Piers Anthony - A Meeting of Minds

AnnMarie · Dec 30 2004, 07:02 PM

I got a brand new hardcover copy of Zombie Lover today... for $6.00 US! (The original price was cloe to $24.00 US) Gotta love discount bins sometimes!

***Pam*** · Jan 1 2005, 12:43 PM

Yay for you! I used to love his stuff, particularly the Xanth books, but they got a little too "punny" for me

melb_mum · Jan 2 2005, 01:11 AM

ditto too pam.

Cherlyn · Jan 5 2005, 02:30 AM

I get lost too . . . the rules of one talent yet they inherit a parent's natural species ability and have a talent too so they have more powers . . . then the all the twins and trips that have sepparate talents and talents when all sibs work together . . .

AnnMarie · Jan 5 2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Cherlyn

I get lost too . . . the rules of one talent yet they inherit a parent's natural species ability and have a talent too so they have more powers . . . then the all the twins and trips that have sepparate talents and talents when all sibs work together . . .

The whole is greater than than the mere sum of it's parts

Still, I enjoied the book, and I am glkad to have a new addition to the library of my dreams...even if I don't currently have space or shelves yet!

Bardmaiden · Jan 6 2005, 09:28 AM

I love the Xanth books puns and all.

I also really enjoyed the Mode series and the adept series.

Carter · Jan 7 2005, 08:26 AM

I just finished, Demons Don't Dream, (1st ed., 1993) last night. I enjoyed it - not a favorite of the series, but still fun. I agree that the newer ones aren't as good. I still like to go back and reread the older ones. I particularly like, A Spell for Chameleon, and, Harpy Thyme, among others.

Cherlyn · Jan 8 2005, 04:41 AM

I had first read Nightmare then had to go back and pick up the series . . . in bits and pieces . . . why is it that I get into a series in the middle?

DragonDance · Apr 4 2009, 06:22 AM

The first nine or so Xanth books, before he felt he had to use every reader suggestion for a pun, puns that came in huge clusters that brought books to a grinding halt and contributed nothing to the plot (give me an actual obstacle or problem, not a 'comic strip'), and just the fact that the puns were getting less and less funny/clever. A Spell for Chameleon will remain a favorite. His Incarnations series is also wonderful.

ghost8772 · Apr 8 2009, 01:28 AM

Never been a fan of formalized puns, so took a bye on reading Xanth. I did enjoy the Incarnations books, although I felt Under a Velvet Cloak went just a bit too far. Actually I rather enjoyed Macroscope, now that I think about it, I think I'll hunt down my copy.

Lanen · Apr 15 2009, 05:51 AM

Bardmaiden - what Adept series is that? Did Piers Anthony write one?

***Hans*** · Apr 15 2009, 09:37 AM

That post by Bardmaiden was made in January 2005, Lanen, and it says inactive under her name. I think she hasn't visited this board a long time...

I also think she didn't mean to say that Anthony wrote anything in the Adept series, just that she liked the series.

Which brings me to the question you were going to ask Deborah for me: WHEN may we expect something new in this series? Five books isn't nearly enough!

Shalyn · Apr 15 2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Lanen

Bardmaiden - what Adept series is that? Did Piers Anthony write one?

The Adept series:

Split Infinity
Blue Adept
Juxtaposition
Out of Phaze
Robot Adept
Unicorn Point
Phaze Doubt

I like that one, and his Incarnations of Immortality series:

On a Pale Horse
Bearing an Hourglass
With a Tangled Skein
Wielding a Red Sword
Being a Green Mother
For Love of Evil
And Eternity

I didn't realize there was a Book 8 - Under a Velvet Cloak until now, though...

***Hans*** · Apr 15 2009, 10:04 AM

Ah... thank you Shalyn. That's what I get for not checking my facts

Dec 30 2004, 07:02 PM	#1
AnnMarie Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: On the Edge Fan of: Pern and Talent Now Reading: The Name of the Rose	Piers Anthony I got a brand new hardcover copy of Zombie Lover today... for $6.00 US! (The original price was cloe to $24.00 US) Gotta love discount bins sometimes! __________________ "...If my body dies tonight, my soul rides on the wind..." (from "The Man" by Mark Ryan/ Wuthering Heights)

Jan 1 2005, 12:43 PM	#2
*Pam* Heptite Guildmaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Four Corners Fan of: Lars Dahl	Re: Piers Anthony Yay for you! I used to love his stuff, particularly the Xanth books, but they got a little too "punny" for me __________________ You can take me down, you can show me your home. Not the place where you live, but the place where you belong. ~Toad the Wet Sprocket The Crystal Singer Continuum

Jan 2 2005, 01:11 AM	#3
melb_mum Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004	Re: Piers Anthony ditto too pam.

Jan 5 2005, 02:30 AM	#4
Cherlyn Crafter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tulsa, OK; somewhere in Mundania Fan of: P.E.R.N. Now Reading: 'Winds of Fate'by Mercedes Lackey	Re: Piers Anthony I get lost too . . . the rules of one talent yet they inherit a parent's natural species ability and have a talent too so they have more powers . . . then the all the twins and trips that have sepparate talents and talents when all sibs work together . . . __________________ Cherlyn (Cheryl #2 - "The Okie One") aka The Cheesaholic, Chocoholic Packrat and seeker of anti-ques and junque... Click:. . .F.R.O.G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .@<. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "I just got back from the hospital. I had a speed reading accident; I hit a bookmark." ~ Unknown

Jan 6 2005, 09:28 AM	#6
Bardmaiden Inactive Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: York, England Fan of: The Ship that Seached Now Reading: I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett	Re: Piers Anthony I love the Xanth books puns and all. I also really enjoyed the Mode series and the adept series.

Jan 7 2005, 08:26 AM	#7
Carter Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004	Re: Piers Anthony I just finished, Demons Don't Dream, (1st ed., 1993) last night. I enjoyed it - not a favorite of the series, but still fun. I agree that the newer ones aren't as good. I still like to go back and reread the older ones. I particularly like, A Spell for Chameleon, and, Harpy Thyme, among others.

Jan 8 2005, 04:41 AM	#8
Cherlyn Crafter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tulsa, OK; somewhere in Mundania Fan of: P.E.R.N. Now Reading: 'Winds of Fate'by Mercedes Lackey	Re: Piers Anthony I had first read Nightmare then had to go back and pick up the series . . . in bits and pieces . . . why is it that I get into a series in the middle? __________________ Cherlyn (Cheryl #2 - "The Okie One") aka The Cheesaholic, Chocoholic Packrat and seeker of anti-ques and junque... Click:. . .F.R.O.G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .@<. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "I just got back from the hospital. I had a speed reading accident; I hit a bookmark." ~ Unknown

Apr 4 2009, 06:22 AM	#9
DragonDance Inactive Join Date: Jan 2009	Re: Piers Anthony The first nine or so Xanth books, before he felt he had to use every reader suggestion for a pun, puns that came in huge clusters that brought books to a grinding halt and contributed nothing to the plot (give me an actual obstacle or problem, not a 'comic strip'), and just the fact that the puns were getting less and less funny/clever. A Spell for Chameleon will remain a favorite. His Incarnations series is also wonderful.

Apr 8 2009, 01:28 AM	#10
ghost8772 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Denver, Colorado US Fan of: Pern Now Reading: The Dresden Files	Re: Piers Anthony Never been a fan of formalized puns, so took a bye on reading Xanth. I did enjoy the Incarnations books, although I felt Under a Velvet Cloak went just a bit too far. Actually I rather enjoyed Macroscope, now that I think about it, I think I'll hunt down my copy.

Apr 15 2009, 05:51 AM	#11
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	Re: Piers Anthony Bardmaiden - what Adept series is that? Did Piers Anthony write one? __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner

Apr 15 2009, 09:37 AM	#12
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Fan of: Pern!	Re: Piers Anthony That post by Bardmaiden was made in January 2005, Lanen, and it says inactive under her name. I think she hasn't visited this board a long time... I also think she didn't mean to say that Anthony wrote anything in the Adept series, just that she liked the series. Which brings me to the question you were going to ask Deborah for me: WHEN may we expect something new in this series? Five books isn't nearly enough! __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

Apr 15 2009, 10:04 AM	#14
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Fan of: Pern!	Re: Piers Anthony Ah... thank you Shalyn. That's what I get for not checking my facts __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.