Book Preview Chapter 1. Metria It wasn’t always easy, being the son of an ogre and a nymph. Sometimes the ogre started smashing things just for the joy of it, or squeezing the juice from stones one-handed, making an awful mess. Sometimes the nymph was rather empty-minded, or threw a tantrum. That was why Esk … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1. Quest Grundy Golem stretched and bounced off his cushion. He looked at himself in the mirror, not totally pleased. He stood the height of a normal man’s spread- fingered hand, and that was fine for sleeping on a cushion but not all that great when it came to making an impression … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1: Ghost Quest. Ivy was restricted, for no reason at all, to Castle Roogna, and of course it was overwhelmingly boring. Her mother Irene had recently gotten quite fat in the tummy, but kept right on eating and pretending it was wonderful and didn’t seem to have much time for Ivy any … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1: Ivy League. Irene held her little girl snugly before her as they rode the centaur. They were approaching Castle Zombie, and she didn’t want any problems about sliding off. Ivy, only three years old, had not encountered a zombie before and might react in an unfortunate manner. Suddenly Irene experienced a … Read more
Book Preview The stork glided to a landing before Stunk’s residence and squawked for attention. “No, it can’t be!” the goblin cried in panic. “I’m not even married!” ” ‘Snot that,” the stork said through his long bill. “In the off-season I deliver mail.” He produced an official-looking letter. “Off-season for what?” the goblin demanded. … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1. Nightmare Tandy tried to sleep, but it was difficult Thedemon had never actually entered her private bedroom, butshe was afraid that one night he would. This night she wasalone; therefore she worried. Her father Crombie was a rough soldier who had notruck with demons. But he was away most of the … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1. Spelling Bee Dor was trying to write an essay, because the King had decreed that any future monarchs of Xanth should be literate. It was an awful chore. He knew how to read, but his imagination tended to go blank when challenged to produce an essay, and he had never mastered … Read more
Book Preview Millie the ghost was beautiful. Of course, she wasn’t a ghost any more, so she was Millie the nurse. She was not especially bright, and she was hardly young. She was twenty-nine years old as she reckoned it, and about eight hundred and twenty-nine as others reckoned it: the oldest creature currently associated … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1. Closet Skeleton Chapter 2. Treasure Hunt Chapter 3. Nickelpede Chase Chapter 4. Magician’s Castle Chapter 5. Golem Heights Chapter 6. Magic Dust Chapter 7. Deadly Distaffs Chapter 8. Mad Constellations Chapter 9. Vortex Fiends Chapter 10. Precious Nymph Chapter 11. Brain Coral Chapter 12. Demon Xanth Chapter 13. Magic Loss Chapter … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1: Xanth. A small lizard perched on a brown stone. Feeling threatened by the approach of human beings along the path, it metamorphosed into a stingray beetle, then into a stench-puffer, then into a fiery salamander. Bink smiled. These conversions weren’t real. It had assumed the forms of obnoxious little monsters, but … Read more
Book Preview Phaze Doubt Book Seven of the Apprentice Adept By Piers Anthony CHAPTER 1 Lysander Lysander found his assigned seat in the shuttle as it commenced slow acceleration. The spaceship had been a liner, with individual cabins for each passenger, but the planetary shuttle was cramped in the manner … Read more
Book Preview Unicorn Point Book Six of the Apprentice Adept By Piers Anthony CHAPTER 1 Stile Stile took the Lady Blue in his arms. “Thou dost know what we are about,” he said. The Lady was fifty years old now, and her face was lined, but she remained beautiful … Read more
Book Preview Robot Adept Book Five of the Apprentice Adept By Piers Anthony CHAPTER 1 Phaze Suchevane stood in the canoe. She was obviously fatigued to the point of collapse, and in a misery of mixed emotion, but she remained such a stunningly beautiful figure of a woman that the … Read more
Book Preview The two young men dived into the pool. Mach struck the water more precisely and got the lead, but Rory splashed harder and caught him a third of the way along, then drove ahead for the victory. Panting and ruddy-faced with his effort, he laughed as Mach finished. “Slowpoke!” Mach shrugged. He had … Read more
Book Preview Juxtaposition Book Three of the Apprentice Adept By Piers Anthony CHAPTER 1 Clef “I could give you some sleepfog,” the lady robot said. “You stayed awake all night researching, and the Game is this afternoon. You have to rest.” “No drugs!” Stile snapped. “Better to be keyed … Read more
Book Preview Anthony, Piers – The Apprentice Adept – 2 – Blue Adept ———————————————————————– CHAPTER 1 – Unicorn. A lone unicorn galloped across the field toward the Blue Castle. It was a male, with a glossy dark blue coat and red socks on his hind feet and a handsomely spiraled horn. As he moved he … Read more
Book Preview Split Infinity Book One of the Apprentice Adept By Piers Anthony CHAPTER 1 Slide He walked with the assurance of stature, and most others deferred to him subtly. When he moved in a given direction, the way before him conveniently opened, by seeming coincidence; when he made eye … Read more
Book Preview All three volumes of the GAMEARTH Trilogy Gamearth: It was supposed to be just another Sunday night fantasy role-playing game for David, Tyrone, Scott, and Melanie. But after years of playing, the game had become so real that all their creations—humans, sorcerers, dragons, ogres, panther-folk, cyclops—now had existences of their own. And when … Read more