Piers Anthony
Autor von Reiter auf dem schwarzen Pferd. Die Inkarnationen der Unsterblichkeit. ( Science Fiction)
Über den Autor
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 mehr anzeigen 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) weniger anzeigen
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(eng) Please do not combine this single author with any author page containing his name along with that of another author. See "Who Should/Shouldn't Get Combined" on the Author wiki page.
Bitte den Autor alleine nicht mit gemeinschaftlichen Arbeiten mit anderen Aoturen kombinieren.. See "Who Should/Shouldn't Get Combined" on the Author wiki page.
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Werke von Piers Anthony
Reiter auf dem schwarzen Pferd. Die Inkarnationen der Unsterblichkeit. ( Science Fiction) (1983) 5,060 Exemplare
For Love of Evil: Book Six of Incarnations of Immortality (Incarnations of Immortality (Paperback)) (1988) 2,753 Exemplare
The Adventures of Kelvin of Rud: Across the Frames: Dragon's Gold, Serpent's Silver & Chimaera's Copper (1993) — Autor — 185 Exemplare
Jason Striker Martial Arts Series Volume 2: Bamboo Bloodbath and Ninja's Revenge (2001) 24 Exemplare
Jason Striker Martial Arts Series Volume 3: Amazon Slaughter and Curse of the Ninja (2001) 22 Exemplare
The Cluster Series: Cluster, Chaining the Lady, Kirlian Quest, Thousandstar, and Viscous Circle (2018) 20 Exemplare
Refugee; Mercenary; Politician; Executive; Statesman (Bio of a Space Tyrant, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (1990) 7 Exemplare
Xanth Series #1-25 4 Exemplare
Dolfin Tayle 3 Exemplare
Triple Detente 3 Exemplare
Bamboo Bloodbath and Ninja's Revenge 2 Exemplare
The Series Boxed Set 2 Exemplare
Xanth Series #1-10 2 Exemplare
The Unstilled World (unsold novel) 2 Exemplare
Adventures of Kelvin of Rud Across the Frames: Dragon's Gold; Serpent's Siver; Chimaera's Copper 1 Exemplar
Tortoise Shell [short story] 1 Exemplar
Lavabull 1 Exemplar
THE CLUSTER SERIES BOOKS 1-5: CLUSTER, CHAINING THE LADY, KIRLIAN QUEST, THOUSANDSTAR, and VISCOUS CIRCLE (1981) 1 Exemplar
Juxtoposition 1 Exemplar
Phaze of Doubt 1 Exemplar
Se Vos Não Pagar em Ouro - I 1 Exemplar
The Mythical Tarot 1 Exemplar
il gioco del tiranno 1 Exemplar
Harpy Thine (Xanth, Book 17) 1 Exemplar
Dragon on a Pedestel 1 Exemplar
Azael 1 Exemplar
I'll Pay Thee Not in Gold 1 Exemplar
Quest For a Fallen Star 1 Exemplar
Historical Illuminatus Chronicles, The 1 Exemplar
Unicorn's Point 1 Exemplar
Bluebeard [short fiction] 1 Exemplar
Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales 1 Exemplar
Nebula award stories 1 Exemplar
By Piers Anthony - Demons Don't Dream (Xanth, No. 16) (1994-03-02) [Mass Market Paperback] 1 Exemplar
Xanth series 1-3 1 Exemplar
Soul of the Cell 1 Exemplar
Xanth Series #1/7/14/15 1 Exemplar
Early Xanth Series (#1-12) 1 Exemplar
Xanth Series #20-25 1 Exemplar
Xanth Series #15-19 1 Exemplar
Xanth Series #10-14 1 Exemplar
Incarnations of Immortality: Book 1-5 1 Exemplar
Aladdin: Books One and Two 1 Exemplar
Lava 1 Exemplar
Behind the masks (The Epic of Creation) 1 Exemplar
Xanth Series #1-6 1 Exemplar
Split Infinity Trilogy 1 Exemplar
Myth of Tarot 1 Exemplar
Medusa 1 Exemplar
Il grande cerchio 1 Exemplar
The Essential Writer's Guide: Spotlight on Anne Perry, Including her Personal Life, Best Sellers such as The Cater… (2012) 1 Exemplar
aboutpa 1 Exemplar
Xanth Characters 1 Exemplar
The Tarot Sequence: One (1) God of Tarot; Two (2) Vision of Tarot; Three (3) Faith of Tarot (1986) 1 Exemplar
Golem in the Works 1 Exemplar
The Alien Rulers (Novelette) 1 Exemplar
Visions of Tarot 1 Exemplar
Zugehörige Werke
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 2: The Science Fictional Olympics (1984) — Mitwirkender — 88 Exemplare
Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats (2010) — Mitwirkender — 47 Exemplare
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXI, No. 1 (March 1968) (1968) — Mitwirkender — 20 Exemplare
Worlds of If Science Fiction 161, July/August 1972 (Vol. 21, No. 6) (1972) — Mitwirkender — 11 Exemplare
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXIV, No. 1 (September 1964) (1964) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
Worlds of If Science Fiction 163, November/December 1972 (Vol. 21, No. 8) (1972) — Mitwirkender — 7 Exemplare
C'è sempre una guerra — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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Wissenswertes
- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Anthony, Piers
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Jacob, Piers Anthony Dillingham
- Andere Namen
- Piers, Robert
Xanthony, Pier - Geburtstag
- 1934-08-06
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
England (Geburt) - Land (für Karte)
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- Inverness, Florida, USA
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Plainfield, Vermont, USA - Ausbildung
- Goddard College (BA ∙ Creative Writing)
- Berufe
- Schriftsteller
- Beziehungen
- Jacob, Carol Marble (Ehefrau)
Jacob, Penelope Carolyn (Tochter)
Jacob, Cheryl (Tochter) - Organisationen
- Admiral Farragut Academy
United States Army - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- 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) (Zeige 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) - Hinweis zur Identitätsklärung
- Bitte den Autor alleine nicht mit gemeinschaftlichen Arbeiten mit anderen Aoturen kombinieren.. See "Who Should/Shouldn't Get Combined" on the Author wiki page.
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Found: Book Series (maybe 5-7) - Earth - humans being selected to replace deities in Name that Book (Oktober 2021)
the sopaths in Book talk (Juni 2012)
Heaven Cent by Piers Anthony, reviewed by jimroberts in Reviews reviewed (Juni 2011)
Golem in the Gears by Piers Anthony, jimroberts' review in Review Discussions (Juni 2011)
Golem in the Gears by Piers Anthony, review by jimroberts in Reviews reviewed (Juni 2011)
Golem in the Gears by Piers Anthony in Spoilerful Summaries (Juni 2011)
SciFi Avg guy holds key to finding genius in Name that Book (Mai 2011)
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Der Tyrann vom Jupiter I. Der Flüchtling. Science- Fiction- Roman. (Nominierte – Nomination below cutoff, Best Libertarian SF Novel – 1986)
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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.… (mehr)