Piers Anthony Books in Order

Aton Five is condemned to the subterranean prison of Chthon for loving a mysterious Minionette. His struggle to survive imprisonment intertwines with the history of that forbidden relationship and his attempts to understand the woman who changed his life.

Three scientists explore Nacre, a strange planet filled with fungi and dense clouds of spores. Their efforts to understand its life forms become a struggle for survival, with consequences that could endanger humanity if they return to Earth.

In a world where wandering tribes settle disputes through ritual combat, a defeated warrior loses his name, weapon and followers. Renamed Sos, he joins the victor in an ambitious effort to build something beyond the battle circle.

Jeff Font returns from space exile seeking revenge against the powerful man who destroyed his family. Instead, he is convicted and fitted with an implant that punishes wrongdoing, forcing him to fight corruption under agonizing constraints.

Merchant Hasan leaves Bassorah seeking wealth and falls into the hands of an alchemist. His journey through a world of dangerous magic, jinns and strange kingdoms becomes entwined with his love for the bird-maiden Sana.

The Macroscope offers humanity unprecedented access to information across the universe, but an alien signal threatens the minds of those who use it. Ivo Archer is drawn into investigating the danger and the possibilities hidden within the instrument.

As rival powers threaten war in a devastated world, mutant warrior Var is chosen to fight for the Empire. His debt to Sos and love for companion Soli complicate a dangerous struggle between survival, loyalty and conflicting societies.

A runaway alien worm with telepathic abilities becomes an extraordinary prize, with a planet offered for its capture. Its arrival entangles the president's pleasure-seeking son-in-law in interstellar espionage and makes him a target for assassination.

Three humans and their manta companions encounter Orn, an intelligent bird with access to his species' ancient memories. His knowledge draws them into resistance against Earth's exploitation of the alien world and the threatened destruction of its life.

Earth dentist Dr. Dillingham is abducted by aliens who need his skills, then drawn into increasingly unusual dental problems across the galaxy. A chance to study at the Galactic University of Dentistry offers a radically different future.

Teenager John Smith believes he lives in an ordinary American community in the 1960s. Strange behavior around him raises doubts, pushing him to cross forbidden boundaries and investigate what his familiar surroundings have been hiding from him.

Martial arts instructor Jason Striker teaches defense rather than aggression, but a ruthless international tournament puts those principles under pressure. On a private estate in Nicaragua, skilled fighters face unrestricted combat where lethal techniques carry no penalties.

Martial artist Jason Striker becomes entangled with Ilunga, a formidable karate mistress, and a dangerous drug conspiracy. His fighting skills and commitment to human values face fresh tests as lethal opponents draw him into another violent confrontation.

As catastrophic flooding transforms Earth into a hostile landscape, a small group takes refuge in a motorhome. Their search for high ground, food and fuel brings them into conflict with other survivors desperate enough to abandon ordinary restraints.

A martial artist known as the Hyena brings fresh complications into Jason Striker's life. As Striker prepares his team for a judo competition in Cuba, dangerous rivalries and violent encounters threaten to overwhelm the sporting challenge.

Earth and Kazo maintain peace through an unusual arrangement: each world governs the other. The discovery of a third intelligent species forces both societies to reconsider their fragile balance as they try to extend that peace.

The Empire faces hunger, shortages and the collapse of the nomads' code of honor. Warrior Neq sets out to seek the powerful leaders whose pursuit of war helped create the crisis, hoping to secure their aid.

Jason Striker becomes involved with Fu Antos, whose apparent intentions conceal a dangerous agenda. Renewed ninja ambitions and plans for a stronghold in the Amazon draw the martial artist into a confrontation that extends beyond ordinary fighting contests.

Arlo, son of Aton, encounters a woman from Minion and is drawn into the violent subterranean world of Chthon. Faced with destructive possibilities for his future, he struggles against paths that threaten everyone connected to him.

Instantaneous matter transmission opens distant worlds to human settlement and triggers a mass exodus from Earth. College student Scot Krebs remains on a rapidly depopulating home planet, where dwindling people and resources transform the society around him.

After surviving a dangerous attack on his health, Jason Striker has lost his memory and must rebuild his identity. His struggle unfolds amid the continuing threat of Fu Antos, whose schemes draw him toward another martial arts confrontation.

Veg, Cal and Aquilon travel through alternate dimensions with their manta companions, then become trapped in a world ruled by hostile machines. Escape may depend on Ox, a telepathic energy being whose immense power could also destroy them.

Rescued from the moment of his death, warrior Alp is transported from the Asian steppes into a distant future. The Galactics force him into a live-action game where his familiar combat skills must serve unfamiliar rulers and deadly stakes.

Bink must demonstrate a magical talent or face exile from Xanth, where every person is expected to possess one. His search for answers sends him through a dangerous enchanted landscape and into encounters that challenge what he believes about himself.

Andromeda threatens to steal the Milky Way's energy, prompting an urgent effort to unite neighboring civilizations. Flint of Outworld uses his exceptional aura to inhabit alien bodies and spread transfer technology, while an enemy agent relentlessly pursues him.

Andromedan agents use involuntary possession to infiltrate the Milky Way's governments and renew their attack. Melody of Mintaka, gifted with an unusually powerful aura, is recruited to interrogate a captive and confront a threat hidden inside other beings.

King Trent sends Bink to discover the source of Xanth's magic, relying on his immunity to supernatural harm. With a centaur and a transformed soldier beside him, Bink faces an unseen enemy determined to stop their investigation.

Young magician Dor seeks an elixir that could restore Jonathan the zombie to life and prove his own readiness to rule Xanth. A magical tapestry carries him into the distant past, where a giant spider becomes an unexpected ally.

Brother Paul travels to the colony on Tarot to investigate its true god. Among competing religious sects, the mysterious Animation brings beliefs and nightmares into apparent reality, turning his spiritual inquiry into a confrontation with dangerous visions.

A vast Space Amoeba threatens the uneasy peace between the Milky Way and Andromeda. Herald the Healer must use his extraordinary aura to confront it, while unraveling the secrets of ancient beings whose legacy may hold the answer.

After his spacecraft and host body fail, energy being NK-2 takes refuge inside a young slave on ancient Earth. Survival and rescue require navigating Babylonian power, with a plan that calls for presenting himself as a god.

Brother Paul's investigation of Tarot leads deeper into the Animation, where fantasies and nightmares become terrifying realities. His search for spiritual answers takes him toward Hell, testing his beliefs against the dangers produced by the planet's mysterious phenomenon.

Threatened serf and gamesman Stile escapes technological Proton through a curtain into magical Phaze. His counterpart there has been murdered, leaving him to master unfamiliar powers while competing for survival in the Games of his original world.

An active Ancient Site on Eccentric sparks a competition to determine who may explore its secrets. Heem and transferee Jessica face demanding trials together, but their concealed histories could threaten both their chances of victory and their lives.

Monk Paul confronts the Animation sweeping across Tarot, a phenomenon that turns fantasy into physical danger. Surrounded by dragons, demons and powerful desires, he continues a spiritual search in a world where belief can become a nightmare.

Stile moves between scientific Proton and magical Phaze, facing challenges in both worlds. Winning Proton's tournament could secure his future there, while developing his powers as the Blue Adept exposes him to threats from rival magic users.

When King Trent fails to return from Mundania, young magician Dor must shoulder the burden of ruling Xanth. He sets out with Irene and unusual companions to find the missing king, facing the prospect of traveling beyond magic's reach.

Knot's mutant power makes other people forget him, allowing him a quiet existence until agent Finesse recruits him for a dangerous galactic mission. A telepathic weasel and clairvoyant crab help propel the reluctant man into interstellar adventure.

Fisk Centers expects his fortune to support a comfortable early retirement until a dubious Martian property deal leaves him penniless. Desperate to earn money again, he enters a future economy filled with bizarre opportunities and aggressive salesmanship.

The balance between technological Proton and magical Phaze is failing, placing both worlds in danger. Stile must confront a widening conspiracy, including the involvement of the seemingly infallible Oracle, while trying to protect everyone he loves.

Exiled from delivering nightmares, Mare Imbrium enters daylight with a warning for King Trent as barbarian invaders ravage Xanth. Understanding the mysterious Horseman becomes essential to protecting the magical land, even as her new half soul changes her own nature.

Smash Ogre visits Good Magician Humfrey seeking answers and unexpectedly becomes protector to seven female companions. His growing intelligence and Tandy the Nymph's affection challenge everything he believes about ogres, while their journey demands more than brute strength.

The peaceful Bands face annihilation by Solarians searching for an ancient site, leaving Rondl to protect his strange, magnetic species. His unusual knowledge may save them, but a disturbing discovery about his identity threatens his honor and his relationship with Cirl.

Princess Ivy wanders lost in Xanth while a broken spell spreads amnesia and the Gap Dragon roams free. Queen Irene searches for her daughter without Humfrey's help, as the magician has accidentally reduced himself to a helpless baby.

After accidentally killing Death, Zane must take over the office and learn to end other people's lives. His uneasy adjustment becomes a struggle against Satan, whose plan threatens Luna, the woman Zane loves, and tests his new responsibilities.

Hope Hubris and his family flee Callisto after he defends his sister against a wealthy man's violence. Their crowded refugee vessel offers a chance of asylum on Jupiter, but pirates turn the journey into a desperate struggle for survival.

Norton accepts the office of Time and begins living backward, finding companionship among the other immortal Incarnations. Satan's apparently generous gifts conceal traps, drawing Norton into a scheme he must unravel using the powers of his hourglass.

Ghostly knight Jordan watches his past unfold on Castle Roogna's magical tapestry with young Ivy. Remembering the betrayal that scattered his bones may offer a chance to recover his body, whose remarkable healing talent depends on bringing its pieces together.

Driven by the losses suffered during his escape from Callisto, Hope Hubris joins Jupiter's navy and rises to command a loyal squadron. Fighting the pirates terrorizing the system becomes both a military campaign and a personal quest for revenge.

This collection gathers twenty-one early science fiction and fantasy stories, including previously unpublished work, with introductions from Piers Anthony. It offers a view of his shorter fiction before his long-running series, exploring speculative ideas in a range of independent tales.

As dictator of Jupiter, Hope Hubris pursues justice through ruthless measures that make enemies of those he governs. Adopting another identity to lead a rebellion against himself turns his political ambitions into a dangerous conflict between power and conviction.

Presidential candidate Hope Hubris awakens imprisoned with his memory erased, becoming a potential weapon against his own political campaign. Recovering his identity is essential to resisting his captors and preventing them from leaving Jupiter under a corrupt incumbent's control.

After her husband's death reveals Satan intended to kill her, Niobe becomes an Aspect of Fate seeking revenge. His plots reach into her own family, forcing her to confront a challenge that threatens her son and granddaughter Luna.

Captain Shetland commands an experimental time-travel ship seeking new energy for a depleted Earth. Entering a distant future filled with ghostly cosmic remnants brings the crew into strange psychic dangers, while a failing beacon threatens their ability to return.

Tiny Grundy Golem sets out to find Ivy's missing dragon and prove his worth. At an ivory tower, he discovers Rapunzel imprisoned by the Sea Hag, whose pursuit complicates both his rescue mission and his unexpected feelings for her.

Widower Joshua Pinson moves his children to a rural Florida property inherited from an uncle who died strangely. Apparitions and threatening events cluster around an enormous oak, forcing the family to question what lies behind their hoped-for fresh start.

Deposed and exiled from Jupiter, Hope Hubris must find a purpose beyond the empire he once ruled. Humanity's ambition to travel outside the solar system offers a new challenge, testing whether a disgraced tyrant can still shape its future.

Defying his father's interference in his romantic life, Mym becomes the Incarnation of War. Hoping to reduce suffering, he instead encounters Satan's traps, forcing him to resist manipulation while wielding an office inseparable from conflict and destruction.

Musician Orb searches for the Llano, a magical music capable of controlling all things, and falls for fellow musician Natasha. Chosen to become the Incarnation of Nature, she must also confront a prophecy warning that she will marry Evil.

Kelvin and his sister Jon seek golden scales shed by a dragon to save their family from losing its home. Their venture unfolds in a kingdom ruled by a usurping sorcerer, where an old prophecy promises change.

Robot Mach and his magical counterpart Bane discover they can exchange places between technological Proton and enchanted Phaze. Falling in love across those worlds complicates their experiments, especially when returning home proves harder than making the initial crossing.

Part-ogre Esk seeks help with his own problems but is drawn into defending a river valley from demons. Joining centaur Chex and burrower Volney, he must gather allies across Xanth to protect the valley's inhabitants from destruction.

Piers Anthony recounts his life through age fifty, turning from invented worlds to the experiences behind his writing. The autobiography follows childhood, family, work, and his path into science fiction and fantasy, offering readers his personal view of that journey.

Apprentice magician Parry's promising life collapses after his wife Jolie is murdered, sending him through religious service and growing corruption. His eventual role as the Incarnation of Evil raises questions about how grief, temptation, and moral choices shape a soul.

Shapeshifting Prince Dolph leaves Xanth's castle with skeleton companion Marrow to find the missing magician Humfrey. Their search brings dangerous creatures and romantic complications, while a mysterious coin may provide the answers that ordinary adventuring cannot uncover.

Robot Mach and his alternate self Bane can link Proton's technology with Phaze's magic, making them valuable to opposing political factions. Their loyalties and personal commitments become crucial as revolution threatens both worlds and their connection risks upsetting the balance.

Orlene's ghost joins Jolie and the young mortal Vita in an effort to save her damaged child. Help from the mysterious Incarnation of Night comes with a difficult requirement: obtaining valuable gifts from the other holders of immortal offices.

Princess Ivy's search for the missing Humfrey takes her into Mundania, where computer enthusiast Grey Murphy becomes fascinated by her. Following Ivy back to Xanth challenges his skepticism and complicates a quest already burdened by magical obstacles.

An illustrated companion explores the history and connections among the Xanth novels. By bringing their settings and events together, it explains details of the fantasy world and helps readers trace how its stories fit together.

An encounter with a succubus draws Prior Gross into a bizarre realm of demons and other supernatural beings. This adult comic fantasy follows his efforts to recover what has been taken from him, through increasingly strange worlds and sexual misadventures.

Kelvin of Rud hopes for rest after his earlier adventures, but his father's imprisonment sends him into another dimension. Silver serpents, strange inhabitants, and hostile rulers complicate a rescue that also draws his brother into danger.

Seth Warner and three companions drawn from different worlds are ordered to destroy the sorcerer Nefarious. As betrayal and the empire's mistreatment of other beings emerge, the Chosen begin questioning both their mission and the rulers who sent them.

Troubled by dreams of Mars and covert missions, Douglas Quail seeks artificial memories to satisfy his fantasies. The procedure exposes a hidden identity, leaving him hunted and unsure which parts of his life are real as he searches for answers.

Children Flach and Nepe inherit abilities connecting magical Phaze with technological Proton, making them targets for rival factions. They hide to avoid becoming tools of the adults' struggle, while a contest over powerful resources threatens their freedom and both worlds.

Genetic engineering brings the enormous prehistoric rhinoceros Balook back to life, and lonely Thor forms a bond with him. A friendship with fellow animal lover Barb offers hope, but Balook's escape puts the children and their unusual companion at risk.

Kelvin becomes trapped in a distant parallel world when two old enemies unite against him. Escaping its dangers is essential to protecting the woman he loves and their unborn child, while hostile rulers threaten the kingdom he left behind.

In the twenty-fifth century, humanity survives underground after nuclear devastation. A man travels back into Cuba's history to change the chain of events leading to that disaster, risking his life in an effort to give Earth a different future.

Bodies drained of their flesh appear at a remote Florida wildlife sanctuary, where a creature uses pheromones to lure victims. With the estate's owner refusing outside help, employees must confront a predator that turns human attraction into a deadly vulnerability.

Prince Dolph struggles to choose between two fiancées when goblins kidnap the young centaur Che. Jenny, an outsider from another world, knows where the foal is, drawing Xanth's inhabitants into a rescue complicated by her own inexperience.

At a magical convention, a vengeful witch manipulates Kelvin's children into stealing an opal capable of travel between worlds. The theft threatens to provoke war with the Orcs, placing the family at the center of a dangerous scheme.

With Phaze and Proton under enemy control, many inhabitants are imprisoned or hiding while children Nepe and Flach attempt resistance. An alien agent infiltrates their struggle, creating another threat as unusual magical powers offer their best hope of liberation.

Five cyclists travel beneath the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean in a reality that lets them breathe underwater. Their unusual journey builds trust among strangers while drawing them toward evidence of a danger threatening humanity.

Seeking a change from her disappointing adult life, Lacuna bargains with Magician Grey to help defeat Com-Pewter. Her journey sends her to find Humfrey in Hell, where his personal history becomes intertwined with the history of Xanth.

A wounded young Native American warrior encounters the spirit Dead Eagle at a Florida burial mound. Charged with finding a magical crystal, he sets out to protect his people from an approaching danger he does not yet understand.

Troubled teenager Colene meets Darius, a stranger who claims to come from another universe. When his means of returning home fails, they join other travellers on a dangerous path linking five different realities through human anchor points.

Sixteen science fiction and fantasy stories, each introduced by Anthony, explore unfamiliar worlds and speculative dilemmas. The title story follows a man who finds a home on alien ground, while other tales feature invasion, courage and future life.

A mysterious computer game draws teenagers Dug and Kim into Xanth, where their chosen companions guide them through magical dangers. Competing for a special talent, they discover that their guides may be capable of sabotage as well as help.

Colene, Darius and their companions lose an anchor connecting their route through parallel worlds. Nona draws them into her universe, where helping her challenge oppressive rulers becomes essential to keeping their own way of escape open.

Former policeman Walter Toland and teenager Baal Curran find escape from physical limitations and loneliness in a virtual reality game. When a hacker prevents players from leaving, their fantasy adventures become a struggle with real consequences.

Kelvin Knight and his family face a renewed threat from the evil witch Zady and Professor Devale. As opposing forces prepare for battle, Kelvin must confront the destiny foretold for him in Mouvar’s prophecy.

Mela Merwoman seeks Humfrey’s help finding a husband, joining Okra and Ida on her journey. Meanwhile, Gwenny Goblin relies on Che Centaur and Jenny Elf as she competes with her half-brother for leadership of the goblin horde.

Colene travels between alternate realities with Darius, Nona and the telepathic horse Seqiro, encountering a strange tentacled being named Burgess. Their journey brings unfamiliar societies and dangers while Colene continues struggling with the pain of her past.

As Xanth’s only harpy-goblin crossbreed, Gloha wonders where she might find a partner of her own kind. Seeking Humfrey’s advice launches her on a journey through magical dangers, unexpected friendships and questions about what she truly wants.

In Mazonia, women wield magic and men live as slaves. Impoverished Xylina gains a gladiator through a compulsory public contest, then struggles to establish herself while mysterious disasters suggest that a powerful enemy is working against her.

Blaze and Ember begin as lovers separated at the dawn of humanity, then reappear across successive historical lives. Their experiences and those of their descendants trace survival, discovery and civilization from ancient societies toward an imagined future.

Anthony collects weekly letters written to Jenny, a young fan left in a coma after being injured by a drunk driver. Accompanied by his commentary, the correspondence shares encouragement, humour and reflections intended to reach her during recovery.

Gary Gargoyle seeks a better way to purify the polluted Swan Knee River. Humfrey’s answer requires him to take human form and guide the unruly, magically gifted child Surprise on a quest with consequences for all Xanth.

Musician Hugh and dancer Ann are reborn through successive eras, struggling to preserve their family amid historical upheaval. Their recurring lives explore human achievement alongside the exploitation of nature, extending from ancient origins toward an ecologically devastated future.

This anthology gathers fantasy stories inspired by Native American myths, legends and experiences from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous contributors. Tales include Anthony’s Tortoise Shell, trickster stories and a meeting of Inuit storytelling with science fiction.

Demoness Metria asks Humfrey why the stork has not answered her wishes, then receives an unusual assignment. She must travel across Xanth gathering participants for the trial of Roxanne Roc, whose alleged offence remains a mystery.