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Xanth Series

49 primary works • 58 total works
Enter the world of Xanth, where every citizen has their own unique Talent—or magical ability—and centaurs, demons and dragons abound. Piers Anthony’s Xanth books are among the most loved series in fantasy, with millions of copies purchased around the world.


See also Xanth Graphic Novels.

Book 1

A Spell for Chameleon
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3.92 · 47726 Ratings · 2006 Reviews · published 1977 · 69 editions
Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled - w…

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    Book 2

    The Source of Magic
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    3.90     · 26285 Ratings · 505 Reviews · published 1979 · 28 editions
    Ordered by King Trent to determine the source of X…

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    Book 3

    Castle Roogna
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    3.91     · 26041 Ratings · 355 Reviews · published 1979 · 2 editions
    Millie, a ghost for 800 years wants only one man--…

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    Book 4

    Centaur Aisle
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    3.81     · 19710 Ratings · 231 Reviews · published 1981 · 45 editions
    Dor agreed to act as King of Xanth so long as Tren…

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    Book 5

    Ogre, Ogre
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    3.78     · 17548 Ratings · 255 Reviews · published 1982 · 38 editions
    Smash, himself, was part ogre. Although ogres were…

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    Book 6

    Night Mare
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    3.85     · 18836 Ratings · 213 Reviews · published 1983 · 35 editions
    Although the Nextwave of barbarian warriors was in…

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    Book 7

    Dragon on a Pedestal
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    3.78     · 14123 Ratings · 180 Reviews · published 1983 · 35 editions
    There is trouble in Xanth again. The Gap Dragon ha…

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    Book 8

    Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn
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    3.75     · 13393 Ratings · 160 Reviews · published 1984 · 36 editions
    Jordan was a ghost in Castle Roogna now. Although …

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    Book 9

    Golem in the Gears
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    3.72     · 13121 Ratings · 133 Reviews · published 1986 · 40 editions
    Grundy Golem got no respect. So, to prove himself,…

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    Book 10

    Vale of the Vole
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    3.63     · 10385 Ratings · 107 Reviews · published 1987 · 25 editions
    When Esk, a young ogre-nymph-human, began his pilg…

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    Book 11

    Heaven Cent
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    3.68     · 10569 Ratings · 110 Reviews · published 1988 · 30 editions
    In the mind of Xanth's precious shapeshifting Prin…

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    Book 12

    Man from Mundania
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    3.74     · 10350 Ratings · 106 Reviews · published 1989 · 10 editions
    For a bored, young princess of Xanth, there's noth…

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    Book 13

    Isle of View
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    3.71     · 9787 Ratings · 95 Reviews · published 1990 · 20 editions
    Lovelorn
    Loveworn Love Lost

    Perplexed Prince Dolph, …

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    Book 14

    Question Quest
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    3.73     · 7555 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 1991 · 22 editions
    Youth is Wasted on the Young

    Being grown up is a …

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    Book 15

    The Color of Her Panties
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    3.70     · 8069 Ratings · 88 Reviews · published 1992 · 21 editions
    We See England, We See Xanth, We See Mels's Underp…

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    Book 16

    Demons Don't Dream
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    3.82     · 8423 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 1993 · 20 editions
    Beloved by millions of readers around the world, P…

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    Book 17

    Harpy Thyme
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    3.74     · 7071 Ratings · 89 Reviews · published 1994 · 22 editions
    Gloha is the only creature of her kind in all the …

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    Book 18

    Geis of the Gargoyle
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    3.74     · 5728 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 1995 · 22 editions
    Since Xanth began, the gargoyles of that magical p…

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    Book 19

    Roc and a Hard Place
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    3.77     · 6333 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 1995 · 1 edition
    Seeking a solution to a perplexing personal proble…

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    Book 20

    Yon Ill Wind
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    3.78     · 4203 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 1996 · 14 editions
    An All-New Xanth Adventure
    First Paperback Edition!…

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    Book 21

    Faun & Games
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    3.78     · 4450 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 1997 · 1 edition
    The miraculous and mirth-filled land of Xanth hold…

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    Book 22

    Zombie Lover
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    3.81     · 4748 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 1998 · 9 editions
    Horrors and Hilarity Collide as a Vivacious Young …

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    Book 23

    Xone of Contention
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    3.76     · 3046 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 1999 · 10 editions
    New York Times bestselling author of Zombie Lover

    A…

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    Book 24

    The Dastard
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    3.81     · 3351 Ratings · 47 Reviews · published 2000 · 2 editions
    Many malevolent menaces have imperiled the magical…

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    Book 25

    Swell Foop
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    3.80     · 3163 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2001 · 10 editions
    Someone-or some thing-has kidnapped the dreaded De…

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    Book 26

    Up in a Heaval
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    3.84     · 2615 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 2002 · 12 editions
    A Spot of Trouble

    An innocent piece of Mundane Snai…

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    Book 27

    Cube Route
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    3.84     · 2477 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2003 · 11 editions
    For nearly three decades, Piers Anthony's bestsell…

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    Book 28

    Currant Events
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    3.88     · 2194 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 2004 · 10 editions
    When Clio, the Muse of History, sat down to pen th…

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    Book 29

    Pet Peeve
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    3.87     · 2506 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2005 · 10 editions
    A relentless horde of renegade robots has plunged …

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    Book 30

    Stork Naked
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    3.89     · 2109 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2006 · 8 editions
    Surprise Golem and her beloved husband, Umlaut, we…

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    Book 31

    Air Apparent
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    3.91     · 1914 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 2007 · 8 editions
    Wira is wild with worry. Her beloved husband, Hugo…

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    Book 32

    Two to the Fifth
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    3.85     · 1404 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 2008 · 17 editions
    Cyrus, a naïve young Cyborg, is in a curious quand…

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    Book 33

    Jumper Cable
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    3.93     · 1339 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 2009 · 15 editions
    In the thirty-third thrilling escapade in Piers An…

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    Book 34

    Knot Gneiss
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    3.93     · 1276 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 2010 · 12 editions
    Wenda Woodwife expected to live Happily Ever After…

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    Book 35

    Well-Tempered Clavicle
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    3.87     · 952 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 2011 · 8 editions
    For an animated skeleton, kept alive by the Magic …

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    Book 36

    Luck of the Draw
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    3.96     · 807 Ratings · 65 Reviews · published 2012 · 13 editions
    For eighty-year-old Bryce, life didn’t hold much h…

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    Book 37

    Esrever Doom
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    3.82     · 679 Ratings · 53 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
    Piers Anthony's 37th adventure in Xanth changes th…

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    Book 38

    Board Stiff
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    3.82     · 904 Ratings · 99 Reviews · published 2013 · 18 editions
    "I'm actually a smart girl who would make any man …

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    Book 39

    Five Portraits
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    4.01     · 526 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 2014 · 16 editions
    The magical land of Xanth is in peril in this foll…

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    Book 40

    Isis Orb
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    3.81     · 498 Ratings · 56 Reviews · published 2016 · 7 editions
    A quest to fulfill a lifelong wish turns into an a…

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    Book 41

    Ghost Writer in the Sky
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    3.82     · 387 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 2017 · 6 editions
    Two Ordinary People from Mundania travel to Xanth …

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    Book 42

    Fire Sail
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    3.90     · 243 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    The New York Times–bestselling series continues wi…

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    Book 43

    Jest Right
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    4.05     · 197 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 editions
    All of Xanth is a stage as an unlikely hero saves …

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    Book 44

    Skeleton Key
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    3.82     · 165 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 2021 · 5 editions
    There's no dancing around a demonic threat in the …

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    Book 45

    A Tryst of Fate
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    4.02     · 148 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2021 · 3 editions
    You’re better wed than dead—even in Xanth—in the h…

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    Book 46

    Six Crystal Princesses
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    3.89     · 146 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2022 · 5 editions
    In this heroic Xanth adventure from the New York T…

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    Book 47

    Apoca Lips
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    4.01     · 131 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2023 · 3 editions
    No one’s safe when a pundemic spreads through the …

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    Book 48

    Three Novel Nymphs
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    4.14     · 35 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 2 editions
    Three cloistered nymphs discover the wild land of …

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    Book 49

    Knicklepede Knight
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    0.00     · expected publication 2026 · 1 edition
    Knicklepede Knight by Piers Anthony – Audio Ed…

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    Book 1-2

    A Spell For Chameleon / The Source of Magic
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    4.21     · 1033 Ratings · 13 Reviews · 2 editions
    Piers Anthony's whimsical series about the magical…

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    Book 1-3

    Xanth: The Quest for Magic
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    4.07     · 5237 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 1979 · 14 editions
    Twenty-five years ago, Piers Anthony fascinated us…

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    Book 4-6

    More Magic of Xanth
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    4.31     · 637 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1997 · 7 editions
    The world of Xanth is a jumbo pun fest, a confabul…

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    Book 7-9

    Spellbound Xanth
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    4.25     · 396 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1986 · 2 editions

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    Book 1-12

    Early Xanth Series
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    4.51     · 107 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1977 · 1 edition
    The first 12 books in the wildly-popular Xanth ser…

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    Book 16-17

    Xanth by Two: Demons Don't Dream and Harpy Thyme
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    4.32     · 335 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2010 · 2 editions
    Demons Don't Dream begins a Xanth sequence as youn…

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    Book 38-40

    The Xanth Novels, Books 38-40: Board Stiff, Five Portraits, and Isis Orb
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    4.24     · 86 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 3 editions
    Three installments of the New York Times–bestselli…

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    Book 10-14

    Piers Anthony - Xanth Series Set #2 (5 books) - Volumes 10-14: Vale of the Vole; Heaven Cent; Man from Mundaria; Isle of View & Question Quest
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    3.50     · 4 Ratings · 2 editions

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    Book guide

    Piers Anthony's Visual Guide to Xanth
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    3.95     · 1354 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1989 · 8 editions
    A history of and an integration of the Xanth novel…

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