http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/ Piers Anthony Thread Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:56:52 GMT Erin Schram http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11307 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11307 ... I will answer in-novel first. Xanth as chronicled in the days of the Storm King and King Trent is different from Xanth in the present day because people Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:57:51 GMT tankseburn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11306 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11306 Recently I have been reading "A Spell for Chameleon", the very begining of the Xanth series. I have noticed that there are definant differences on how Xanth Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:45:54 GMT queenofinsane http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11305 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11305 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:09:45 GMT Erin Schram http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11304 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11304 As Hans and Kira recommened, Robert Asprin's Myth Adventures series and Terry Pratchett's Discworld series are humorous fantasy series in par with Xanth. The Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:45:46 GMT Erin Schram http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11303 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11303 ... Ogre mom not bounce my head, twas ogre whelps' deed instead. With "We bop top of Pop!" shout they turned my brain inside out. To my sad, ogrish chagrin Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:05:43 GMT Chris Roeszler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11302 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11302 I'd like to introduce another new member to our group, gacuzana. Here is the message he sent when he asked to join our group: "Oh, perhaps I'm just bored at Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:02:51 GMT Bryce A. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11301 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11301 Actually Erin is somewhat of an embarrassment to the Ogre kind. He was bounced on his head way too many times by his Ogress mother causing brain damage. Of Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:33:31 GMT Kira http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11300 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11300 ... I would recommend Asprin's Myth series and Pratchett's Discworld series myself. (I haven't read the other one Hans lists.) One thing I've discovered about Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:50:25 GMT Hans De Witte http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11299 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11299 Queen, Two of my favorite series, that are better even than Xanth (in my humble opinion) are the Apprentice Adept series, and and the Incarnations of Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:56:38 GMT Chris Roeszler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11298 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11298 Hello and welcome queenofinsane! When you say you haven't read any other books of 'his', I assume you mean Piers? If you're looking for recommendations like Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:50:01 GMT queenofinsane http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11297 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11297 I haven't really read other books of his, I guess I am afaid they won't measure up to Xanth. I am however reading a series by Kate Forsyth called The Witches Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:38:48 GMT queenofinsane http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11296 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11296 If ogres pride their stupidity, how can there be an ogre mathemation? And what would happpen if a centaur and an ogre summoned the stork? Would the baby have Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:18:19 GMT Jeffrey Winikoff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11295 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11295 I started with incarnations of immortality, and re-read them often, I haven't really been able to get into xanth, tho. I am working on getting all of Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:06:44 GMT Hans De Witte http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11294 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11294 Anyone who loves playing adventure games on the computer should recognize a bit of themself in "Demons Don't Dream". That's where I started. Unsurprisingly, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:27:29 GMT queenofinsane http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11293 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piersthread/message/11293 I have found that the person reading xanth shares a few characteristics with one or more characters they will enjoy it more. Question Quest might be a good