Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony ist ein hoch angesehener Autor, der für seine Werke in den Genres Science-Fiction und Fantasy bekannt ist. Geboren als Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob am 6. August 1934 in Oxford, England, verbrachte er seine frühen Jahre in England, bevor er nach Spanien zog und schließlich im Alter von sechs Jahren in die Vereinigten Staaten einwanderte. Nach Abschluss seiner Ausbildung verfolgte er während von fünfzehn Jahren verschiedene Berufe, bevor er hauptberuflich zum Schreiben von Fiktion überging.

Anthony ist wahrscheinlich am besten für seine erfolgreiche Xanth-Serie bekannt, die in einem fiktiven Reich spielt. Seine Werke wurden weitreichend anerkannt und mehrere seiner Romane haben es auf die Bestsellerliste der New York Times geschafft. Zusätzlich zu diesem Erfolg hat er eine einzigartige Leistung erbracht, indem er Bücher mit Titeln verfasst hat, die das gesamte Englische Alphabet abdecken, von Anthologie bis Zombie Lover.

Piers Anthony ist ein produktiver Autor, der zahlreiche Serien verfasst hat, darunter Xanth, Cluster, Apprentice Adept und Incarnations of Immortality. Bevor er hauptberuflicher Schriftsteller wurde, diente er in der U.S. Army, edtierte die Zeitung der Einheit und arbeitete als Lehrer an einer öffentlichen Schule. Er schloss mit seiner Frau einen Handel ab, dass er ein Stück seiner Arbeit innerhalb eines Jahres verkaufen würde, und als er erfolgreich war, fuhr er fort zu schreiben und seine Geschichten zu verkaufen.

Anthony ist Umweltschützer und lebt mit seiner Frau auf einem Baumfarm in Florida. Sie haben zwei erwachsene Töchter. Er ist 21 Mal New York Times-Bestsellerautor und erhält täglich hunderte Briefe von seinen treuen Fans. Seine Werke wurden weltweit von Millionen von Lesern gelesen und geliebt, was ihn zu einem der beliebtesten Fantasy-Autoren der Welt macht.
Xanth Books
# Titel Jahr
1 A Spell for Chameleon 1977
2 The Source of Magic 1978
3 Castle Roogna 1979
4 Centaur Aisle 1981
5 Ogre, Ogre 1982
6 Night Mare 1982
7 Dragon on a Pedestal 1983
8 Crewel Lye 1984
9 Golem in the Gears 1986
10 Vale of the Vole 1987
11 Heaven Cent 1988
12 Man from Mundania 1989
13 Isle of View 1990
14 Question Quest 1991
15 The Color of Her Panties 1992
16 Demons Don't Dream 1992
17 Harpy Thyme 1993
18 Geis of the Gargoyle 1994
19 Roc and a Hard Place 1995
20 Yon Ill Wind 1996
21 Faun & Games 1997
22 Zombie Lover 1998
23 Xone of Contention 1999
24 The Dastard 2000
25 Swell Foop 2001
26 Up in a Heaval 2002
27 Cube Route 2003
28 Currant Events 2004
29 Pet Peeve 2005
30 Stork Naked 2006
31 Air Apparent 2007
32 Two to the Fifth 2008
33 Jumper Cable 2009
34 Knot Gneiss 2010
35 Well-Tempered Clavicle 2011
36 Luck of the Draw 2012
37 Esrever Doom 2013
38 Board Stiff 2013
39 Five Portraits 2014
40 Isis Orb 2016
41 Ghost Writer in the Sky 2017
42 Fire Sail 2019
43 Jest Right 2020
44 Skeleton Key 2021
45 A Tryst of Fate 2021
46 Six Crystal Princesses 2022
47 Apoca Lips 2023
48 Three Novel Nymphs 2025
49 Knicklepede Knight 2025
Xanth Graphic Novel Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Return to Centaur 1990
Apprentice Adept Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Split Infinity 1980
2 Blue Adept 1981
3 Juxtaposition 1982
4 Out of Phaze 1987
5 Robot Adept 1988
6 Unicorn Point 1989
7 Phaze Doubt 1990
Aliena Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Aliena 2013
2 Aliena Too 2014
Aton Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Chthon 1967
2 Phthor 1975
Battle Circle Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Sos the Rope 1968
2 Var the Stick 1969
3 Neq the Sword 1975
Bio Of A Space Tyrant Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Refugee 1983
2 Mercenary 1984
3 Politician 1985
4 Executive 1985
5 Statesman 1986
6 The Iron Maiden 2002
ChroMagic Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Key to Havoc 2003
2 Key to Chroma 2003
3 Key to Destiny 2004
4 Key to Liberty 2007
5 Key to Survival 2008
Cluster Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Cluster / Vicinity Cluster 1977
2 Chaining the Lady 1978
3 Kirlian Quest 1979
4 Thousandstar 1980
5 Viscous Circle 1982
Geodyssey Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Isle of Woman 1993
2 Shame of Man 1994
3 Hope of Earth 1997
4 Muse of Art 1999
5 Climate of Change 2010
Hair Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Hair Power 2016
2 Hair Suite 2016
3 Hair Peace 2019
Incarnations Of Immortality Books
# Titel Jahr
1 On a Pale Horse 1983
2 Bearing an Hourglass 1984
3 With a Tangled Skein 1985
4 Wielding a Red Sword 1986
5 Being a Green Mother 1987
6 For Love of Evil 1988
7 And Eternity 1989
8 Under a Velvet Cloak 2007
Jason Striker Books (with Roberto Fuentes)
# Titel Jahr
1 Kiai! 1974
2 Mistress of Death 1974
3 The Bamboo Bloodbath 1974
4 Ninja's Revenge 1975
5 Amazon Slaughter 1976
6 Curse of the Ninja 1976
Kelvin Of Rud Books (with Robert E. Margroff)
# Titel Jahr
1 Dragon's Gold 1987
2 Serpent's Silver 1989
3 Chimaera's Copper 1990
4 Orc's Opal 1990
5 Mouvar's Magic 1992
Metal Maiden Books
# Titel Jahr
1 To Be a Woman 2012
2 Shepherd 2012
3 Fly Trap 2012
4 Awares 2012
Mode Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Virtual Mode 1991
2 Fractal Mode 1992
3 Chaos Mode 1993
4 DoOon Mode 2001
Of Man and Manta Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Omnivore 1968
2 Orn 1971
3 Ox 1976
PAKK Books (with Kenneth Kelly)
# Titel Jahr
1 Virtue Inverted 2017
2 Amazon Expedient 2018
3 Magenta Salvation 2019
Pornucopia Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Pornucopia 1989
2 The Magic Fart 2003
Return Of Aladdin Books (with J.R. Rain)
# Titel Jahr
1 Aladdin Relighted 2011
2 Aladdin Sins Bad 2011
3 Aladdin and the Flying Dutchman 2012
Tarot Books
# Titel Jahr
1 God of Tarot 1979
2 Vision of Tarot 1980
3 Faith of Tarot 1980
Trail Mix Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Amoeba 2011
2 Beetle Juice 2017
Einzelromane
# Titel Jahr
1 The Ring 1968
2 The Ring (With: Robert E. Margroff) 1968
3 Macroscope 1969
4 Hasan 1969
5 The E.S.P. Worm 1970
6 The E.S.P. Worm (With: Robert E. Margroff) 1970
7 Prostho Plus 1971
8 Race Against Time 1973
9 Triple Detente 1974
10 Rings of Ice 1974
11 But What of Earth? 1976
12 But What of Earth? (With: Robert Coulson) 1976
13 Steppe 1976
14 Pretender (With: Frances Hall) 1979
15 Pretender 1979
16 Mute 1981
17 Hard Sell 1982
18 Shade of the Tree 1986
19 Ghost 1986
20 Total Recall 1989
21 Through the Ice (With: Robert Kornwise) 1989
22 Through the Ice 1989
23 Balook 1990
24 Firefly 1990
25 Dead Morn (With: Roberto Fuentes) 1990
26 Dead Morn 1990
27 Tatham Mound 1991
28 Mercycle 1991
29 Killobyte 1992
30 The Caterpillar's Question 1992
31 The Caterpillar's Question (With: Philip Jose Farmer) 1992
32 If I Pay Thee Not in Gold 1993
33 If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (With: Mercedes Lackey) 1993
34 Earth 1996
35 The Willing Spirit 1996
36 The Willing Spirit (With: Alfred Tella) 1996
37 Spider Legs (With: Clifford A. Pickover) 1997
38 Spider Legs 1997
39 Volk 1997
40 Volk (With: Brad Linaweaver) 1997
41 Quest for the Fallen Star (With: Alan Riggs, James Richey) 1998
42 Quest for the Fallen Star 1998
43 Dream a Little Dream (With: Julie Brady) 1998
44 Dream a Little Dream 1998
45 Realty Check 1999
46 The Secret of Spring 2000
47 The Secret of Spring (With: Jo Anne Taeusch) 2000
48 The Gutbucket Quest 2000
49 The Gutbucket Quest (With: Ron Leming) 2000
50 Tortoise Reform 2007
51 Eroma 2011
52 The Sopaths 2011
53 Pandora Park 2011
54 Dolfin Tayle 2013
55 Dolfin Tayle (With: J.R. Rain) 2013
56 Jack and the Giants (With: J.R. Rain) 2014
57 Jack and the Giants 2014
58 WereWoman 2014
59 Lavabull (With: J.R. Rain) 2015
60 Lavabull 2015
61 The Worm Returns 2016
62 The Worm Returns (With: J.R. Rain) 2016
63 Service Goat 2016
64 The Journey 2017
65 The Journey (With: J.R. Rain) 2017
Kurzgeschichten/Novellen
# Titel Jahr
1 Knave 2008
2 Juliet 2009
3 Serial 2009
4 Odd Exam 2013
5 Noah's Brick 2016
6 Pira 2016
7 Quinquepedalian 2023
Kurzgeschichtensammlungen
# Titel Jahr
1 Anthonology 1985
2 Alien Plot 1992
3 Relationships 2006
4 Relationships II 2007
5 Relationships III 2009
6 Relationships IV 2010
7 Relationships V 2012
8 Cautionary Tales 2014
9 Relationships VI 2018
10 Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales 2021
Sachbücher
# Titel Jahr
1 Bio of an Ogre 1988
2 Piers Anthony's Visual Guide to Xanth 1989
3 Letters to Jenny 1993
4 How Precious Was That While 2001
5 Alfred 2007
Curiosity Quills Anthology Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Chronology (By: J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox) 2015
2 Cast No Shadows (By: Jordan Elizabeth, Amy L. Gale, Joan O. Scharf) 2016
3 Darkscapes (With: Jordan Elizabeth, J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox, Richard Roberts, B.C. Johnson, Andrew Buckley, Benjamin Sperduto, W.K. Pomeroy, Darin Kennedy, J.P. Sloan, James Wymore, Nathan Croft, Ann M. Noser, Randy Attwood, Katie Young, Mark W. Woodring, S.E. Bennett, Bob Defendi, J.E. Anckorn, Tegan Wren, Rena Rocford) 2017
Curiosity Quills Anthology Books (with Jordan Elizabeth, with J.R. Rain, with Matthew S. Cox, with Tony Healey, with Richard Roberts, with B.C. Johnson, with Andrew Buckley, with Jennifer Malone Wright, with Joan O. Scharf, with Amy L. Gale, with W.K. Pomeroy, with Darin Kennedy, with J.P. Sloan, with James Wymore, with Tegan Wren, with Nathan Croft, with Rena Rocford, with Ann M. Noser, with Randy Attwood, with Benjamin Sperduto, with Katie Young, with Mark W. Woodring, with S.E. Bennett, with Bob Defendi, with J.E. Anckorn)
# Titel Jahr
1 Curiosity Quills: Primetime 2013
2 Curiosity Quills: Chronology 2015
3 Curiosity Quills Anthology: Cast No Shadows 2016
4 Curiosity Quills: Darkscapes 2017
Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Unidentified Funny Objects (By: Mike Resnick, Lavie Tidhar, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Kurland, Marko Kloos, Ken Liu, Jamie Lackey, Jake Kerr, Alex Shvartsman, Jennifer Pelland, Charity Tahmaseb, Deborah Walker, Don Sakers, Chuck Rothman, Zach Shephard, Sergei Lukyanenko, Bruce Golden, Stephanie Burgis, Stephen D. Rogers, Scott Almes, Leah Cypess, Siobhan Gallagher, Ferrett Steinmetz, James Beamon, Jeff Stehman, Anatoly Belilovsky, Matt Mikalatos, Nathaniel Lee, K.G. Jewell, David Sklar) 2012
2 Unidentified Funny Objects 2 (By: Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Fran Wilde, Jim C. Hines, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Tim Pratt, Ken Liu, Heather Lindsley, Alex Shvartsman, Josh Vogt, Michelle Ann King, Konstantine Paradias, J.W. Alden, Desmond Warzel, Wade Albert White, James Beamon, Matt Mikalatos, M.C.A. Hogarth, K.G. Jewell) 2013
3 Unidentified Funny Objects 3 (With: Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Kevin J. Anderson, Jim C. Hines, Jody Lynn Nye, Karen Haber, Tim Pratt, Cat Rambo, Caroline M. Yoachim, Sarah Pinsker, Tina Connolly, Alex Shvartsman, Josh Vogt, Guy Anthony De Marco, Gini Koch, Jeremy R. Butler, Oliver Buckram, Krystal Claxton, Camille Griep, James Beamon, Matt Mikalatos, Nathaniel Lee, James A. Miller, Jakob Drud) 2014
4 Funny Science Fiction (By: Mike Resnick, Lavie Tidhar, Tim Pratt, Ken Liu, Lawrence M. Schoen, Cat Rambo, Sarah Pinsker, Tina Connolly, Mike Rimar, Shaenon K. Garrity, Alex Shvartsman, Brian Trent, Dantzel Cherry, Desmond Warzel, Oliver Buckram, James Beamon, Anatoly Belilovsky, Leonard Richardson) 2015
5 Unidentified Funny Objects 4 (With: George R.R. Martin, Mike Resnick, Neil Gaiman, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Karen Haber, Tim Pratt, Ian Creasey, Caroline M. Yoachim, Tina Connolly, Anaea Lay, Alex Shvartsman, Tina Gower, Zach Shephard, Gini Koch, Michael J. Martinez, Oliver Buckram, Andrew Kaye, Brent C. Smith, Laura Pearlman, Eric Kaplan, James Aquilone, Jonathan Ems) 2015
6 Funny Fantasy (By: Alex Shvartsman) 2016
7 Unidentified Funny Objects 5 (By: Mike Resnick, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, David Gerrold, Tim Pratt, Caroline M. Yoachim, Shaenon K. Garrity, Paul R. Hardy, Alex Shvartsman, Zach Shephard, Daniel J. Davis, Gini Koch, Bill Ferris, James Wesley Rogers, Nathan Hillstrom, Mitchell Shanklin, Shane Halbach, Fred Stesney) 2016
8 Funny Horror (By: Mike Resnick, Esther M. Friesner, Darrell Schweitzer, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, Lucy A. Snyder, Amanda C. Davis, Eric James Stone, Alex Shvartsman, Julia S. Mandala, Barbara A. Barnett, Scott Alexander) 2017
9 Unidentified Funny Objects 6 (By: Mike Resnick, Jack Campbell, Jim C. Hines, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Alan Dean Foster, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, David Vierling, Ken Liu, Tina Connolly, Paul R. Hardy, Alex Shvartsman, Zach Shephard, Melissa Mead, Gini Koch, Langley Hyde, Bill Ferris, P.J. Sambeaux, Rod M. Santos, G.J. Koch, Tatiana Ivanova) 2017
10 Unidentified Funny Objects 7 (By: Mike Resnick, Seanan McGuire, Esther M. Friesner, Laura Resnick, David Vierling, Val Nolan, Matthew Bailey, Alex Shvartsman, Zach Shephard, Gini Koch, Richard Anderson, Jennifer Lee Rossman, Langley Hyde, Shane Halbach, Fred Stesney, Beth Goder, C. Flynt, Greg Sisco, Elin Korund, David Vaughan, Jamie Gilman Kress) 2018
11 Unidentified Funny Objects 8 (By: Simon R. Green, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, Michael M. Jones, David Gerrold, Wendy Mass, Jamie Lackey, Alex Shvartsman, Larry Hodges, Gini Koch, James Beamon, James Wesley Rogers, Chris Hepler, Galen Westlake, Kurt Pankau, J.J. Litke, Rob Dircks, Jordan Chase-Young, Amy Lynwander, Mike Morgan, Jared Oliver Adams, Illimani Ferreira, Eric D. Leavitt, Beth Goder, C. Flynt) 2020
12 Unidentified Funny Objects 9 (By: Alex Shvartsman) 2022
Piers Anthony Anthologies
# Titel Jahr
1 Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 1967 1967
2 Science Against Man 1970
3 The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 3 1981
4 Tales from the Great Turtle 1994
5 Bits of the Dead 2008
6 Crossed Genres Issue 5: Humor 2009
7 Wonder 2010
8 What Fears Become 2011
9 Attic Toys 2012
10 Unidentified Funny Objects 2012
11 Curiosity Quills: Primetime 2013
12 One and Wonder 2013
13 Unidentified Funny Objects 2 2013
14 Fantasy For Good 2014
15 Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror 2014
16 Curiosity Quills: Chronology 2015
17 Unidentified Funny Objects 3 2014
18 Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology 2014
19 Chronology 2015
20 Funny Science Fiction 2015
21 Unidentified Funny Objects 4 2015
22 Curiosity Quills: Darkscapes 2017
23 Dragons, Droids & Doom 2015
24 Writer's Retweet 2016
25 Unidentified Funny Objects 5 2016
26 Funny Horror 2017
27 The Forsaken 2017
28 Unidentified Funny Objects 6 2017
29 Unidentified Funny Objects 7 2018
30 Little Girl Lost: Thirteen Tales of Youth Disrupted 2019
31 Little Boy Lost: More Tales of Youth Disrupted 2020
32 Unidentified Funny Objects 8 2020
33 The Good, the Bad, & the Cute: The Secret Ways of Dolls 2021
34 Unidentified Funny Objects 9 2022