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Piers Anthony's Visual Guide to Xanth (Xanth guide)

Piers Anthony,

Jody Lynn Nye (Goodreads Author)

3.89 · Rating details · 1,164 Ratings · 12 Reviews

Readers take a guided tour to the strange geography, magical locations, and the fantastical creatures that make the Land of Xanth unique. A visual treat expecially for fans of the newest Xanth novel, Man from Mundania.

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Paperback, 236 pages

Published November 1st 1989 by Harper Perennial (first published 1989)

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Aug 13, 2013 Andrew rated it liked it

This books is a tricky one - its a large format black and white guide to the series - it is dated for many reasons no least of which is that it is over 20 years old and more books have been added to the series and the world of Xanth has grown and developed.
So the book - at first glance its really nothing new- it could even be seen as a bit of an ego boost to the authors as there is quite an in-depth introduction that really goes on about where inspirations came from who looks like what and why ...more

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Aug 09, 2017 Lance Sherrill rated it it was amazing

This book answered questions I didn't know I had and ignored those I did. I'm not sure I should blame the authors oversight or my own over active imagination :D

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Mar 24, 2018 Patrick Lousuebsakul rated it really liked it

Beautiful art work that brought the world of Xanth to life.

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Jun 06, 2012 Kirsti rated it it was amazing

I love the cover of this book, and it looks awesome with my collection of Piers' books. I've flicked through this countless times, but never sat and read it through. I felt like that was enough to mark it as read, since I went through most of what interested me. A must for any Xanth fan, I hope you are lucky enough to find a copy!

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Feb 11, 2012 Robert rated it did not like it

This book is a waste of time, even more so than the last few books of the Xanth series. I'm only reading it because I've read the other Xanth books and decided this would finish it all off, if it doesn't finish me off first. I see no purpose for this book at all, other than, perhaps, to squeeze a few extra bucks out of the Xanth craze that existed at the time.

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Apr 21, 2008 Debi Sullivan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-and-kept

Helped fill in the collection

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Jul 24, 2011 Theresa rated it it was ok

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Visual Guide to Xanth
Anthony, Piers
great pictures showing the people and land of Xanth

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Sep 15, 2016 Ken McWilliams rated it it was amazing

The art between the covers of this book is beautiful. This is a great companion to the Xanth novels for young and old fans alike.

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Jan 15, 2016 Timothy Boyd rated it really liked it

This book is a great companion to the Xanth books by Anthony to let you see some of the places and things in the book. Very recommended

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Jan 05, 2015 Chan rated it it was amazing

This is a great book to help visualize and keep track of various aspects of Xanth. It's a must have for those who love this punny world!

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Dec 05, 2008 Julie rated it liked it

Recommends it for: Xanth fans

Recommended to Julie by: had read the Xanth books

Shelves: fantasy

A fun guide to the Xanth series. Of course, if they made one now it would have to be four times as long to describe all the characters.

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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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