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Juxtaposition (Apprentice Adept #3)
Stile had problems on two different worlds. On Proton he was threatened with murder, and on Phaze, an alternate world ruled by magic, he had to master magic, fight a dragon, win the friendship of a lady unicorn, locate his enemy among the paranoid Adepts and return out of Phaze to win the Great Games on Proton. After that, he was ready to face the real problems!
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Paperback, 368 pages
Published
June 12th 1987
by Del Rey
(first published March 1982)
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Ahh the thrilling conclusion! At least for a few years until he decided to write 4 more volumes (which will hopefully stand the test of time and memory).
I think the cover is hideous, and the worst one of the set. I find it hard to find Lady Blue attractive with that cover image in mind *barf*. Or maybe that’s supposed to be Sheen the golem/machine woman? Wait no, her horse is just a horse, so it’s not Sheen. Either way, I can’t suspend my disbelief that far. I tried not to look at the cover befo...more
I think the cover is hideous, and the worst one of the set. I find it hard to find Lady Blue attractive with that cover image in mind *barf*. Or maybe that’s supposed to be Sheen the golem/machine woman? Wait no, her horse is just a horse, so it’s not Sheen. Either way, I can’t suspend my disbelief that far. I tried not to look at the cover befo...more
On the planet Proton, science works and magic doesn't, but juxtaposed with this world is another frame, that of Phaze, where magic works, but science doesn't. This is powered by a mineral called Protonite or Phazite depending on which frame you are in, and the Protonite mining of it is endangering the balance of both frames. Stile has been prophesied to ameliorate this destruction, but many powerful people in both frames are out to stop him, denying the destabilization and wanting to maintain th...more
This is the final book in the first trilogy of the Apprentice Adept series and is where the battle between the Blue Adept (Style) and the Red Adept comes to a conclusion. The final parts of the book are very action orientated and the battle between these two rages across two interconnect worlds. Personally I have no idea why the Red Adept was so intent on killing Style, but it is a conflict, and pretty much most literature requires a conflict that needs to be resolved.
Both the Red and Blue Ade...more
Both the Red and Blue Ade...more
I strongly encourage this be read as the entire series. The last books go in a very different direction than the first few.
At first, this seems a rather typical fantasy type book. Toward the end, well, the comparison to our own world is inevitable and powerful.
Why can't we all just get along?
I'm giving the series a rating of 4. Some of the books in the series are better than others. As a whole, I think it's worthy of a 4.
At first, this seems a rather typical fantasy type book. Toward the end, well, the comparison to our own world is inevitable and powerful.
Why can't we all just get along?
I'm giving the series a rating of 4. Some of the books in the series are better than others. As a whole, I think it's worthy of a 4.
Juxaposition is definitely the best of the initial trilogy. The pace is very fast, with satisfying, significant events happening regularly. Stile-as-Citizen is delightful - some of the gambling scenes are better than any of the previous Game scenes. And while Stile's rigid morality gets tiresome, it is, at least, internally consistent, and the deux ex machina that insures everyone gets a happy ending is better than marginally plausible.
The rampant sexism gets no better - Stile still has every wo...more
The rampant sexism gets no better - Stile still has every wo...more
When I was 13, I read a lot of Piers Anthony, and when I say “a lot,” I mean a lot. The guy was pretty much all I read, from the Xanth series to the Incarnations of Immortality series, and even the Battle Circle and Bio of a Space Tyrant series, but my favorite of his books from that time would have to be the Apprentice Adept series. I read them again in my late 20s and thought they held up pretty well, so when I got on a bit of a nostalgia kick recently, I thought I’d give these another go, jus...more
About time!
Man, after getting hooked on the characters in Book 1, then the intense build up of Book 2, I could not finish Book 3 fast enough.
The plot was pretty simple, and awfully predictable. But I've found all of Piers' books this way, and what kept me in the series was his high action stories, interesting characters, and the interesting environments.
I found myself predicting most of this book before I finished Book 1. But please don't let that bother you, it's still a fun read.
Man, after getting hooked on the characters in Book 1, then the intense build up of Book 2, I could not finish Book 3 fast enough.
The plot was pretty simple, and awfully predictable. But I've found all of Piers' books this way, and what kept me in the series was his high action stories, interesting characters, and the interesting environments.
I found myself predicting most of this book before I finished Book 1. But please don't let that bother you, it's still a fun read.
The conclusion of the Apprentice Adept trilogy. Although that trilogy seems to have grown somewhat since the first time I read the first three. Now it's a seven part series - two trilogies and a finale apparently.
The end of the first trilogy ties up all the loose ends. The ending isn't ever in any doubt - the good guys win, the bad guys lose. The journey is the fun.
Now I'm gonna have to find the rest of the series aren't I?
The end of the first trilogy ties up all the loose ends. The ending isn't ever in any doubt - the good guys win, the bad guys lose. The journey is the fun.
Now I'm gonna have to find the rest of the series aren't I?
This is another that was kind of 'meh'. It wasn't as much fun as the previous entry in the series; where previously Stile was trying to advance in the Game and win Citizenship, this book follows him and his new wife as they amble along on their honeymoon and keep getting delayed by interference. The interest didn't really pick up until closer to the end, with the merging of the frames and the challenges involved.
While I'm purging I might as well throw in this book from my early adolescence. A world where everyone's naked? What fourteen-year-old boy wouldn't want to go. Sure, the constant erections plagued me during this period of my life might have been a bit awkward, but back then this is exactly what I was into. I blame this book for my adolescent tendency to strip naked whenever I was faced by an awkward social situation. Such as a friend of mine inviting a bunch of us over to attempt to convert us t...more
The third in the series finally separates the two worlds. There is one item that truly irritated me throughout Juxtaposition. In the other novels it is quite secret that Stiles can shift between the two worlds, but in the third everybody and his brother knows all the details of Stiles journey back and forth. If it wasn't for Anthony's excellent action writing and creative game elements, I probably would have tossed it aside. It still amazes me this series hasn't been done in at least film or Ani...more
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Really disappointed in the finale.
First, I didn't like resolution with the robot Sheen, who was so in love with Stile that she would sacrifice her being for him. Sheen ends up with Stile's double. That's a happy ending?
All of the answers I'd been waiting to see resolved, seemed anti-climatic.
Enjoyed the first two books of this series much better.
First, I didn't like resolution with the robot Sheen, who was so in love with Stile that she would sacrifice her being for him. Sheen ends up with Stile's double. That's a happy ending?
All of the answers I'd been waiting to see resolved, seemed anti-climatic.
Enjoyed the first two books of this series much better.
A nice conclusion to the Apprentice Adept trilogy (even though there are 4 more books to the series). I found some plot moves a bit far-fetched, even in a fantasy world of magic, and Piers Anthony is not as clever with plot twists as he would like to believe, but still a worthwhile read if you have read the first two books.
I like the overall story of the two worlds and the Game. Not so much of a fan of Anthony's apparent attitudes towards women. Still a faun read over here. I did rush through the details of moving the darn Phazite ball, but I didn't miss much.
Juxta can't put it down!: Piers Anthony's 'almost' final book in the Spilt Infinity series once again excels itself with its wonderful imagary. Mixing sci-fi with fantasy in a way which works so well. You juxta can't put it down.
I liked this one much better than the first two. There seemed to be more action when in Proton, but I still preferred the Phaze frame the best. I still can't bring myself to give 5 stars because I don't like this series as much as the Xanth series which appealed to me more.
Oct 29, 2009
Sam Jackson
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
sifi/fantasy lovers
Recommended to Sam by:
my dad
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This book taught me a very important thing, the meaning of the word Juxtaposition. I used it incessantly after and discovered that professors really like it in essays.
Love the games, the betting, the magic, the main character, the puzzles.
A great wrap-up to the series. I did not know that he wrote more of these.
A great wrap-up to the series. I did not know that he wrote more of these.
This is the third book in the Apprentice Adept series and is kind of a sub-end. You can honestly stop the series here and be perfectly happy. This is the last book where Stile is the main character.
It is a good book and does have some small surprises, which is a pretty rare thing with Piers Anthony.
It is a good book and does have some small surprises, which is a pretty rare thing with Piers Anthony.
A great fantasy series. A very enjoyable read. I could not wait for the next one to come in from the library.
Aug 23, 2012
Terry
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i love this 3 book series the other 2 i barley remember, blue adept is one i cant recall the other.
Great trilogy but he should have stopped the series here.
Love this series. Great work for Anthony.
Grade B-. Also read 1983, grade A-. Book P3.
Dec 05, 2008
Julie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fantasy fans
Recommended to Julie by:
read other Piers Anthony books
Shelves:
fantasy,
from-library
An entertaining fantasy series.
A fun story that is very enjoyable.
Good conclusion to the trilogy!
Jul 27, 2011
Mary Arkless
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I love Piers Anthony's books.
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Though he spent the first four years of his life in England, Piers never returned to live in his country of birth after moving to Spain and immigrated to America at age six. After graduating with a B.A. from Goddard College, he married one of his fellow students and and spent fifteen years in an assortment of professions before he began writing fiction full-time.
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