#Xanth

[siryl]

"Dragon on a Pedestal" by Darrell Sweet.

#darrell sweet #piers anthony #princess ivy #xanth #dragon on a pedestal #dragon #gap dragon #stanley steamer #darrell k sweet #fantasy art

[wordswithkittywitch]

You read Xanth? I remember reading 3 of them but you are the first person I have ever EVER mentioned it. It used to be one of my favourites despite the tons of spelling mistakes in the book translation.

I read like twenty of the books when I was in middle school. I thought they were very funny, and, as I mentioned, there was a period where I regularly wore a fanny pack with a Xanth novel in it. When I say that one should only apply the adjective "cringe" to oneself, usually in retrospect, and that there is nothing wrong with being cringe, it's just a natural if embarrassing part of developing as a person, this is exactly the type of behaviour I'm talking about.

I just looked up how many of the books had been out when I was of an age where I read them, and I am shocked to report Piers Anthony is still writing them.

#Xanth

[wetleavesandfeathers]

I haven't read a Xanth novel in 27 years, but according to the latest NLS catalog the new one has a character who is a "girl in a boy's body" and I'm wondering exactly how bad it could be. I'm assuming the answer is "wretchedly atrocious."

#Xanth #Talking Book Topics #NLSBPD #NLS-BARD

[comicwaren]

From Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #005, “Thou Art More Near Thy Death”

Art by Vasco Georgiev and Erick Arciniega

Written by Tini Howard

#betsy braddock: captain britain #captain britain #betsy braddock #excalibur #faiza hussain #pete wisdom #xanth #kevin mulhearn #albedo #alison double #ghast #tom lennox #rubedo #vicki reppion #captain avalon #brian braddock #askani #rachel summers #morgan le fay #marvel #comics #marvel comics

[mmmmmmmmicrowave]

I went through some of the books I’ve put in storage and not only did I find like three-four Warriors books, I also found Minecraft: The Crash, all of The Paper Magician (+ the spinoff), most? of the Gamerknight999 unofficial Minecraft book series, the Gamerknight999 herobrine series, all of Xanth and other Piers Anthony books, all of Artemis Fowl, Percy Jackson, and Harry Potter…

All of this was shoved into a small cardboard box like in my pfp. So

Apparently I was a packing god at one point alongside being an uber nerd

#gamerknight999 #books #storage #Minecraft: the crash #warrior cats #the paper magician #xanth #piers Anthony #Artemis fowl #Minecraft #Percy Jackson #Harry Potter #fuck jkr

[fansandtheic]

J's Story

"I grew up reading a lot of fiction. I digested most of my middle school library and probably a third of my highschool library. I was reading 1-2 books per day for years. I've come across many great and sometimes underappreciated stories. Green angel, Xanth, The keys to the kingdom, the sword of truth, Ishmael, I could name dozens. However, no story stuck with me so much as the inheritance series. The color, detail, subjects, personality.. it completely blows the dragon riders of pern out the window. I'm writing this now because I saw murtagh today in the store and I cannot express how pleased I am to find that such a gem of a writer is continuing to work today. I hope Christopher continues to publish books. He can do so knowing I will read each and every one."

~ J

#fansandtheic #dragon riders of pern #Green Angel #Xanth #keys to the kingdom #sword of truth #ishmael #inheritance cycle #world of eragon #reading

[opin88]

Inktober Day 14: Castle

So... time for a reference that no one will get! when I was a kid, there was this book series that my mother had collected several entries of and was sitting on a shelf at her place. It was a medieval high fantasy comedy series called "The Magic of Xanth". The first book in this series came out in 1977 and the most recent book was released in... February 2023... oh damn, it's still ongoing! I did stop reading several books in, but the second I saw that inktober prompt, I immediately thought of the third entry in the series: "Castle Roogna"! So I tried to draw the castle as it appears on the coverart of that entry.

#inktober #xanth #castle roogna

[greenteacology]

7 and 15!

hi milo! :)

7. is there a series/book that got you into reading?

hmmm to be honest I’ve been really into reading for as long as I can remember, but the 3 series that got me really hooked on fantasy were the Xanth Series and Tamora Pierce’s Circle of Magic series!

Tragically Xanth (and all of Piers Anthony’s writing) is full of misogyny and racism and I can’t handle rereading it anymore, but the magic system there definitely shaped my approach to magic and fantasy as a kid. Tamora Pierce’s writing has held up better over time lol and I still reread it at least once a year, it was also a fundamental influence on my thoughts about magic.

15. recommend and review a book.

I am terrible at giving summaries or reviews, and I’ve been lucky to read a bunch of really good books lately, so instead of one thorough review I will give several small ones!

The Daevabad Trilogy - incredible work of historical fantasy, set in the Middle East and involving the magic of Djinn and other spirits. Deals with interactions between the different kingdoms, various types of oppression, and the healing of historical trauma. Plus cool magic! Feels like it has the weight of an epic but the writing is so smooth and it is never boring.

The Scholomance Trilogy - we love Naomi Novik! Starts off as the story of an outcast girl at scary magic training school, ends as a critique of capitalism and climate change.

House on the Cerulean Sea - very cute, very engaging story about the protection of children with weird magical abilities, and also gay romance. Also a critique of capitalism. I read it in one day because I couldn’t put it down.

The Temeraire Series - Milo I know you’re already reading this but I must restate how much I love this series. Again, Naomi novik is my queen. It’s dragons!!! And repressed soldiers and badass women! But mostly it’s dragons!

#wow this turned way longer than I mean it to #i am writing this instead of sleeping whoops…. #anyways thanks for the ask milo! ☺️🍁 #you always reblog the most fun ask games :) #Tamora pierce #piers Anthony #Xanth #Temeraire

[catgirlennui]

So, was thinking about the last eat developments in Dungeon Meshi with Laios being possessed by the Winged Lion, and how Lion could be described as “A extra dimensional demon who is the source of all magic” and it got me thinking.

The world of Dungeon Meshi does kinda remind me of Xanth.

#dungeon meshi #xanth

[vio-starclad]

Saw a post about bad book covers and wanted to share one of my favorite good ones: by Michael Whelan for Piers Anthony's Centaur Aisle.

#Michael Whelan #Piers Anthony #Centaur Aisle #art #books #reading #fantasy #Xanth

[smbhax]

Miss Mayhem - art by Keith Parkinson for a Xanth calendar

#miss mayhem #keith parkinson #xanth #broken mirror #troll #trolls #cauldron #fantasy #monsters #painting #illustration #calendar #calendar art #piers anthony #beauty #shattered mirror

[worldsofzzt]

Source “Xanth” by Shawn Hunt (1997) [XANTH.ZZT] - “Title screen” Play This World Online

#Shawn Hunt #Xanth #xanth #title screen tuesday

[athenaalexandria]

I read like 13 Xanth books when I was a kid, which was my mom’s entire collection of them, but I never knew what the next one was so I stopped reading them. I know they’re still going but I’ve forgotten everything except not magic magic and Florida. I should reread them.

#xanth #or is it #xanthe #books and reading

[pumpkin-padparadscha]

dreamed that i was in a book club and it was my turn to choose what book we would read next and i was so excited to make everyone read a xanth book i was like "its fantasy puns time >:3 "

#xanth

[fyblackwomenart]

"Janelle Monae as a Mermaid (colouring pencil drawing)" by Xanthe P Russell on INPRNT

#art #print #illustration #artist #xanthe p russell #mermaid #gems #pearls #janelle monae #mermaid art #colouring pencils #coloring pencils #janelle monae art #the age of pleasure #inprnt

[jaenellehilligas]

SIX CRYSTAL PRINCESSES Rememer when Princess Ida was found trapped in a crystal in the book ROC AND A HARD PLACE? Well, her children and their significant others embark on a quest to save the 6 princess that remain trapped inside the crystals. A difficult task for children to be sure, but it only gets more difficult from there. 34/52 • #cardio #workoutreads #xanth #piersanthony #sixcrystalprincesses #6crystalprincesses #minnesota #novel #fantasy #dadjokes #puns #punsfordays #punny #thelandofxanth #magic https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj8N6MGO6bR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#cardio #workoutreads #xanth #piersanthony #sixcrystalprincesses #6crystalprincesses #minnesota #novel #fantasy #dadjokes #puns #punsfordays #punny #thelandofxanth #magic