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Piers Anthony Books in Order

Piers Anthony has written 195 books, published between 1967 and 2026. The first book is Chthon (1967) and the newest is Knicklepede Knight (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
195
Published
1967–2026
Confirmed
22 of 195 titles
Pages on record
47,351 in 151 of 195 books
Reading time
789–1,184 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 47,351 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 151 of 195 titles with a page count on record.

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Piers Anthony is the publishing name of Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob, born August 6, 1934, an American science fiction and fantasy writer. The long-running Xanth novels, set in the imaginary realm of Xanth, are his best-known work. Anthony has counted among his chief achievements the publication of a book beginning with every letter of the alphabet, from Anthonology to Zombie Lover, and a number of his books have reached The New York Times Best Seller list. This catalogue lists 195 titles from Chthon (1967) to Knicklepede Knight (2026), including the Apprentice Adept, Cluster, Battle Circle, Mode and Incarnations of Immortality sequences.

How many Piers Anthony books are there?

Piers Anthony has 195 books, released between 1967 and 2026. They include 20 series and 67 titles listed outside any series.

Piers Anthony Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 195 Piers Anthony books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Chthon by Piers Anthony, book 1 of the Aton series (1967)
  2. Cover of Omnivore by Piers Anthony, book 1 of the Of Man and Manta series (1968)
  3. Cover of Sos the Rope by Piers Anthony, book 1 of the Battle Circle series (1968)
  4. Cover of The Ring by Piers Anthony (1968)
  5. Cover of Macroscope by Piers Anthony (1969)
  6. Cover of Hasan by Piers Anthony (1969)
  7. Cover of The E.S.P. Worm by Piers Anthony (1970)
  8. Cover of Orn by Piers Anthony, book 2 of the Of Man and Manta series (1971)
  9. Cover of Prostho Plus by Piers Anthony (1971)
  10. Cover of Race Against Time by Piers Anthony (1973)
  11. Cover of Mistress of Death by Piers Anthony, book 2 of the Jason Striker series (1974)
  12. Cover of Triple Detente by Piers Anthony (1974)
  13. Cover of Rings of Ice by Piers Anthony (1974)
  14. Cover of Phthor by Piers Anthony, book 2 of the Aton series (1975)
  15. Cover of Neq the Sword by Piers Anthony, book 3 of the Battle Circle series (1975)
  16. Cover of Ninja's Revenge by Piers Anthony, book 4 of the Jason Striker series (1975)
  17. Cover of Ox by Piers Anthony, book 3 of the Of Man and Manta series (1976)
  18. Cover of Amazon Slaughter by Piers Anthony, book 5 of the Jason Striker series (1976)
  19. Cover of But What of Earth? by Piers Anthony (1976)
  20. Cover of A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony, book 1 of the Xanth series (1977)
  21. Cover of The Source of Magic by Piers Anthony, book 2 of the Xanth series (1978)
  22. Cover of God of Tarot by Piers Anthony, book 1 of the Tarot series (1979)
  23. Cover of Pretender by Piers Anthony (1979)
  24. Cover of Split Infinity by Piers Anthony, book 1 of the Apprentice Adept series (1980)
  1. 1
    ChthonAton #11967 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967244
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  2. 2
    OmnivoreOf Man and Manta #11968 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968152
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  3. 3
    Sos the RopeBattle Circle #11968 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968248
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  4. 4
    The Ring1968 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968250
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  5. 5
    Macroscope1969 · 428 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969428
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  6. 6
    Var the StickBattle Circle #21969 · confirmed 2/4
    1969–
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  7. 7
    Hasan1969 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969190
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  8. 8
    The E.S.P. Worm1970 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970172
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  9. 9
    OrnOf Man and Manta #21971 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971228
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  10. 10
    Prostho Plus1971 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971216
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  11. 11
    Race Against Time1973 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973256
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  12. 12
    Kiai!Jason Striker #11974 · confirmed 2/4
    1974–
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  13. 13
    Mistress of DeathJason Striker #21974 · confirmed 2/4
    1974–
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  14. 14
    The Bamboo BloodbathJason Striker #31974 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974188
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  15. 15
    Triple Detente1974 · confirmed 2/4
    1974–
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  16. 16
    Rings of Ice1974 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974191
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  17. 17
    PhthorAton #21975 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975204
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  18. 18
    Neq the SwordBattle Circle #31975 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975191
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  19. 19
    Ninja's RevengeJason Striker #41975 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975396
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  20. 20
    OxOf Man and Manta #31976 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976256
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  21. 21
    Amazon SlaughterJason Striker #51976 · 444 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976444
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  22. 22
    But What of Earth?1976 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976256
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  23. 23
    Steppe1976 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976220
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  24. 24
    A Spell for ChameleonXanth #11977 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977344
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  25. 25
    Cluster / Vicinity ClusterCluster #11977 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977272
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  26. 26
    Chaining the LadyCluster #21978 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978338
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  27. 27
    The Source of MagicXanth #21978 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978326
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  28. 28
    God of TarotTarot #11979 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979288
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  29. 29
    Castle RoognaXanth #31979 · 329 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1979329
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  30. 30
    Kirlian QuestCluster #31979 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979328
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Piers Anthony series and characters in order

Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Piers Anthony books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Xanth books in order

49 books by Piers Anthony
  1. 1. A Spell for Chameleon
  2. 2. The Source of Magic
  3. 3. Castle Roogna
  4. 4. Centaur Aisle
  5. 5. Ogre, Ogre
  6. 6. Night Mare
  7. 7. Dragon on a Pedestal
  8. 8. Crewel Lye
  9. 9. Golem in the Gears
  10. 10. Vale of the Vole
  11. 11. Heaven Cent
  12. 12. Man from Mundania
  13. and 37 more in the table above

Incarnations Of Immortality books in order

8 books by Piers Anthony
  1. 1. On a Pale Horse
  2. 2. Bearing an Hourglass
  3. 3. With a Tangled Skein
  4. 4. Wielding a Red Sword
  5. 5. Being a Green Mother
  6. 6. For Love of Evil
  7. 7. And Eternity
  8. 8. Under a Velvet Cloak

Apprentice Adept in order

7 books
  1. 1. Split Infinity
  2. 2. Blue Adept
  3. 3. Juxtaposition
  4. 4. Out of Phaze
  5. 5. Robot Adept
  6. 6. Unicorn Point
  7. 7. Phaze Doubt

Bio Of A Space Tyrant in order

6 books
  1. 1. Refugee
  2. 2. Mercenary
  3. 3. Politician
  4. 4. Executive
  5. 5. Statesman
  6. 6. The Iron Maiden

Jason Striker in order

5 books
  1. 1. Kiai!
  2. 2. Mistress of Death
  3. 3. The Bamboo Bloodbath
  4. 4. Ninja's Revenge
  5. 5. Amazon Slaughter

Cluster in order

5 books
  1. 1. Cluster / Vicinity Cluster
  2. 2. Chaining the Lady
  3. 3. Kirlian Quest
  4. 4. Thousandstar
  5. 5. Viscous Circle

Kelvin Of Rud in order

5 books
  1. 1. Dragon's Gold
  2. 2. Serpent's Silver
  3. 3. Chimaera's Copper
  4. 4. Orc's Opal
  5. 5. Mouvar's Magic

Geodyssey in order

5 books
  1. 1. Isle of Woman
  2. 2. Shame of Man
  3. 3. Hope of Earth
  4. 4. Muse of Art
  5. 5. Climate of Change

ChroMagic in order

5 books
  1. 1. Key to Havoc
  2. 2. Key to Chroma
  3. 3. Key to Destiny
  4. 4. Key to Liberty
  5. 5. Key to Survival

Mode in order

4 books
  1. 1. Virtual Mode
  2. 2. Fractal Mode
  3. 3. Chaos Mode
  4. 4. DoOon Mode

Metal Maiden in order

4 books
  1. 1. To Be a Woman
  2. 2. Shepherd
  3. 3. Fly Trap
  4. 4. Awares

Of Man and Manta in order

3 books
  1. 1. Omnivore
  2. 2. Orn
  3. 3. Ox

Battle Circle in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sos the Rope
  2. 2. Var the Stick
  3. 3. Neq the Sword

Tarot in order

3 books
  1. 1. God of Tarot
  2. 2. Vision of Tarot
  3. 3. Faith of Tarot

Hair in order

3 books
  1. 1. Hair Power
  2. 2. Hair Suite
  3. 3. Hair Peace

PAKK in order

3 books
  1. 1. Virtue Inverted
  2. 2. Amazon Expedient
  3. 3. Magenta Salvation

Aton in order

2 books
  1. 1. Chthon
  2. 2. Phthor

Pornucopia in order

2 books
  1. 1. Pornucopia
  2. 2. The Magic Fart

Trail Mix in order

2 books
  1. 1. Amoeba
  2. 2. Beetle Juice

Aliena in order

2 books
  1. 1. Aliena
  2. 2. Aliena Too

Xanth Graphic Novel in order

1 book
  1. 1. Return to Centaur

Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

67 books

67 Piers Anthony titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Piers Anthony books in order?

You only need to read Piers Anthony books in order within each series: the books listed here span 20 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Piers Anthony

Start with the first book of the Piers Anthony series you want to read: Xanth starts with A Spell for Chameleon (1977) and Incarnations of Immortality starts with On a Pale Horse (1983). The earliest catalogued title overall is Chthon (1967).

What is the newest Piers Anthony book?

Knicklepede Knight (2026) is the newest Piers Anthony book released so far.

Is there a new Piers Anthony book coming?

No next Piers Anthony book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Piers Anthony has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 19 nominations for Piers Anthony. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Piers Anthony at a glance

Still publishing
Piers Anthony published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Piers Anthony books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
47,351 pages across the 151 of 195 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Piers Anthony books, 43 of 195, were published in the 1980s.

What the Piers Anthony books are about

144 of the 195 Piers Anthony books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 79 of 144. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Fantasy authors

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