A Spell for Chameleon (The Parallel Edition... Simplified)

A Spell for Chameleon (The Parallel Edition... Simplified)
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Publisher : Del Rey
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 9780345536440
ISBN-13 : 0345536444
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis A Spell for Chameleon (The Parallel Edition... Simplified) by : Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony’s bestselling Xanth series is one of the cornerstones of fantasy, a lively and whimsical interpretation of a genre often criticized for taking itself too seriously. Anthony’s first Xanth novel, A Spell for Chameleon, was initially edited to target a more traditional audience. Now, in an eBook exclusive, A Spell for Chameleon has been reworked line by line—its language matching the simpler, playful way with words that made Piers Anthony an enduring fan favorite. Xanth is an enchanted land where magic rules, a land of centaurs and dragons and basilisks where every citizen has a unique spell to call their own. For Bink of North Village, however, Xanth is no fairy tale. He alone has no magic. And unless he gets some—and fast!—he will be exiled. Forever. But the Good Magician Humfrey is convinced that Bink does indeed have magic. In fact, both Beauregard the genie and the magic wall chart insist that Bink has magic as powerful as any possessed by the King, the Good Magician Humfrey, or even the Evil Magician Trent. Be that as it may, no one can fathom the nature of Bink’s very special magic. This is even worse than having no magic at all . . . and he still faces exile!

On a Pale Horse

On a Pale Horse
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Publisher : Del Rey
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780307815651
ISBN-13 : 030781565X
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis On a Pale Horse by : Piers Anthony

In this first novel of the Incarnations of Immortality, Piers Anthony combines a gripping story of romance and conflicting loyalties with a deeply moving examination of the meaning of life and death. This is a novel that will long linger in the reader's mind. Shooting Death was a mistake, as Zane soon discovered. For the man who killed the Incarnation of Death was immediately forced to assume the vacant position! Thereafter, he must speed over the world, riding his pale horse, and ending the lives of others. Zane was forced to accept his unwelcome task, despite the rules that seemed woefully unfair. But then he found himself being drawn into an evil plot of Satan. Already the prince of Evil was forging a trap in which Zane must act to destroy Luna, the woman he loved. He could see only one possible way to defeat the Father of Lies. It was unthinkable—but he had no other solution!

Split Infinity

Split Infinity
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Publisher : Del Rey
Total Pages : 365
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307815675
ISBN-13 : 0307815676
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Split Infinity by : Piers Anthony

On the technological, decadent world of Proton, someone was trying to destroy Stile, serf and master Gamesman. His only escape lay through a mysterious “curtain” revealed by a loving robot. Beyond the curtain lay Phaze—a world totally ruled by magic. There, his first encounter was with an amulet that turned into a demon determined to choke him to death. And there, he soon learned, his alternate self had already been murdered by sorcery, and he was due to be the next victim. “Know thyself!” the infallible Oracle told him. But first he must save himself as he shuttled between worlds. On Proton, his fate depended on winning the great Games. On Phaze, he could survive only by mastering magic. And if he used any magic at all, the werewolf and the unicorn who were his only friends were determined to kill him at once!

Macroscope

Macroscope
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Publisher : Mundania Press
Total Pages : 428
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780972367080
ISBN-13 : 097236708X
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Macroscope by : Piers Anthony

Throughout history, man has been searching for better ways to gather information about his universe. But although they may have longed for it, not even the most brilliant minds could conceive of a device as infinitely powerful or as immeasurably precise as the Macroscope, until the twenty-first century. This is a story of mans desperate search for a compromise between his mind and his heart, between knowledge and humanity.

Blue Adept

Blue Adept
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Publisher : Del Rey
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780307514639
ISBN-13 : 0307514633
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Blue Adept by : Piers Anthony

In this brilliant continuation of the epic adventure that began in Split Infinity, Piers Anthony again proves himself a master of both fantasy and science fiction For Stile, life was a matter of shuttling madly between two worlds, with the problems growing greater on each. On the science world of Proton, he was a serf, trying to prove his right to exist by competing in the Great Games. On Phaze, where only magic worked, he was the Blue Adept, trying to master the powers of sorcery. And on both worlds, someone was trying to assassinate him. Aside from winning increasingly difficult contests with no time to prepare, all he had to do was win the love of the Lady Blue, fight a dragon, discover the ultimate weapon—and, of course, seek the paranoid Adept or the all-powerful Citizen who was trying to kill him! And now, just when things were growing impossible, he had to fight a mortal duel with the unicorn Herd Leader, against whom his magic powers were useless!

Isle of Woman

Isle of Woman
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 484
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0812533666
ISBN-13 : 9780812533668
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Isle of Woman by : Piers Anthony

Fantasy history of the human race told through the experiences of a single human family reincarnated through the ages.

Chthon

Chthon
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 320
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781497657328
ISBN-13 : 1497657326
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Chthon by : Piers Anthony

A Nebula and Hugo Award Finalist: The first novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Xanth series. Chthon was Piers Anthony’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.

Firefly

Firefly
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 482
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ISBN-10 : 0380759500
ISBN-13 : 9780380759507
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Firefly by : Piers Anthony

In its unearthly embrace awaits heaven ... and hell. The touch of Firefly is the most erotic experience of your life ... and the very last.

Heaven Cent

Heaven Cent
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Publisher : Tor Fantasy
Total Pages : 354
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781429910378
ISBN-13 : 1429910372
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Heaven Cent by : Piers Anthony

Heaven Cent continues the Xanth saga from New York Times bestselling fantasy author Piers Anthony. In the mind of Xanth's precious shapeshifting Prince Dolph, the perfect way to see the world is to search for the missing sorcerer, Humfrey. Setting off with his faithful companion, Marrow, an enchanted skeleton, Dolph will penetrate an island of illusion, escape a goblin kingdom, outwit a husband-hungry mermaid, save marrow from bone-starved harpies, and find romance with a slinky snake princess--all on his way to discovering a magic coin with all the answers! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Roc and a Hard Place

Roc and a Hard Place
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 402
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781504058780
ISBN-13 : 150405878X
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Roc and a Hard Place by : Piers Anthony

“Puns and playfulness reign supreme” as a demoness learns that big birds of a feather don’t flock together in the New York Times–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. “[A] lighthearted series . . . many outlandish characters, adventures, jokes and plays on words.” —Publishers Weekly