Castle Roogna

Once upon a past. . . . Millie had been a ghost for 800 years. But now, restored by the magic of Xanth, she was again a maddeningly desirable woman. She could have had any man she wanted . . . except the one she did want, Jonathan the zombie. To grant Millie her desire, and to prove his right to rule Xanth in the future, young Magician Dor embarked on a quest for the elixir which would restore Jonathan to full life. But the potion could be found only in the past . . . so, through a magic tapestry, to the past he went, taking over the body of a barbarian warrior. The first person he encountered there was Jumper, a giant spider—a nightmare monster, but a staunch friend and much-needed ally in peril-haunted, ancient Xanth. Then Dor met Millie—800 years younger, but just as lovely. And he realized that, in his new body, he was no longer twelve years old . . .

Books in Xanth Series (38)

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A Spell For Chameleon

When this came out, there was nothing like it. The consensus is that you'll either love the Xanth books or hate them. If you fell into the latter category it... Read more

The Source Of Magic

A quest for the source of power threatened to doom the land of Xanth As a ruler of a country steeped in enchantment, King Trent was naturally curious about the... Read more

Castle Roogna

Once upon a past. . . . Millie had been a ghost for 800 years. But now, restored by the magic of Xanth, she was again a maddeningly desirable woman.... Read more

Centaur Aisle

The magic of Xanth was useless in Mundania—until Dor tried honesty! Dor was having troubles growing up to be the next Magician-King of the magic Land of Xanth. He wanted... Read more

Ogre

When a Nymph rides a Night Mare, Ogre beware! Smash knew all about ogres. After all, despite his having a human mother, Smash was an ogre himself. Ogres were not... Read more

Night Mare

The danger to Xanth was so great that only a night mare could offer hope! The Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth from the north, ravaging and destroying as... Read more

Dragon On A Pedestal

There is trouble in Xanth again—all kinds of trouble, in fact. The Gap Dragon had escaped from the Gap and was ravaging across the land. The forget-spell that had covered... Read more

Crewel Lye

A knight of ghosts and shadows! Jordan was a ghost in Castle Roogna now, spending his time with little five-year-old Ivy and watching his own past unfold on the magic... Read more

Golem In The Gears

A golem to the rescue! Grundy Golem was the size of an inconsequence, and nobody had any respect for him—including Grundy! To prove himself, he volunteered to ride the Monster... Read more

Vale Of The Vole

When Esk, a young ogre-nymph-human, began his pilgrimage to the Good Magician Humfrey to rid himself of a seductive demoness, little did he know it would become a mission of... Read more

Heaven Cent

Prince Dolph sets out to find the missing master magician Humphrey with his skeletal friend Marrow, traveling to the isle of illusion, outwitting a crafty mermaid, and helping fire dragons... Read more

Man From Mundania

For a bored, young princess of Xanth, there's nothing more exciting than a Quest. Especially when all you do is sit around Castle Roogna. But when Ivy uses the Heaven... Read more

Isle Of View

Lovelorn Loveworn Love Lost Perplexed Prince Dolph, Xanth's precocious shapeshifter, should be in love but isn't. Nonetheless, he must chose between two fiancées -- Nada the uninterested and Electra the... Read more

Question Quest

Youth is Wasted on the Young Being grown up is a drag . . . or so thinks Lacuna, one of the michievous Castle Zombie twins. So she makes the... Read more

The Color Of Her Panties

We See England, We See Xanth, We See Mels's Underpanth In fact, Gwenny Goblin, Che Centaur and Jenny Elf are just about the only creatures on Xanth who have been... Read more

Demons Don't Dream

This begins the new Xanth sequence as a pair of young adventurers. Read more

Harpy Thyme

The only one of her kind in all of Xanth, Gloha, a young harpy girl, agrees to serve the Good Magician for one year if the magician will create a... Read more

Geis Of The Gargoyle

Seeking a spell that will restore the polluted river Swan Knee to a state of purity, guardian Gary Gargoyle finds himself face-to-face with the Good Magician Humphrey. Read more

Roc And A Hard Place

Seeking a solution to a personal problem, Metria asks for help. Before she can be helped she must perform a perilous mission to find a suitable jury for the trial... Read more

Yon Ill Wind

On a bet from his fellow Demons, an omnipotent entity must travel incognito through his realm, until he can wring a tear from the cold-hearted Chlorine, but a hurricane blasts... Read more

Faun & Games

Piers Anthony's most exceptional Xanth adventure ever reveals wnodrous new worlds of mirth and magic! The miraculous and mirth-filled land of Xanth holds many marvels. But now an extraordinary new... Read more

Zombie Lover

Brianna, a beautiful young Black girl, unfortunately attracts the attention of King Xeth, ruler of Xanth's zombies, who wants to make her his queen. Read more

The Dastard

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Swell Foop

The disappearance of the Demon Earth puts all worlds, including Xanth, in danger. It is up to Cynthia Centaur and her companions to use the weapon known as the Swell... Read more

Up In A Heaval

Dueling Demons endanger the enchanted land of Xanth in this delightful new fantasy adventure by the author of "Fell Swoop." Read more

Cube Route

The 27th adventure in the magical land of Xanth is now in paperback for the first time. When a Plain Jane called Cube whispers a wish to be beautiful, she... Read more

Currant Events

When Clio, the Muse of History, sat down to pen the twenty-eighth volume in the Chronicles of Xanth, she was stunned to discover it was already there! And, what was... Read more

Pet Peeve

Unlikely Goblin hero Goody is instructed by the Good Magician Humfrey to find a suitable home for a foul-tempered bird, a quest that inadvertently triggers an invasion by an army... Read more

Stork Naked

This brand-new tale set in the land of Xanth--the 30th in the series--is a rollicking and revealing new fantasy adventure, lusciously laced with dozens of dangers and delights, and lovingly... Read more

Two To The Fifth

The future of Xanth is in frightful peril. A powerful magical bird named Ragna Roc has embarked on a campaign to become absolute ruler of that mystical realm. Those who... Read more

Knot Gneiss

Wenda Woodwife married Prince Charming, but her Adventures are not over. This all-new Xanth novel sends her off to solve a knotty problem for the Good Magician Humphrey. Read more

Well-tempered Clavicle

Picka Bones and his sister Joy'nt are off in search of adventure with three creatures newly arrived from Mundania--and not the sort of creatures you might expect! Join them in... Read more

Luck Of The Draw

Piers Anthony takes us back to Xanth in this luckiest volume yet! Read more

Five Portraits

Piers Anthony delivers another tale set in the bestselling world of Xanth, filled with magic, surprises, adventure, and a few puns. Here's what the author has to say about his... Read more

On A Pale Horse

I'm not a fan of Piers Anthony in general (on a personal level I find the man utterly distasteful just read his blog for example and you'll find he's a... Read more

Bearing An Hourglass

Like On a Pale Horse, this second, complete-in-itself novel of the Incarnations of Immortality is a richly imagined and always fascinating story. And again, Piers Anthony adds to his gripping... Read more

With A Tangled Skein

Here in this third complete-in-itself novel of the Incarnations of Immortality, Piers Anthony weaves a fascinating plot as tangled as any skein of fate. This is Anthony at his most... Read more

Wielding A Red Sword

Here in a fourth complete-in-itself novel of the Incarnations of Immortality, Piers Anthony again combines fascinating magic with a gripping, complex struggle between good and evil. Mym was a dutiful... Read more

Being A Green Mother

Orb had a rare gift--the magic which manifested whenever she sang or played her harp. No one could resist her music. But she knew that greater magic lay in the... Read more

For Love Of Evil

The Man Who Would Be Satan Parry was a gifted musician and an apprentice in the arts of White Magic. But his life of sweet promise went disastrously awry following... Read more

And Eternity

centerIn Pursuit of the Ultimate Good After an overwhelming succession of tragedies, life has finally, mercifully ended for Orlene, once-mortal daughter of Gaea. Joined in Afterlife by Jolie -- her... Read more

Under A Velvet Cloak

When her daughter is tainted at birth and destined to die early, Kerena begins a quest to save her child Gaw-Two, fathered by her lover Sir Gawain, Knight of the... Read more

Xone Of Contention

To avert a climatic disaster that threatens Xanth, Nimby and his consort exchange places with a young couple from Earth, and must engage a deadly Demon without the use of... Read more

Esrever Doom

Piers Anthony's 37th adventure in Xanth changes the Mood to one of Doom! Kody woke up in a hospital bed, not knowing how he got there. Before his questions could... Read more

Board Stiff

The breathtakingly beautiful Irrelevant Candy makes a wish into a magical well and is instantly transformed into a flat, wooden board with two knotholes for eyes. Read more

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