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Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony was born in Oxford, England. When he was four years old, his family immigrated to the United States. He graduated from Goddard College in Vermont in 1956, the year he met and married his wife, Carol Marble. After working at odd jobs, he joined the U.S. Army in 1957 for steady income and medical insurance. In 1958, he became a U.S. citizen. He became an editor and cartoonist for the Battalion newspaper. He left the army in 1959 and briefly taught public school before becoming a full-time writer. Anthony currently lives with his wife on a tree farm which he owns in Florida.

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English-American writer in the science fiction and fantasy genres

Born 6 August 1934

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  • Cover of: A Spell for Chameleon

    Cover of edition spellforchameleo00anth Cover of edition spellforchameleo0000anth Cover of edition spellforchameleo00anth_0 Cover of edition spellforchameleo00pier First published in 1977 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: Again, Dangerous Visions

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  • Cover of: Chthon

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  • Cover of: Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn

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  • Cover of: Castle Roogna

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  • Cover of: The Source of Magic

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  • Cover of: Ogre, ogre

    Cover of edition ogreogre0000anth Cover of edition ogreogrexanthnov00pier First published in 1982 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Bio of a Space Tyrant - Vol. 1 Refugee

    Cover of edition bioofspacetyrant01anth Cover of edition bioofspacetyrant0000anth_f5f9 Cover of edition bioofspacetyrant0000anth Cover of edition refugee00anth_364 First published in 1983 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: On a Pale Horse

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  • Cover of: Chaos Mode

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  • Cover of: Orn

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  • Cover of: Bio of a Space Tyrant

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  • Cover of: Chaining the lady

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  • Cover of: Bio of a space tyrant

    Cover of edition bioofspacetyrant02anth Cover of edition mercenaryvolume200anth Cover of edition mercenaryvolume200anth Cover of edition mercenarybioofsp00pier Cover of edition mercenary00anth_380 First published in 1984 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Centaur Aisle

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  • Cover of: Blue Adept: Book 2 of The Apprentice Adept

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  • Cover of: Phthor

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  • Cover of: Golem in the Gears

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  • Cover of: God of Tarot (Tarot Sequence)

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  • Cover of: Vale of the vole.

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English-American writer in the science fiction and fantasy genres

Born 6 August 1934

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, science fiction, general, Xanth (Imaginary place), Xanth (imaginary place), fiction, Fantasy, Science fiction, American Science fiction, Fiction, general, Magic, Fiction, erotica, general, American Fantasy fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Fiction in English, Fiction, fantasy, epic, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction, Apprentice adept (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, fantasy, contemporary, Fiction, fantasy, historical, Fiction, humorous, general, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Phaze (imaginary place), fiction, Proton (imaginary place), fiction

Places

Jupiter, Mars (Planet), Texas, Xanth, earth

People

Piers Anthony, Piers Anthony (1934-), Bink, Norton

Time

20th century, Approximately 600 years in the future, future

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Alternative names

  • Piers Anthony Jacob
  • Anthony Piers

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
April 22, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot move website to links
October 11, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
August 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import