Xanth
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Xanth ( ), also known as The Magic of Xanth, is a series of fantasy novels by author Piers Anthony. The novels are set in the fantasy world of Xanth, a peninsula on which magic exists and every human has a magical talent. The books have been noted for their extensive use of wordplay and puns.
Key facts
- Book series.name
- The Magic of Xanth
- Book series.author
- Piers Anthony
- Book series.language
- English
- Book series.genre
- Fantasy
- Book series.pub_date
- 1977–2025
- Book series.media_type
- Print (PaperbackHardcover)
- Book series.number_of_books
- 48
- Fictional location.name
- Xanth
- Fictional location.first
- A Spell for Chameleon (1977)
- Fictional location.last
- Three Novel Nymphs
- Fictional location.creator
- Piers Anthony
- Fictional location.genre
- Fantasy
- Fictional location.type
- Fantasy world
- Fictional location.ruler
- King of Xanth
- Fictional location.races
- Elves, centaurs, demons, dragons, fauns, gargoyles, goblins, golems, harpies, merfolk, naga, nymphs, ogres, zombies
- Fictional location.characters
- Bink, Chameleon, Trent, Iris, Dor, Irene, Ivy, Grundy Golem, Smash Ogre, Tandy Nymph, Demoness Metria, The "Good Magician" Humfrey
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9 sectionsContents
- Setting
- Inhabitants and talents
- Geography
- Adult Conspiracy
- Novels
- Related works
- References
- Sources
- External links
Xanth ( ), also known as The Magic of Xanth, is a series of fantasy novels by author Piers Anthony. The novels are set in the fantasy world of Xanth, a peninsula on which magic exists and every human has a magical talent. The books have been noted for their extensive use of wordplay and puns.
Anthony has stated that he has kept the series going as long as he has (currently 48 books) because the Xanth novels are "just about all that publishers want" from him.