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Quinquepedalian (a short story) (Short Stories/Novellas) was the most recently released book by Piers Anthony, on December 19th, 2023.

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Piers Anthony Stats: The highest rated book by Piers Anthony on Book Notification is Phaze Doubt, the 7th novel in the Apprentice Adept series. The second-highest rated book is Robot Adept (Apprentice Adept #5).

The most read book by Piers Anthony on Book Notification is A Spell for Chameleon, the first novel in the Xanth series. The second most read book is Split Infinity (Apprentice Adept #1).

Below is a complete list of Piers Anthony books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Piers Anthony is the Xanth Series.

List of Xanth Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.5
A Spell for Chameleon
1977
Go
2
8.8
The Source of Magic
1978
Go
3
8.4
Castle Roogna
1979
Go
4
9.5
Centaur Aisle
1981
Go
5
9
Ogre, Ogre
1982
Go
6
9.5
Night Mare
1982
Go
7
9
Dragon on a Pedestal
1983
Go
8
10
Crewel Lye
1984
Go
9
9.3
Golem in the Gears
1986
Go
10
8.7
Vale of the Vole
1987
Go
11
8.7
Heaven Cent
1988
Go
12
8
Man from Mundania
1989
Go
13
8.7
Isle of View
1990
Go
14
9.3
Question Quest
1991
Go
15
8.7
The Color of Her Panties
1992
Go
16
8.7
Demons Don't Dream
1992
Go
17
9
Harpy Thyme
1993
Go
18
8
Geis of the Gargoyle
1994
Go
19
9
Roc and a Hard Place
1995
Go
20
9
Yon Ill Wind
1996
Go
21
9
Faun & Games
1997
Go
22
8.7
Zombie Lover
1998
Go
23
8
Xone of Contention
1999
Go
24
8
The Dastard
2000
Go
25
8
Swell Foop
2001
Go
26
8
Up in a Heaval
2002
Go
27
8.3
Cube Route
2003
Go
28
8.7
Currant Events
2004
Go
29
8
Pet Peeve
2005
Go
30
8
Stork Naked
2006
Go
31
8
Air Apparent
2007
Go
32
6
Two to the Fifth
2008
Go
33
8
Jumper Cable
2009
Go
34
8
Knot Gneiss
2010
Go
35
7.3
Well-Tempered Clavicle
2011
Go
36
6.7
Luck of the Draw
2012
Go
37
7.3
Esrever Doom
2013
Go
38
7.3
Board Stiff
2013
Go
39
7.3
Five Portraits
2014
Go
40
6.7
Isis Orb
2016
Go
41
6.7
Ghost Writer in the Sky
2017
Go
42
8
Fire Sail
2019
Go
43
9
Jest Right
2020
Go
44
7
Skeleton Key
2021
Go
45
10
A Tryst of Fate
2021
Go
46
6
Six Crystal Princesses
2022
Go
47
8
Apoca Lips
2023
Go

List of Xanth Graphic Novel Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Return to Centaur
1990
Go

List of Apprentice Adept Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.9
Split Infinity
1980
Go
2
9.3
Blue Adept
1981
Go
3
10
Juxtaposition
1982
Go
4
8.8
Out of Phaze
1987
Go
5
10
Robot Adept
1988
Go
6
8.3
Unicorn Point
1989
Go
7
10
Phaze Doubt
1990
Go

List of Aliena Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Aliena
2013
Go
2
Aliena Too
2014
Go

List of Aton Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Chthon
1967
Go
2
6
Phthor
1975
Go

List of Battle Circle Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Sos the Rope
1968
Go
2
9
Var the Stick
1969
Go
3
8
Neq the Sword
1975
Go

List of Bio Of A Space Tyrant Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.7
Refugee
1983
Go
2
9
Mercenary
1984
Go
3
9
Politician
1985
Go
4
8.8
Executive
1985
Go
5
7.8
Statesman
1986
Go
6
10
The Iron Maiden
2002
Go

List of ChroMagic Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Key to Havoc
2003
Go
2
Key to Chroma
2003
Go
3
Key to Destiny
2004
Go
4
Key to Liberty
2007
Go
5
Key to Survival
2008
Go

List of Cluster Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Cluster / Vicinity Cluster
1977
Go
2
8
Chaining the Lady
1978
Go
3
8
Kirlian Quest
1979
Go
4
8
Thousandstar
1980
Go
5
8
Viscous Circle
1982
Go

List of Geodyssey Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Isle of Woman
1993
Go
2
8
Shame of Man
1994
Go
3
8
Hope of Earth
1997
Go
4
6
Muse of Art
1999
Go
5
8
Climate of Change
2010
Go

List of Hair Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Hair Power
2016
Go
2
Hair Suite
2016
Go
3
Hair Peace
2019
Go

List of Incarnations Of Immortality Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
On a Pale Horse
1983
Go
2
9.6
Bearing an Hourglass
1984
Go
3
9.6
With a Tangled Skein
1985
Go
4
9.6
Wielding a Red Sword
1986
Go
5
9.2
Being a Green Mother
1987
Go
6
9.5
For Love of Evil
1988
Go
7
9.3
And Eternity
1989
Go
8
8
Under a Velvet Cloak
2007
Go

List of Jason Striker Books in Publication Order (with Roberto Fuentes)

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Kiai!
1974
Go
2
Mistress of Death
1974
Go
3
The Bamboo Bloodbath
1974
Go
4
Ninja's Revenge
1975
Go
5
Amazon Slaughter
1976
Go
6
Curse of the Ninja
1976
Go

List of Kelvin Of Rud Books in Publication Order (with Robert E. Margroff)

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Dragon's Gold
1987
Go
2
Serpent's Silver
1989
Go
3
Chimaera's Copper
1990
Go
4
Orc's Opal
1990
Go
5
Mouvar's Magic
1992
Go

List of Metal Maiden Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
To Be a Woman
2012
Go
2
Shepherd
2012
Go
3
Fly Trap
2012
Go
4
Awares
2012
Go

List of Mode Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Virtual Mode
1991
Go
2
10
Fractal Mode
1992
Go
3
10
Chaos Mode
1993
Go
4
10
DoOon Mode
2001
Go

List of Of Man and Manta Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Omnivore
1968
Go
2
8
Orn
1971
Go
3
8
Ox
1976
Go

List of PAKK Books in Publication Order (with Kenneth Kelly)

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Virtue Inverted
2017
Go
2
Amazon Expedient
2018
Go
3
Magenta Salvation
2019
Go

List of Pornucopia Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Pornucopia
1989
Go
2
The Magic Fart
2003
Go

List of Return Of Aladdin Books in Publication Order (with J.R. Rain)

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Aladdin Relighted
2011
Go
2
Aladdin Sins Bad
2011
Go
3
Aladdin and the Flying Dutchman
2012
Go

List of Tarot Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
God of Tarot
1979
Go
2
8
Vision of Tarot
1980
Go
3
6
Faith of Tarot
1980
Go

List of Trail Mix Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Amoeba
2011
Go
2
Beetle Juice
2017
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2
The Ring (With: Robert E. Margroff)
1968
Go
2
6.5
Macroscope
1969
Go
3
Hasan
1969
Go
4
The E.S.P. Worm (With: Robert E. Margroff)
1970
Go
5
Prostho Plus
1971
Go
6
4
Race Against Time
1973
Go
7
Triple Detente
1974
Go
8
2
Rings of Ice
1974
Go
9
But What of Earth? (With: Robert Coulson)
1976
Go
10
6
Steppe
1976
Go
11
Pretender (With: Frances Hall)
1979
Go
12
4
Mute
1981
Go
13
6
Hard Sell
1982
Go
14
10
Shade of the Tree
1986
Go
15
Ghost
1986
Go
16
Total Recall
1989
Go
17
6
Through the Ice (With: Robert Kornwise)
1989
Go
18
Balook
1990
Go
19
10
Firefly
1990
Go
20
Dead Morn (With: Roberto Fuentes)
1990
Go
21
4
Tatham Mound
1991
Go
22
Mercycle
1991
Go
23
5
Killobyte
1992
Go
24
The Caterpillar's Question (With: Philip Jose Farmer)
1992
Go
25
7.3
If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (With: Mercedes Lackey)
1993
Go
26
Earth
1996
Go
27
The Willing Spirit (With: Alfred Tella)
1996
Go
28
6
Spider Legs (With: Clifford A. Pickover)
1997
Go
29
Volk (With: Brad Linaweaver)
1997
Go
30
Quest for the Fallen Star (With: Alan Riggs, James Richey)
1998
Go
31
Dream a Little Dream (With: Julie Brady)
1998
Go
32
Realty Check
1999
Go
33
The Secret of Spring (With: Jo Anne Taeusch)
2000
Go
34
The Gutbucket Quest (With: Ron Leming)
2000
Go
35
Tortoise Reform
2007
Go
36
Eroma
2011
Go
37
The Sopaths
2011
Go
38
Pandora Park
2011
Go
39
Dolfin Tayle (With: J.R. Rain)
2013
Go
40
6
Jack and the Giants (With: J.R. Rain)
2014
Go
41
6
WereWoman
2014
Go
42
Lavabull (With: J.R. Rain)
2015
Go
43
The Worm Returns (With: J.R. Rain)
2016
Go
44
Service Goat
2016
Go
45
6
The Journey (With: J.R. Rain)
2017
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Knave
2008
Go
2
Juliet
2009
Go
3
Serial
2009
Go
4
10
Odd Exam
2013
Go
5
10
Noah's Brick
2016
Go
6
10
Pira
2016
Go
7
Quinquepedalian
2023
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Anthonology
1985
Go
2
Alien Plot
1992
Go
3
Relationships
2006
Go
4
Relationships II
2007
Go
5
Relationships III
2009
Go
6
Relationships IV
2010
Go
7
Relationships V
2012
Go
8
Cautionary Tales
2014
Go
9
Relationships VI
2018
Go
10
Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales
2021
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Bio of an Ogre
1988
Go
2
Letters to Jenny
1993
Go
3
How Precious Was That While
2001
Go
4
Alfred
2007
Go

List of Curiosity Quills Anthology Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Primetime (By: J.R. Rain, Tony Healey, Jennifer Malone Wright)
2013
Go
2
Chronology (By: J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox)
2015
Go
3
Cast No Shadows (By: Jordan Elizabeth, Amy L. Gale, Joan O. Scharf)
2016
Go
4
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, Tegan Wren, Nathan Croft, Rena Rocford, Ann M. Noser, Randy Attwood, Katie Young, Mark W. Woodring, S.E. Bennett, Bob Defendi, J.E. Anckorn)
2017
Go
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List of Piers Anthony Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 1967
1967
Go
2
Science Against Man
1970
Go
3
The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 3
1981
Go
4
Tales from the Great Turtle
1994
Go
5
Bits of the Dead
2008
Go
6
Crossed Genres Issue 5: Humor
2009
Go
7
Wonder
2010
Go
8
What Fears Become
2011
Go
9
One and Wonder
2013
Go
10
Primetime
2013
Go
11
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
2014
Go
12
Unidentified Funny Objects 3
2014
Go
13
Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology
2014
Go
14
Chronology
2015
Go
15
Unidentified Funny Objects 4
2015
Go
16
Dragons, Droids & Doom
2015
Go
17
Writer's Retweet
2016
Go
18
Darkscapes
2017
Go
19
The Forsaken
2017
Go
20
Little Girl Lost: Thirteen Tales of Youth Disrupted
2019
Go
21
Little Boy Lost: More Tales of Youth Disrupted
2020
Go
22
The Good, the Bad, & the Cute: The Secret Ways of Dolls
2021
Go
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Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony (Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob) was born on August 6th, 1934 and is currently 90 years old. Piers Anthony was born in Oxford, England.

Piers Anthony is the author of the Xanth series which currently consists of 47 novels. The Xanth series started in 1977 with the novel A Spell for Chameleon. The most recently released novel in the Xanth series was Apoca Lips which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the Xanth series.

Piers Anthony: Awards & Accolades

Anthony's book, A Spell for Chameleon won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1978.

Piers Anthony books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Chthon was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1968. Macroscope was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1970.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Piers Anthony are:

  1. Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn Series.
  2. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  3. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  5. Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender Saga Series.

Piers Anthony: F.A.Q

When was Piers Anthony Born? How old is Piers Anthony?

Piers Anthony was born on August 6th, 1934. Piers Anthony is currently 90 years old.

Where was Piers Anthony Born?

Piers Anthony was born in Oxford, England and is American.

What book awards has Piers Anthony won?

Anthony's book, A Spell for Chameleon won the award British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1978.

What was the first book Piers Anthony wrote?

The first book written by Piers Anthony was Chthon, published in 1967.

What was the most recent book Piers Anthony wrote?

His most recently released work was Quinquepedalian (a short story) on December 19th, 2023.

Will there be any more books by Piers Anthony?

Piers Anthony does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Piers Anthony written?

Piers Anthony has written 195 books across 29 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 47 books in the Xanth Series
  • 1 book in the Xanth Graphic Novel Series
  • 7 books in the Apprentice Adept Series
  • 2 books in the Aliena Series
  • 2 books in the Aton Series
  • 3 books in the Battle Circle Series
  • 6 books in the Bio Of A Space Tyrant Series
  • 5 books in the ChroMagic Series
  • 5 books in the Cluster Series
  • 5 books in the Geodyssey Series
  • 3 books in the Hair Series
  • 8 books in the Incarnations Of Immortality Series
  • 6 books in the Jason Striker Series
  • 5 books in the Kelvin Of Rud Series
  • 4 books in the Metal Maiden Series
  • 4 books in the Mode Series
  • 3 books in the Of Man and Manta Series
  • 3 books in the PAKK Series
  • 2 books in the Pornucopia Series
  • 3 books in the Return Of Aladdin Series
  • 3 books in the Tarot Series
  • 2 books in the Trail Mix Series
  • 45 Standalone Novels
  • 7 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 10 Short Story Collections
  • 4 Non-Fiction Books

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