With a Tangled Skein - Piers Anthony

Xanth Series - Piers Anthony in general

When I read my first Xanth book written by Piers Anthony, I was hooked! I enjoy the way he plays with words, and the wonderful and magical storylines. Filled full of magic, mystery, quizzical fun and enjoyable treks through this magical world! Centaurs, fairies, Dragons, Castles, Ogres, a love pond that magically causes a man and woman to fall in love with each other. The Stereotype of Fantasy books. The geography of Anthony's Xanth world, looks exactly like Florida in the U.S. He includes both Xanth-ians as well as Mundanes (which is what he refers as us, running our normal working, and living lives with television, radio etc.,) Some books involve the accidental ...

Xanth Series - Piers Anthony in general

that inhabit the land are truly original, and many of them come from what would normally be awfully bad puns but, when placed into this world and dressed up with Piers Anthony's great skill with words they blend seamlessley into the flow of the story, although at times the reader is forced to groan when a truly awful pun jumps out and slaps you across the face. All of the people in Xanth posses magical talents, some being very strong and powerful (magician level talents) and some being rather weak and pointless (the spot-on-the-wall variety). The first book (A Spell For Chameleon) presents us with the character of Bink, a young man with no apparent magical ...

Incarnations of Immortality Series - Piers Anthony in genera ...

This series follows the life of the incarnations. From their appointment to their Death. Each book focus' on a specific incarnation, for example "on a pale horse" follows Death. Although this may sound a bit morbid the book gives a great insight into the world of the "supernatural". The "war" between God and Satan is apparent in each book and ...