers Anthony, the New York Times&ndash;bestselling maestro of science fiction and fantasy, continues the story in Aliena Too, as the males of two markedly different species must somehow adapt to one another. Lida Fisher knows that her beloved husband, Quincy, will die soon as the result of a rare and terrible brain rejection syndrome. But there is one hope. If Quincy consents to switch brains with one of the alien beings that have arrived from the other side of the galaxy, he will live on&mdash;albeit in the body of a starfish. And that means Lida must agree to let a new man into her life and her bed, one with the face and body of her adored husband but with the mind of an alien stranger. More difficult still, Lida must somehow teach this star man how to love. And many miles above the earth, Quincy also will have to make extreme adjustments to a body and an existence he never dreamed would be his. But luckily, both Fishers will have someone to guide them through the perils, pitfalls, and traumas that must invariably accompany their strange new reality&mdash;a truly remarkable creature who has already been there and back again: Aliena. </div>

Aliena Too

<div>From fantasy and SF master Piers Anthony, a collection of controversial stories and essays that fearlessly push the boundaries and then shamelessly step over them Readers, beware: The stories, essays, reflections, opinions, and wildly imaginative flights of fancy contained herein may shock, rattle, delight, and surprise you. Piers Anthony&mdash;multiple New York Times&ndash;bestselling author, much-beloved creator of the popular Xanth universe, and one of the most unabashedly original writers currently operating in the science fiction and fantasy arena&mdash;now offers up a one-of-a-kind collection of his most fearless writings, for the pleasure of those unafraid to enter where angels fear to tread. Tackling unusual subjects and challenging social and religious mores, Anthony refuses to be restrained as he explores the strange and the taboo. From the May&ndash;December romance of a damaged Romeo and his shockingly young Juliet (though she is no younger than Shakespeare&rsquo;s) to a woman&rsquo;s valiant struggle against a grossly aberrant sexual demon, these cautionary tales are not for the faint of heart. They can be troubling, startling, and disturbing, but they are never dull. And readers, be further warned: In the uniquely inventive mind of Piers Anthony, absolutely nothing is sacred&mdash;not childhood, marriage, love, religion, sex . . . not even Xanth.</div>

Cautionary Tales

<div>A quest to fulfill a lifelong wish leads to magic, adventure&mdash;and puns&mdash;as the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author revisits the enchanted land of Xanth. In Xanth, everyone has a talent. But that doesn&rsquo;t mean everyone loves his talent, and no one understands that better than Hapless. Endowed with the ability to conjure any instrument he wants, Hapless could be an extraordinary musician if only he could play a tune that didn&rsquo;t fall ear-piercingly flat. His one desire is to find an instrument he can play&mdash;and maybe a girlfriend or three. But like music, women have never been his forte. When the Good Magician hears about Hapless&rsquo;s desperate desire, he sends the young man on a quest to find the elusive Isis Orb, a magical talisman that could fulfill his wish. But the mysterious Egyptian goddess for whom the orb is named guards the enchanted object and won&rsquo;t let anyone see it&mdash;let alone use it. Setting out to achieve the impossible, Hapless meets an eclectic mix of creatures that join him on his journey. Like the musically challenged Hapless, they all have wishes they hope the Isis Orb will grant. But the only way they can control the orb is to capture the five totems from the regions of Xanth: Fire, Earth, Air, Water, and the Void. Together, this motley crew will heroically fight dragons, a six-headed griffin, and even a beautiful, seductive water gorgon who tries to rain on Hapless&rsquo;s parade. With its thrilling exploits and endless humor, the newest addition to Piers Anthony&rsquo;s beloved Xanth series is sure to keep readers enthralled. Isis Orb is the 40th book in the Xanth series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.</div>

Isis Orb

<div>Two Ordinary People from Mundania travel to Xanth to defeat a rogue Night Colt in the latest in a beloved series from bestselling author Piers Anthony. The Night Colt has one ambition: to deliver dreams to the deserving. Unfortunately, only Night Mares can take on this task, and the Colt has no hope of leading his own herd if he can&rsquo;t get any practice. . . . So he&rsquo;s struck a deal with a Mundane. During the hours when the Night Mares rest&mdash;dusk and dawn&mdash;the duo plants stories in the air, compelling the people of Xanth to enact them&mdash;whether they want to or not. Unwilling to participate in these fantasies, the princesses of Xanth, Dawn and Eve, come up with a plan to fight the menacing pair, but they&rsquo;ll need the help of two unlikely heroes to succeed. In Mundania, a mysterious painting entrances Ordinary People Tartan and Tara. But why do they each see something different when they look at it? They quickly learn that it&rsquo;s not a painting after all, but a portal to a magical world. With nothing to lose, they climb through the portal into Xanth and are met with a plea to help stop the Night Colt and his ghost writer. Tartan and Tara don&rsquo;t hesitate to join the quest to save Xanth from the ultimate pun-tastrophe. Together with their new friends, they&rsquo;ll begin a journey full of magic and romance&mdash;and, of course, puns&mdash;that will lead them to a long-lost prince, a beautiful dragoness, the goddess Isis, and a demon named Ted. With rip-roaring humor and nonstop adventure, the newest addition to Piers Anthony&rsquo;s popular Xanth series is sure to enchant fans of epic fantasy. Ghost Writer in the Sky is the 41st book in the Xanth series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. </div>

Ghost Writer in the Sky

<div>Three installments of the New York Times&ndash;bestselling series set in a land of enchantment filled with magic, surprises, adventure, and&mdash;best of all&mdash;puns! The world of Xanth is a wacky one full of offbeat heroes and surprising journeys. In these three volumes of this hilarious series, characters bumble their way through many misadventures to find their happy ending on the other side, aided and hindered by puns along the way. Board Stiff: Thanks to a mental typo and an ornery wishing well the once beautiful Irrelevant Kandy is now a board of wood&mdash;with mind control powers. And Ease wishes everything wasn&rsquo;t so easy. Fortunately, Humfrey the Good Magician is there to provide them with a quest: saving the puns of Xanth. But who released a virus that could destroy Xanth&rsquo;s essence, and will Kandy and Ease figure out how to stop it in time? Five Portraits: Astrid Basilisk is a sweet girl whose very glance is deadly. As she embarks on a selfless mission to save five difficult children from future Xanth, she must fight the pun virus that threatens to destroy the magical world. Isis Orb: Hapless has the ability to conjure any musical instrument he wants, but he can&rsquo;t carry a tune in a bucket. All he wants is to learn to play an instrument and get a girlfriend. When the Good Magician hears about his desperate desire, he sends Hapless on a quest to find the elusive Isis Orb, a magical talisman that could fulfill his wish. But the mysterious Egyptian goddess guarding it isn&rsquo;t going to let him simply take it. </div>

The Xanth Novels Books 38–40

<div>&ldquo;Original and fascinating . . . entertaining and beautifully written,&rdquo; the complete series from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of the Xanth Novels (Science Fiction Review). Seamlessly blending science fiction and fantasy, New York Times&ndash;bestselling author Piers Anthony presents an epic adventure series in a completely original universe. Cluster: In a battle to control the energy of the Milky Way galaxy, two adversaries of superior Kirlian auras&mdash;green-skinned Flint of Outworld and a female Andromedan agent&mdash;are irresistibly drawn to each other. Chaining the Lady: Melody of Mintaka, a direct descendant of Flint and his Andromedan mate, must save the Milky Way from the enemy Andromedans, who have discovered the secret of involuntary hosting&mdash;possessing another individual via a stronger aura. Kirlian Quest: With his hyper-intense Kirlian aura, Herald the Healer, an aural descendant of Flint and Melody, must unravel the secrets of the Ancients to defend against the Space Amoeba, a fleet of alien ships a million strong. Thousandstar: A new Ancient Site has been discovered, and in the competition to explore it, both host Heem of Highfalls and his transferee, Jessica of Capella, harbor secrets that may cost them their lives. Viscous Circle: The bloodthirsty Solarians, desperate to possess the secrets of the Ancient Site, target the Bands, strange and beautiful pacifist beings, and only Rondl has the knowledge to save his race from extinction.</div>

The Cluster Series

<div>The New York Times&ndash;bestselling series continues with this pun-tastic epic quest and far-flung fantasy adventure. Lydell, a shy, naive man of twenty-one, and world-weary grandmother Grania could not be more different. But when their paths cross on the way to beseech the Good Magician to add some excitement to their extraordinarily dull lives, the one thing they have in common is about to get them more than they bargained for . . . Lydell and Grania&rsquo;s exceptional integrity makes them valuable to the Good Magician. He promises to fulfill their hearts&rsquo; desires on the condition they pilot a fireboat to its new proprietors, whoever&mdash;and wherever&mdash;they may be. Along with an obnoxious bird and a robot dogfish as shipmates, they unfurl their sail of flame and cruise through the skies of Xanth, guided by cryptic clues. Picking up a crew of future children along the way, Lydell and Grania must plan a royal wedding, detonate an F-Bomb, evade illusion dragons, rescue Jack and Jill, find a princess for a werewolf prince, and face their greatest fears&mdash;all while remaining true to their compulsively honest selves. Fire Sail is the 42nd book in the Xanth series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. </div>

Fire Sail

<div>It&rsquo;s harpy hour in the New York Times&ndash;bestselling series, as a one-of-a-kind Xanth woman searches for her happy ever after. Though Gloha loves every inch of Xanth&mdash;from Lake Ogre-Chobee to the Ever Glades&mdash;being the only harpy-goblin cross in existence has her feeling a bit lonely. Now that she&rsquo;s old enough to enter into the Adult Conspiracy, she has to face reality: There are no males of her kind to mate with. Her only chance at love is to seek the help of the Good Magician, but all he has to give her is a referral . . . Sent to find the Good Magician&rsquo;s second son, Trent, Gloha embarks on a journey that will take her to the most magical and mad parts of Xanth. Along the way, she&rsquo;ll acquire friends and foes&mdash;including demons and nymphs, a winged centaur filly, a skeleton searching for a soul, and an invisible giant. But with the help of Trent, Gloha just might discover that her quest for the ideal partner may be the biggest fantasy of all. &ldquo;Amusing . . . Fans of the author&rsquo;s trademark humor will relish this latest jaunt through the wacky world of Xanth; new readers too will enjoy the fun.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly </div>

Harpy Thyme

<div>Climate and culture shock ensue when Xanthians swap bodies with mere humans in this madcap adventure in the New York Times&ndash;bestselling series. All Breanna of the Black Wave and her newfound love, Justin Tree, want is a little time to get to know each other better, but a climatic catastrophe is causing a massive meltdown that threatens to inundate the ancient forests of Xanth. The only way to avert this dire disaster is to undertake a voyage into the distant mists of the past, to find the moment when this ghastly greenhouse effect began. And the only people who can safely make that journey are those unaffected by Xanth&rsquo;s magic&mdash;normal, ordinary humans from our own world. So Breanna and Justin turn to the Demon X(A/N)th (a.k.a. Nimby) and his lovely consort Chlorine for help. Together, they devise a daring plan. Making use of the O-Xone, a magical computer network that links the worlds of Xanth and Earth, Nimby and Chlorine make contact with a young couple from Earth who are working on a Xanth game, and arrange to exchange bodies with them. But an unexpected surprise awaits them on their arrival . . . </div>

Xone of Contention

<div>This Xanth villain is full of hot air. &ldquo;Anthony&rsquo;s unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold&rdquo; (Publishers Weekly). A fickle flux in the fabric of space has allowed a horrendous hurricane to blast into Xanth, stirring up mischief and madness wherever she goes. Trapped in a preposterous form by a cosmic wager, the Demon X(A/N)th must join forces with a vexatious vixen named Chlorine to save Xanth from this terrifying and tempestuous threat. Their companions on this haphazard quest are a hapless human family&mdash;Jim and Karen Baldwin and their two teenage sons, David and Sean&mdash;gusted into Xanth from the mundane world beyond. Together they encounter a host of turbulent misadventures as they struggle to keep Xanth from being blown off the map forever. &ldquo;Just the thing for pun-happy funsters.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews </div>

Yon Ill Wind

<div>&ldquo;Series fans will find themselves right at home&rdquo; as a computer game draws two players into the illusion-, pun-, and dragon-filled land of Xanth (Kirkus Reviews). Sixteen-year-old Dug has yet to be impressed by a computer game, but that&rsquo;s before he gets hooked by Companions of Xanth&mdash;and the beguilingly beautiful princess-serpent he&rsquo;s chosen to guide him. Nada Naga has her work cut out for her keeping Dug&rsquo;s eyes on the magical prize . . . and off of her human form. Kim is no stranger to Xanth, which is why she chooses her favorite companion, Jenny Elf, to accompany her through its marvels&mdash;and dangers. Though Kim&rsquo;s hyper-enthusiasm is infectious, she doesn&rsquo;t really believe that Xanth is real, and it&rsquo;s up to Jenny to prove it. What the two players don&rsquo;t know is that there&rsquo;s more at stake than winning; the very existence of Xanth hangs in the balance. Demons may run the game, but there are voids to avoid, loan sharks to outswim, and Com Pewter&mdash;the most evil machine of all&mdash;to outwit. Not to mention that a companion may be just as willing to sabotage Dug and Kim as help them succeed . . . &ldquo;The legions of Xanth readers can rest assured that [Demons Don&rsquo;t Dream] contains plenty of the punningly named animals, vegetables, people and things (such as the Ice Queen Clone and the Censor-Ship) that have become the series&rsquo; raison d&rsquo;etre.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly </div>

Demons Don't Dream

<div>A gargoyle finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place in this Xanth adventure that &ldquo;should delight Anthony&rsquo;s many fans&rdquo; (Publishers Weekly). As a gargoyle, Gary Gar has one job in Xanth: to protect the Swan Knee River from the pollution flowing in from Mundania. But more dirt plus less rain will crack any gargoyle&rsquo;s stony composure. So Gary does what any good Xanthian would do: He seeks the help of the Good Magician. But payment for his service is high. Gary must find a philter for the water, while taking on human form to tutor a wild human child, with help from the surly Sorceress Iris, and&mdash;even though time is of the essence&mdash;taking Hiatus, a known troublemaker, along for the ride. It won&rsquo;t be easy, especially when they&rsquo;re all transported back to the dawn of time. And if they can&rsquo;t figure out what&rsquo;s going on in the past, there may be no future for Xanth&mdash;come hell or high water . . . &ldquo;Ephemeral amusement for pun-struck Xanthonauts.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews</div>

Geis of the Gargoyle

<div>Something&rsquo;s rotten in the land of Xanth&mdash;and it&rsquo;s not just the undead&mdash;in this &ldquo;cheeky&rdquo; adventure in the New York Times&ndash;bestselling series (Publishers Weekly). Horrors and hilarity collide as a fate far worse than death awaits a vivacious young visitor to &ldquo;the Florida-shaped fantasy land where anything goes and the puns pack every page&rdquo; (Kirkus Reviews). Breanna, a beautiful young newcomer to the enchanted land of Xanth, must deal with a distressing dilemma. She has unwittingly attracted the affections of King Xeth, ruler of Xanth&rsquo;s Zombies, who yearns to make her queen of the undead! Her quest to preserve her innocence, and find her destiny, takes her on an exhilarating excursion packed with perils, puzzles, and piles of puns. Zombie Lover will provide a profusion of macabre merriment. </div>

Zombie Lover

<div>&ldquo;Puns and playfulness reign supreme&rdquo; as a demoness learns that big birds of a feather don&rsquo;t flock together in the New York Times&ndash;bestselling Xanth series (The Toronto Star). Seeking a solution to a perplexing personal problem, the delectable Demoness Metria asks for help from the wise Magician Humfrey. But before he will help her, she must perform a perilous mission: Rove the length and breadth of Xanth in search of a suitable jury for the trial of Roxanne Roc, a notably noble and virtuous bird charged with a most improbable offense. Exciting, exhilarating, and brimming with hilarious high jinks, Roc and a Hard Place is Xanth at its most enchanting. &ldquo;[A] lighthearted series . . . many outlandish characters, adventures, jokes and plays on words.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly </div>

Roc and a Hard Place

<div>&ldquo;The future sure won&rsquo;t have been what it used to be&rdquo; when Piers Anthony reveals a world within the world of Xanth&mdash;and its infinite possibilities (Kirkus Reviews). The miraculous and mirth-filled land of Xanth holds many marvels. But now an extraordinary new aspect of this remarkable realm unfolds as young Forrest Faun&rsquo;s quest takes him to a tiny planet hidden in the heart of Xanth. There, with a delightful &ldquo;day mare&rdquo; as his constant companion, Forrest will find more marvels then he ever dreamed of. Packed with magic, mystery, and merrymaking, Faun &amp; Games is the freshest and most exciting Xanth adventure in a month of Pundays! &ldquo;With plenty of the spry characters and cheerful wordplay for which Anthony&rsquo;s works are known, this new Xanth tale should, like its predecessors, manage to wiggle its way onto the bestseller lists.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly </div>

Faun &amp; Games

<div>All of Xanth is a stage as an unlikely hero saves the show in the New York Times&ndash;bestselling series. There&rsquo;s no shortage of laughs when Jess is around; she&rsquo;s been cursed to have nobody take her seriously. But her dubious talent comes in handy when she meets the very handsome showman Magnus. He promises to fake taking her seriously&mdash;if Jess joins his traveling show. But first they must see the Good Magician. He will give them the use of the flying Fire Boat to tour the realm if they complete a quest. The only problem is, he can&rsquo;t remember what quest. Something to do with night mares, day mares, and one or two future princesses. As Jess and Magnus try to unravel the mystery, they discover their true mission: to save Xanth from a big bird with a bone to peck . . . </div>

Jest Right

<div>There&rsquo;s no dancing around a demonic threat in the fantasy world of Xanth in the New York Times&ndash;bestselling series. Squid, the alien cuttlefish, is getting an upgrade: a boost to her shape-changing talent so she can lead a mission against a foreign Demon who&rsquo;s stirring up trouble in Xanth. At Squid&rsquo;s side are her rescued siblings and one very special child&mdash;Larry, a girl in a boy&rsquo;s body, who will act as a secret host for their adoptive mother, the Demoness Fornax. Aboard the Fire Boat, they form a plan to disguise themselves as a traveling dance troupe. Each child is paired up with a native Xanthian. But it&rsquo;s the friendship that blossoms between Squid and Larry that will power their quest, and they&rsquo;ll have to do some fancy footwork to avoid the trials and tribulations that await them.</div>

Skeleton Key

<div>You&rsquo;re better wed than dead&mdash;even in Xanth&mdash;in the hilariously punny new adventure in the fantasy series soon to be adapted for film and television! Squid may only be a tween alien cuttlefish, but her feelings for Chaos, her Demon boyfriend, are real, which is why she&rsquo;s more than ready to let someone else take over as the protagonist of this story. Being a main character is exhausting&mdash;and it&rsquo;s drastically cutting down her flirting time with Chaos. But their alternate future is dependent upon their completion of one final mission . . . Seven years from now, in another reality frame, things are not so picture perfect. Squid&rsquo;s dream of happily ever after turns into happily never after when Chaos&rsquo;s human host is murdered the night before their wedding. So before they become newly dead instead of newly wed, Squid and Chaos must travel through time in order to meet their maker . . . Praise for Piers Anthony &ldquo;Piers Anthony is one of those authors who can perform magic with the ordinary. . . . [He] is a craftsman.&rdquo; &mdash;A Reader&rsquo;s Guide to Science Fiction &ldquo;Anthony&rsquo;s unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly</div>

A Tryst of Fate

<div>In this heroic Xanth adventure from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author, there&rsquo;s no time like the present to free six plucky princesses from the past. Young Vinia is enjoying her life with her boyfriend, Prince Ion. They complement each other perfectly: her telekinesis helps him walk, and his ambiance abolishes all allergens, allowing her to breathe freely. But Ion and his twin, Hilda, are bored with their easy royal lives and are restless for an adventure . . . While telling the story of how their parents met, the twins remember their mother was once captured by a dragon and frozen in crystal along with a half dozen other strong-willed princesses. She managed to escape, but the six other maidens continue to be held captive&mdash;which gives Vinia, Ion, Hilda, and Hilda&rsquo;s caprine-crossbreed boyfriend the perfect excuse to embark on a quest. But first they must get the approval of their parents&mdash;and the Good Magician. Since Vinia is the protagonist in this story (though she&rsquo;s much more comfortable as a background character), it&rsquo;s up to her complete the Magician&rsquo;s challenges. And then comes their greatest test: to free the princesses from their patriarchal prison, frozen in place by the Dragon with the Girl Tattoo . . . Praise for Piers Anthony &ldquo;Piers Anthony is one of those authors who can perform magic with the ordinary. . . . [He] is a craftsman.&rdquo; &mdash;A Reader&rsquo;s Guide to Science Fiction &ldquo;Anthony&rsquo;s unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly</div>

Six Crystal Princesses

<div>No one&rsquo;s safe when a pundemic spreads through the land of Xanth in this madcap adventure from the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author. What&rsquo;s a single prince to do when confronted with the baton of protagonism? Why, become the hero of his own story of course! And in Xanth that usually means embarking on a quest. For Prince Nolan Naga, there&rsquo;s only one thing missing from his life: a wife. He needs a royal match by the time he assumes the throne. But to make sure he lands the right spouse, he must consult with the Good Magician. After completing the three challenges necessary to see the Good Magician, Nolan learns that the ideal bride for him does exist. She is Apoca of the Lips Tribe. From the Queendom of Thanx&mdash;a matriarchy that is the opposite of Xanth&mdash;she is a formidable woman, one whose very kiss can seduce a man into love slavery. But before a happily ever after, they&rsquo;ll have to team up to put an end to a curse that&rsquo;s causing every baby in Xanth to be born with the same magical talent, all while navigating through a realm plagued by endless puns. It could be the end of the world as we know it . . . Praise for Piers Anthony &ldquo;Piers Anthony is one of those authors who can perform magic with the ordinary. . . . [He] is a craftsman.&rdquo; &mdash;A Reader&rsquo;s Guide to Science Fiction &ldquo;Anthony&rsquo;s unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly</div>

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