Piers Anthony
Forfatter af On a Pale Horse
Om forfatteren
Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob was born in August, 1934, in Oxford, England. He graduated from Goddard College in Vermont in 1956. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen while serving in the United States Army in 1958. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957-1959. In 1977, he received a British Fantasy vis mere Award for A Spell for a Chameleon. Anthony's family emigrated to the United States from Britain when he was six. Highly popular because of his science fiction and fantasy works, Anthony is also known for the Jason Striker series and martial arts novels co-written with Roberto Fuentes. A highly prolific author, Anthony's other works include Bio of a Space Tyrant, Cluster, and the Omnivore series. Anthony makes his home in Tampa, Florida. He also writes under the pseudonym Robert Piers. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Serier
Værker af Piers Anthony
The Adventures of Kelvin of Rud: Across the Frames: Dragon's Gold, Serpent's Silver & Chimaera's Copper (1993) — Forfatter — 185 eksemplarer
Jason Striker Martial Arts Series Volume 2: Bamboo Bloodbath and Ninja's Revenge (2001) 24 eksemplarer
Jason Striker Martial Arts Series Volume 3: Amazon Slaughter and Curse of the Ninja (2001) 22 eksemplarer
The Cluster Series: Cluster, Chaining the Lady, Kirlian Quest, Thousandstar, and Viscous Circle (2018) 20 eksemplarer
Refugee; Mercenary; Politician; Executive; Statesman (Bio of a Space Tyrant, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (1990) 7 eksemplarer
Xanth Series #1-25 4 eksemplarer
Dolfin Tayle 3 eksemplarer
Triple Detente 3 eksemplarer
What Fears Become: An Anthology from The Horror Zine 3 eksemplarer
Bamboo Bloodbath and Ninja's Revenge 2 eksemplarer
The Series Boxed Set 2 eksemplarer
Amazon Slaughter and Curse of the Ninja Piers Anthony 2 eksemplarer
Xanth Series #1-10 2 eksemplarer
The Unstilled World (unsold novel) 2 eksemplarer
Adventures of Kelvin of Rud Across the Frames: Dragon's Gold; Serpent's Siver; Chimaera's Copper 1 eksemplar
Tortoise Shell [short story] 1 eksemplar
Lavabull 1 eksemplar
THE CLUSTER SERIES BOOKS 1-5: CLUSTER, CHAINING THE LADY, KIRLIAN QUEST, THOUSANDSTAR, and VISCOUS CIRCLE (1981) 1 eksemplar
Juxtoposition 1 eksemplar
Phaze of Doubt 1 eksemplar
Se Vos Não Pagar em Ouro - I 1 eksemplar
The Mythical Tarot 1 eksemplar
il gioco del tiranno 1 eksemplar
Harpy Thine (Xanth, Book 17) 1 eksemplar
Dragon on a Pedestel 1 eksemplar
Azael 1 eksemplar
I'll Pay Thee Not in Gold 1 eksemplar
Quest For a Fallen Star 1 eksemplar
Historical Illuminatus Chronicles, The 1 eksemplar
Unicorn's Point 1 eksemplar
Bluebeard [short fiction] 1 eksemplar
Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales 1 eksemplar
Nebula award stories 1 eksemplar
By Piers Anthony - Demons Don't Dream (Xanth, No. 16) (1994-03-02) [Mass Market Paperback] 1 eksemplar
Xanth series 1-3 1 eksemplar
Soul of the Cell 1 eksemplar
Xanth Series #1/7/14/15 1 eksemplar
Early Xanth Series (#1-12) 1 eksemplar
Xanth Series #20-25 1 eksemplar
Xanth Series #15-19 1 eksemplar
Xanth Series #10-14 1 eksemplar
Incarnations of Immortality: Book 1-5 1 eksemplar
Aladdin: Books One and Two 1 eksemplar
Lava 1 eksemplar
Behind the masks (The Epic of Creation) 1 eksemplar
Xanth Series #1-6 1 eksemplar
Split Infinity Trilogy 1 eksemplar
Myth of Tarot 1 eksemplar
Medusa 1 eksemplar
Il grande cerchio 1 eksemplar
The Essential Writer's Guide: Spotlight on Anne Perry, Including her Personal Life, Best Sellers such as The Cater… (2012) 1 eksemplar
Jason Striker, Master of Martial Arts #1-Kiai; #2-Mistress of Death; #3-Bamboo Bloodbath; #4-Ninja's Revenge 1 eksemplar
aboutpa 1 eksemplar
Xanth Characters 1 eksemplar
The Tarot Sequence: One (1) God of Tarot; Two (2) Vision of Tarot; Three (3) Faith of Tarot (1986) 1 eksemplar
Golem in the Works 1 eksemplar
The Alien Rulers (Novelette) 1 eksemplar
Visions of Tarot 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 2: The Science Fictional Olympics (1984) — Bidragyder — 88 eksemplarer
Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats (2010) — Bidragyder — 47 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXI, No. 1 (March 1968) (1968) — Bidragyder — 20 eksemplarer
Worlds of If Science Fiction 161, July/August 1972 (Vol. 21, No. 6) (1972) — Bidragyder — 11 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXIV, No. 1 (September 1964) (1964) — Bidragyder — 10 eksemplarer
Worlds of If Science Fiction 163, November/December 1972 (Vol. 21, No. 8) (1972) — Bidragyder — 7 eksemplarer
C'è sempre una guerra — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
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- Juridisk navn
- Jacob, Piers Anthony Dillingham
- Andre navne
- Xanthony, Pier
Jacob, Piers A.
Jacob, Piers Anthony - Fødselsdato
- 1934-08-06
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK (birth)
USA (naturalization | 1958) - Land (til kort)
- USA
- Fødested
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Inverness, Florida, USA
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Plainfield, Vermont, USA
Spain - Uddannelse
- Goddard College (BA|Creative Writing)
- Erhverv
- teacher (English)
mental hospital aide
technical writer
novelist
editor
cartoonist - Relationer
- Jacob, Carol Marble (wife)
Jacob, Penelope Carolyn (daughter)
Jacob, Cheryl (daughter) - Organisationer
- Admiral Farragut Academy
United States Army - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Preditors & Editors Award (1999)
The Wizard Sites Award (1999)
British August Derleth Fantasy award (1977)
The Spokane Public Library (Golden Pen Award, 1982)
Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library
EPIC (Friend Of E-Publishing Award, 2003) (vis alle 13)
Winner of the Pyramid/F&SF/Kent Production $5,000.00 contest (The Unstilled World, 1968)
Locus Poll Nominee (Best Fan Writer, old)
Hugo Nominee (Best Fan Writer, 1970)
Locus Poll Nominee (All-Time Best Fantasy Novelist, 1987)
Locus Poll Nominee (All-Time Best Novelist, combined)
Locus Poll Nominee (All-Time Best Author, 1988)
Locus Poll Nominee (Best 80's Author, 1988) - Oplysning om flertydighed
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Discussions
Found: Book Series (maybe 5-7) - Earth - humans being selected to replace deities i Name that Book (oktober 2021)
the sopaths i Book talk (juni 2012)
Heaven Cent by Piers Anthony, reviewed by jimroberts i Reviews reviewed (juni 2011)
Golem in the Gears by Piers Anthony, jimroberts' review i Review Discussions (juni 2011)
Golem in the Gears by Piers Anthony, review by jimroberts i Reviews reviewed (juni 2011)
Golem in the Gears by Piers Anthony i Spoilerful Summaries (juni 2011)
SciFi Avg guy holds key to finding genius i Name that Book (maj 2011)
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There's an interesting idea at play here (more interesting in 1983, I daresay, than in our world where "guy becomes Death" has been done to, well, death). But unfortunately, I'd assumed this was adult fantasy, whereas this is written like a youth book - in fact the prose reminds me specifically of the lesser "Choose Your Own Adventure" works. Zane, the central character, has the thought processes of a 13-year-old boy, and as a result, we're punished by having to endure every single mundane thought he has. (Without a trace of irony, one line of narrative voice says "This was unreal!")
It's clear that Piers Anthony has a lot of good ideas but has no way of expressing them. At one point, he describes a watch: "It was mechanical, but had a way of magic about it". Describe how Zane could sense this magic, Mr. Anthony. Or show us some glimmer or spectral presence, rather than just tell us that. This is fifth-grade writing at best. The world Zane inhabits, similarly, is not in the least appealing. Winged horses in this world? Are known as "air-horses". It's like a bad "Futurama" parody. (Note to Mr. Anthony: we didn't call aeroplanes "air-cars", nor did we call cars "metal-horses". This is not how the world works.)
Perhaps if I'd got further into the book, this would have been revealed as an elaborate literary device to show us Zane's simplistic surfer dude brain patterns, but somehow I doubt it. I'd only recommend this to fifth-graders, but even then, I'm sure they can find something better to read.… (mere)