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Born in Oxford, England, Piers Anthony lives with his family in Inverness, Florida

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INTRODUCTION

On a Pale Horse Book JacketThe first Piers Anthony book I read was On a Pale Horse (Book One of the Incarnations of Immortality Series) and from then on I was hooked! I couldn't get enough of this fabulous author and, lucky for me, this guy is one of the most prolific authors around. His most famous series would have to be the Xanth novels which number into the twenties. These books sell extremely well although most of Piers' die hard fans would probably list one of his other series as their favourite...and believe me there are quite a number to chose from.

For me, the Incarnations Series will always be among the best books I have ever read.

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NEWS

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This is where I will post anything I hear about or come across relating to Piers Anthony as well as miscellaneous information. If anyone has anything at all that they think would be suitable for this section, please email me and I will place it here.

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Red Triangle NEWSLETTER

Added 6th July, 1999

The June 1999 Issue of Piers Anthony's online Newsletter is now available at Hi PiersNew   Back issues of previous newsletters are also available.

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Red Triangle XLIBRIS PRESS RELEASENew

Added 6th July, 1999

Xlibris (http://www.xlibris.com/index.html)

Press Release (7/2/99)

Piers Anthony and Michael Cooper's Modest Proposal:
Every Writer On Earth Will Publish A Book

Piers Anthony and his wife now have the largest block of stock in Xlibris and Piers is also a member of the board of directors.  Go to the Xlibris website to read the latest press release

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Red TriangleREALTY CHECKNew

Added 6th July, 1999

Realty Check "This novel builds bridges between generations as it builds them between worlds. There is a quality here of classic Heinlein. The main characters face the unknown with courage instead of fear. Encountering the fantastic makes them think better instead of not thinking at all. Realty Check is a celebration of life, and a love story between grandparents and a granddaughter, between cousins, and between friends. Most of all, Realty Check is the first novel to fully explore the impact of the internet on the American family, albeit in science-fiction terms.

Reality is up for grabs when you grab this book. And the value of your property is sure to go up. That's a promise."

The above details of the book were taken from the Pulpless.Com website.

This novel can be ordered through

DotPulpless.com -

DotAcrobat/PDF Digital Edition, ISNB No.1-58445-001-0, Price: 3.95

DotHTML Digital Edition, ISBN No. 1-58445-002-9, Price: 3.95

DotAmazon.Com -

Paperback - 204 pages 0 edition (February 1999)
Pulpless.Com Inc; ISNB: 1584450002; Dimensions (in inches): 0.63 x 9.04 x 6.05
Price - $15.96
Availability - On order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks.

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Red Triangle MODE

Added 6th July, 1999

DotIn the June 1999 issues of Piers' Newsletter he states -

"My literary agent says a publisher is interested in DoOon Mode and is considering whether to make an offer. Stay tuned for further news, when."

DotIn the Apull 1999 issue of Piers' Newsletter he says that he has completed the first draft of DoOon Mode!

DotDecember 1998 - It seems that Piers WILL be writing the fourth Mode Book.  Click the Save the Mode Link in the top frame to read all about it! 

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Red Triangle Well done Marisol

Congratulations, once again to our Newsgroup Friend (and co-host of PATH)...Marisol!  Marisol has written a short story titled "The Deal" and has had it published in Strange Paths, an Internet Magazine of  fantasy and horror stories, poetry, nonfiction articles and art!

To read "The Deal" visit Strange Paths

Strange Paths

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EL NINO HITS FLORIDA

Marisol, a member of the alt.fan.piers-anthony newsgroup, was one of the many people who were concerned about the diabolical weather that hit Florida.

Seajay at HiPiers replied to Marisol's concerns on behalf of Piers.

Thanks for your concern. Here is what Piers has had to say about about the recent weather:

El Nino flooded us in winter; the water surrounded our tree farm and another two inches would have started flooding our driveway. There were scattered tornadoes, too. Then it abruptly stopped, and all spring we had a drought, and the water level dropped one foot a month. Now Florida is beset by wildfires galore, mostly on the other side of the state. So far we have escaped the worst of everything, but I have had to water our flowering shrubs every couple of days lest they shrivel. In a decade our two highest temperatures were 98 degrees F and 99 degrees, just once each. Suddenly this JeJune we had 100 degrees four times. In the past several days, we have had rain. The temperature is down, and the threat of a fire abated. We did have a concern. Our tree farm is a peninsula in a small lake, so it wouldn't be easy for a traveling fire to find us, but our closely growing slash pines would go up in a moment if it did, or if lightning struck. So we keep an eye on things.

Seajay for HiPiers: Piers is not online himself. hipiers@mindspring.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO MARISOL

Well, it seems that one of our Newsgroup Buddies is famous!  Marisol has had a review of Piers Anthony's Online Book "Volk", published in the L.A. Times.

Marisol was kind enough to give me permission to place the review here, so read on...

Volk-by Piers Anthony--a novel only for sale over the Internet (www.xlibris.com and www.pulpless.com )--has three main characters. Through their eyes, we see the development of World War II. They are Quality, a Quaker who will test her pacifism in the war zone; Lane, Quality's fiancé, who joined the war early with the RAF; and Ernst, a German student who befriends Lane before the war and later joins the German SS.

The writing is fluid and clear. Anthony's storytelling is superb. The Spanish Civil War is explored as well as World War II. There is pain and hope; love is lost and found; and ugly truths are learned. The idea that death camps for German officers were run by Americans at the end of the war may prove controversial but deserves complete attention (Anthony in his author's notes presents evidence to substantiate their existence).

Overall, this novel is outstanding. I learned a lot about World War II and the foolishness of war. I recommend "Volk" to anyone who enjoys historical novels.

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VOLK

Volk (Copyright © 1996 by Piers Anthony, all rights reserved) is Piers Anthony's first Online Novel. This historical novel about World War II is available to buy and download from Pulpless.Com™.

Web Page: http://www.pulpless.com/

Email: jneil@pulpless.com

Published by Piers Anthony and distributed by Pulpless.Com™
P.O. Box 94 Long Beach, CA 90801-0094
Voice & Fax: (500) 445-6345

The novel is also available from X-libris Web Page: http://www.xlibris.com

You can read the a sampler of the Foreword, Prolog and Chapter One here. To read the rest of the book you will have to buy and download your own copy.

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CONTACT PIERS

Hi Piers (The Official Piers Anthony Site) can be found at - http://www.hipiers.com

If you want to write to Piers send an email letter to humfrey@hipiers.com

The letter will be forwarded to Piers Anthony and he will reply to you.  Remember to include your Snail Mail address too!

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