The Compleat Piers Anthony Books and Articles About Piers |
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The Compleat Piers Anthony Books and Articles About Piers |
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of FantasyBy David Pringle Hardbound Edition, 1998 Pages 123-124 ISBN 087951-9371 $35.00 Basically a brief synopsis of Piers work coverted in a couple of columns. Not a very flattering review. This author is among the ilk that believes there should be no sequels, trilogies, or continuations of a good idea. Other than that, a very colorful and fun book. Expensive, but a good reference for fantasy in general. When I finally get around to buying it, I will include more of a review.
Presenting Young Adult Fantasy Fictionby Cathi Dunn MacRae First Edition Hardbound, published by Twayne Publishers in 1998. The book is 464 pages long with an Index. Contents by listing the section titles, and some of what each section contains: 1. Defining Fantasy: The Impossible Made Real. An overview of what this book is about. 2. Alternate Worlds: Beyond the Walls of the World, Featured Author: Terry Brooks. Also covered: J.R.R. Tolkien, English Inklings, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Patricia A McKillip, Robin McKinley, Barbara Hambly, Tamora Pierce, Mercedes Lackey, Piers Anthony, Terry Pratchett, David Eddings & Robert Jordan. 3. Magic Realism: Magic Here, There and Everywhere, Featured Author: Barbara Hambly. Also covered in this section: Fantasy Gaming (D&D, AD&D, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and much more.) 4. Myth: Dreams of the Soul's Adventure, Featured Author: Jane Yolen. Also included in all these sections is a Selected Bibliography. 5. Legends: The Shaping of Heroes. Topics covered here include: Lots on King Arthur & Robin Hood. 6. A Magic Bestiary, Featured Author: Meredith Ann Pierce. Also covered: Brian Jacques, Clare Bell, Tad Williams, Dragons & Unicorns. 7. Time Fantasy: From Now to Then. Everything here that you would expect on time travel and more. Notes, References, Bibliography, and 3 Appendices.
LocusThe Newsletter of The Science Fiction Field Issue 458, Vol 42 No 3, March 1999, Page 67 Full page ad for Muse of Art, Hardbound May, 1999, 0-312-86896-0, $26.95 and Quest for the Fallen Star, Paperback Edition, June 1999, 0-812-56485-5, $6.99. Issue 461, Vol 42 No 6, June 1999, Page 42 Has a listing of the scheduled publication dates for this Fall 1999 and Spring 2000.
Piers Anthonyby Michael R. Collins Starmont Reader's Guide 20 Borgo Press trade paperback, 1st Printing November 1983 Borgo Press trade paperback, 2nd Printing December 1986 Borgo Press trade paperback, 3rd Printing November 1989 An Interview with Piers Anthonyby Cliff Biggers Science Fiction Review, November 1977, pp 56-62 (first published in Future Retrospective) A largely autobiographical interview, with some insights into the relationship between Anthony's life and his writings. Includes discussion of works from Chthon through the Planet of Tarot series. Analogies of Scale in Piers Anthony's Macroscopeby Peter Brigg Science Fiction Studies, 2 (1975), 119-130. Analyzes the methods by which Anthony presents relationships between macrocosm and microcosm in the novel; one of the few -- and earliest -- critical studies of Anthony. Words and Worlds: The Creation of a Fantasy Universe in Zelazny, Lee, and Anthonyby Michael R. Collings Unpublished paper presented to the Swann Conference on the Fantastic, Florida Atlantic University, March 1980. Compares the approaches to creating a fantastic/imaginary world in three authors. The section on Anthony concentrates on language and linguistic inversion in the Xanth novels. The Mechanisms of Fantasyby Micheal R. Collings The Lamp-Post of the Southern California C.S. Lewis Society, 4, No. 3-4 (August-November 1980), 13-14, 16. A comparison of fantasy structures in several authors, including Zelazny, Anthony, and Lewis. The emphasis is on Lewis, and the ways his SPace Trilogy is atypical of the SF norm, as exemplified by Anthony and the others. Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors: A Bibliographical of First Printings of Their Fiction.by L.W. Currey, editor Boston MA: G.K. Hall, 1979 A descriptive bibliography of Anthony's first editions. Contemporary Authorsby Christine Nasso, editor Rev. ed. Vol 21-24. Detroit Michigan: Gale Research Company 1977 Biographical sketch of Anthony. The Tarot in Charles Williams and Piers Anthonyby Hugh Pendexter Unpublished paper presented to the Swann Conference on the Fantastic, Florida Atlantic University, March 1981. A generalized treatment of Tarot. Comments at length on Anthony's modifications of the Tarot to suit his purposes in the Cluster novels. Reader's Guide to Science Fictionby Baird Searles, et al. New York: Avon, 1979 A brief, positive introduction to Anthony's novels to date. Comments on his inventiveness, complex plot structures, and workmanship as a novelist. Reader's Guide to Fantasyby Baird Searles, et al. New York: Avon, 1982 A brief survey of Anthony's fantasy novels to date. "The Magic of Xanth" series noted as a good introduction to fantasy for the science fiction reader, and vice versa. Piers Anthony : Biblio of an Ogreby Phil Stephensen-Payne (Galactic Central Series Vol.35) Hardcover (June 1990) Borgo Press Hardbound Edition, June 1990 ISBN: 0809547333 If you have anything to add to this list, or any corrections, please let me know! I will make sure you get full credit. Thanks! |
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