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Piers Anthony Books in Order
Piers Anthony is a prolific author known for his imaginative and often humorous science fiction and fantasy novels. Born in England, he spent his early years there before moving to Spain and immigrating to the United States at the age of six. A graduate of Goddard College, he later pursued a variety of careers before dedicating himself to writing fiction full-time. With a strong environmental ethos, Anthony lives on a tree farm in Florida with his wife, and they have two grown daughters. As a renowned author, he has produced numerous bestselling novels, captivating readers worldwide with his unique blend of wit and creativity.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Piers Anthony's book series? Piers Anthony has written 26 book series. The most notable is the Aliena series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Piers Anthony
- #1
Aliena(2013) - #2
Aliena Too(2014)
- #1
Split Infinity(1980) - #2
Blue Adept(1981) - #3
Juxtaposition(1982) - #4
Out of Phaze(1987) - #5
Robot Adept(1988) - #6
Unicorn Point(1989) - #7
Phaze Doubt(1990)
- #1Chthon(1967)
- #2Phthor(1975)
- #1
Sos the Rope(1968) - #2
Var the Stick(1969) - #3Neq the Sword(1975)
- #1
Refugee(1983) - #2
Mercenary(1984) - #3
Politician(1985) - #4
Executive(1985) - #5
Statesman(1986) - #6
The Iron Maiden(2002)
- #1
Key to Havoc(2003) - #2
Key to Chroma(2003) - #3
Key to Destiny(2004) - #4
Key to Liberty(2007) - #5
Key to Survival(2008)
- #1
Cluster / Vicinity Cluster(1977) - #2
Chaining the Lady(1978) - #3
Kirlian Quest(1979) - #4
Thousandstar(1980) - #5
Viscous Circle(1982)
- #1
Chronology (By: J.R. Rain,Matthew S. Cox,Andrew Buckley)(2015) - #2
Cast No Shadows (By: Jordan Elizabeth,Amy L. Gale,Joan O. Scharf)(2016)
- #1Isle of Woman(1993)
- #2Shame of Man(1994)
- #3
Hope of Earth(1997) - #4
Muse of Art(1999) - #5
Climate of Change(2010)
- #1Hair Power(2016)
- #2
Hair Suite(2016) - #3
Hair Peace(2019)
- #1
On a Pale Horse(1983) - #2Bearing an Hourglass(1984)
- #3With a Tangled Skein(1985)
- #4
Wielding a Red Sword(1986) - #5
Being a Green Mother(1987) - #6
For Love of Evil(1988) - #7
And Eternity(1989) - #8
Under a Velvet Cloak(2007)
- #1
Kiai!(1974) - #2Mistress of Death(1974)
- #3The Bamboo Bloodbath(1974)
- #4
Ninja's Revenge(1975) - #5
Amazon Slaughter(1976) - #6Curse of the Ninja(1976)
- #1
Dragon's Gold(1987) - #2
Serpent's Silver(1989) - #3
Chimaera's Copper(1990) - #4
Orc's Opal(1990) - #5
Mouvar's Magic(1992)
- #1
To Be a Woman(2012) - #2
Shepherd(2012) - #3
Fly Trap(2012) - #4
Awares(2012)
- #1
Virtual Mode(1991) - #2
Fractal Mode(1992) - #3
Chaos Mode(1993) - #4
DoOon Mode(2001)
- #1
Bio of an Ogre(1988) - #2Piers Anthony's Visual Guide to Xanth(1989)
- #3
Letters to Jenny(1993) - #4
How Precious Was That While(2001) - #5
Alfred(2007)
- #1
Omnivore(1968) - #2
Orn(1971) - #3
Ox(1976)
- #1
Virtue Inverted(2017) - #2
Amazon Expedient(2018) - #3
Magenta Salvation(2019)
- #1
Pornucopia(1989) - #2
The Magic Fart(2003)
- #1Aladdin Relighted(2011)
- #2
Aladdin Sins Bad(2011) - #3
Aladdin and the Flying Dutchman(2012)
- #1
The Ring (With: Robert E. Margroff)(1968) - #2Macroscope(1969)
- #3
Hasan(1969) - #4
The E.S.P. Worm (With: Robert E. Margroff)(1970) - #5Prostho Plus(1971)
- #6Race Against Time(1973)
- #7Triple Detente(1974)
- #8Rings of Ice(1974)
- #9
But What of Earth? (With: Robert Coulson)(1976) - #10
Steppe(1976) - #11
Pretender (With: Frances Hall)(1979) - #12Mute(1981)
- #13Hard Sell(1982)
- #14Shade of the Tree(1986)
- #15Ghost(1986)
- #16
Total Recall(1989) - #17
Through the Ice (With: Robert Kornwise)(1989) - #18Balook(1990)
- #19
Firefly(1990) - #20
Dead Morn (With: Roberto Fuentes)(1990) - #21Tatham Mound(1991)
- #22Mercycle(1991)
- #23Killobyte(1992)
- #24
The Caterpillar's Question (With: Philip Jose Farmer)(1992) - #25
If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (With: Mercedes Lackey)(1993) - #26
Earth(1996) - #27
The Willing Spirit (With: Alfred Tella)(1996) - #28
Spider Legs (With: Clifford A. Pickover)(1997) - #29
Volk (With: Brad Linaweaver)(1997) - #30
Quest for the Fallen Star (With: Alan Riggs,James Richey)(1998) - #31
Dream a Little Dream (With: Julie Brady)(1998) - #32Realty Check(1999)
- #33
The Secret of Spring (With: Jo Anne Taeusch)(2000) - #34
The Gutbucket Quest (With: Ron Leming)(2000) - #35Tortoise Reform(2007)
- #36
Eroma(2011) - #37The Sopaths(2011)
- #38
Pandora Park(2011) - #39
Dolfin Tayle (With: J.R. Rain)(2013) - #40
Jack and the Giants (With: J.R. Rain)(2014) - #41
WereWoman(2014) - #42
Lavabull (With: J.R. Rain)(2015) - #43
The Worm Returns (With: J.R. Rain)(2016) - #44Service Goat(2016)
- #45
The Journey (With: J.R. Rain)(2017)
- #1
God of Tarot(1979) - #2
Vision of Tarot(1980) - #3
Faith of Tarot(1980)
- #1
Amoeba(2011) - #2
Beetle Juice(2017)
- #1
Unidentified Funny Objects(2012) - #2
Unidentified Funny Objects 2(2013) - #3
Unidentified Funny Objects 3(2014) - #4
Funny Science Fiction(2015) - #5
Unidentified Funny Objects 4(2015) - #6
Funny Fantasy(2016) - #7
Unidentified Funny Objects 5(2016) - #8
Funny Horror(2017) - #9
Unidentified Funny Objects 6(2017) - #10
Unidentified Funny Objects 7(2018) - #11
Unidentified Funny Objects 8(2020) - #12
Unidentified Funny Objects 9(2022) - #13
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 1967(1967) - #14
Science Against Man(1970) - #15
The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 3(1981) - #16
Tales from the Great Turtle(1994) - #17
Bits of the Dead(2008) - #18
Crossed Genres Issue 5: Humor(2009) - #19
Wonder(2010) - #20
What Fears Become(2011) - #21
Attic Toys(2012) - #22
One and Wonder(2013) - #23
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror(2014) - #24
Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology(2014) - #25
Dragons, Droids & Doom(2015) - #26
Writer's Retweet(2016) - #27
The Forsaken(2017) - #28
Little Girl Lost: Thirteen Tales of Youth Disrupted(2019) - #29
Little Boy Lost: More Tales of Youth Disrupted(2020) - #30
The Good, the Bad, & the Cute: The Secret Ways of Dolls(2021)
- #1
A Spell for Chameleon(1977) - #2
The Source of Magic(1978) - #3
Castle Roogna(1979) - #4
Centaur Aisle(1981) - #5
Ogre, Ogre(1982) - #6Night Mare(1982)
- #7
Dragon on a Pedestal(1983) - #8
Crewel Lye(1984) - #9
Golem in the Gears(1986) - #10
Vale of the Vole(1987) - #11
Heaven Cent(1988) - #12
Man from Mundania(1989) - #13
Isle of View(1990) - #14
Question Quest(1991) - #15
The Color of Her Panties(1992) - #16
Demons Don't Dream(1992) - #17
Harpy Thyme(1993) - #18
Geis of the Gargoyle(1994) - #19
Roc and a Hard Place(1995) - #20
Yon Ill Wind(1996) - #21
Faun & Games(1997) - #22
Zombie Lover(1998) - #23
Xone of Contention(1999) - #24
The Dastard(2000) - #25
Swell Foop(2001) - #26
Up in a Heaval(2002) - #27
Cube Route(2003) - #28
Currant Events(2004) - #29
Pet Peeve(2005) - #30
Stork Naked(2006) - #31
Air Apparent(2007) - #32
Two to the Fifth(2008) - #33
Jumper Cable(2009) - #34Knot Gneiss(2010)
- #35Well-Tempered Clavicle(2011)
- #36Luck of the Draw(2012)
- #37
Esrever Doom(2013) - #38
Board Stiff(2013) - #39Five Portraits(2014)
- #40
Isis Orb(2016) - #41
Ghost Writer in the Sky(2017) - #42
Fire Sail(2019) - #43
Jest Right(2020) - #44
Skeleton Key(2021) - #45
A Tryst of Fate(2021) - #46
Six Crystal Princesses(2022) - #47
Apoca Lips(2023) - #48
Three Novel Nymphs(2025) - #49
Knicklepede Knight(2026)
- #1
Return to Centaur(1990)
About Piers Anthony
Piers Anthony is a prolific author known for his imaginative and often humorous science fiction and fantasy novels. Born in England, he spent his early years there before moving to Spain and immigrating to the United States at the age of six. A graduate of Goddard College, he later pursued a variety of careers before dedicating himself to writing fiction full-time. With a strong environmental ethos, Anthony lives on a tree farm in Florida with his wife, and they have two grown daughters. As a renowned author, he has produced numerous bestselling novels, captivating readers worldwide with his unique blend of wit and creativity.
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