Questo autore esplora le intricate connessioni tra l'umanità e il mondo naturale, intessendo spesso temi ambientali. La sua prosa è caratterizzata da uno stile fluido e da una profonda comprensione della psiche umana. Attraverso le sue narrazioni, mira a suscitare riflessioni e incoraggiare i lettori a considerare il proprio posto all'interno dell'ecosistema più ampio. La sua scrittura è informata da un impegno duraturo per l'ambientalismo.
This book delves into the fascinating discovery of a new planet, unveiling its unique characteristics and the groundbreaking exploration efforts behind it. Readers will be taken on a journey through the scientific processes and technologies used to reveal the mysteries of this celestial body, highlighting its potential significance in our understanding of the universe. The narrative combines thrilling discoveries with insights into the challenges faced by astronomers and researchers in their quest to explore this miraculous planet.
What's a single prince to do when confronted with the baton of protagonism? Why, become the hero of his own story of course! And in Xanth that usually means embarking on a quest. For Prince Nolan Naga, there's only one thing missing from his life: a wife. He needs a royal match by the time he assumes the throne. But to make sure he lands the right spouse, he must consult with the Good Magician. After completing the three challenges necessary to see the Good Magician, Nolan learns that the ideal bride for him does exist. She is Apoca of the Lips Tribe. From the Queendom of Thanx--a matriarchy that is the opposite of Xanth--she is a formidable woman, one whose very kiss can seduce a man into love slavery. But before a happily ever after, they'll have to team up to put an end to a curse that's causing every baby in Xanth to be born with the same magical talent, all while navigating through a realm plagued by endless puns. It could be the end of the world as we know it.
In this heroic Xanth adventure from the New York Times-bestselling author, there's no time like the present to free six plucky princesses from the past. Young Vinia is enjoying her life with her boyfriend, Prince Ion. They complement each other perfectly: her telekinesis helps him walk, and his ambiance abolishes all allergens, allowing her to breathe freely. But Ion and his twin, Hilda, are bored with their easy royal lives and are restless for an adventure ... While telling the story of how their parents met, the twins remember their mother was once captured by a dragon and frozen in crystal along with a half dozen other strong-willed princesses. She managed to escape, but the six other maidens continue to be held captive--which gives Vinia, Ion, Hilda, and Hilda's caprine-crossbreed boyfriend the perfect excuse to embark on a quest. But first they must get the approval of their parents--and the Good Magician. Since Vinia is the protagonist in this story (though she's much more comfortable as a background character), it's up to her complete the Magician's challenges. And then comes their greatest test: to free the princesses from their patriarchal prison, frozen in place by the Dragon with the Girl Tattoo . . .-- Publisher's description
A GIRL, A BOY--AND THE DRAGON The prophecy of Mouvar is running its course in the many frames of reality inhabited by Kelvin Knight Hackleberry and his family. The great Confederation of kingdoms under the rule of the twins Kildom and Kildee is a triumph for good. But Kelvin's enemies are not all dead. The evil witch Zady seeks vengeance for the deaths of Zoanna and Rufurt in another frame, and she has vowed Kelvin will pay with the lives of his children, Merlain and Charles. Zady's wicked plan is to lure the precocious, telepathic six-year-olds on a quest of their own that will draw the Confederation into a war it cannot win, and bring death and ruin on all Kelvin holds dear. Merlain and Charles are not twins, however, but two of the set of triplets--the third is Horus, a dragon, and their only hope.
FINAL FRAME The mysterious prophecy that has shaped the life of Kelvin Knight Hackleberry and his family seems nearly to have run its course. The Two Kingdoms that were joined by Kelvin to form Kelvinia have now been united with three others, to make a great confederation under the rule of the young twin kings, Kildom and Kildee. Kelvin has earned some time to rest with his family. Charles and Merlain are now twenty years old, and so is Dragon Horace, their brother who is the Great King of all the land. But the clouds of the last battle are gathering. The evil Professor DeVale and his witch servant Zady had been foiled in their attempt to destroy Kelvin by using his children--their evil plot has led to a stronger, more peaceful land under its rightful rulers. Now they will try one last time to pervert all that is good in the universe of the frames--and although the Prophecy of Mouvar has been accurate up to now, still there is a chance that evil will prevail. The stakes are high. The last battle is on.
Tod Timmonds embarks on an extraordinary journey, leaving his ordinary life behind to explore a world filled with creatures from alternate realities and different planets. As he navigates this unfamiliar terrain, he discovers hidden strengths and must learn to discern friends from foes, as well as lust from love. The stakes are high as Tod races against time to protect a vital connection that binds all beings together, challenging his perceptions of fantasy and reality along the way.
Cyrus, a naïve young Cyborg, faces a dilemma: his father, Roland Robot, wants him to lead robots, while his mother, Hannah Barbarian, wishes for him to marry a wild-haired woman like herself. However, Cyrus secretly aspires to write and direct plays. Seeking guidance, he approaches the Good Magician Humfrey, accompanied by his sarcastic companion, Don the Mechanical Donkey. Unfortunately, Humfrey reveals that Ragna Roc, a powerful bird, is using his magic to dominate Xanth, punishing those who resist. Unable to confront Ragna directly, Humfrey devises a plan that involves Cyrus's passion for theater—he must gather a troupe to perform a captivating play that could distract Ragna.
Unbeknownst to Cyrus, his striking looks attract a group of beautiful maidens, including Tess Tosterone, Dusti the Dust Devil, Xina, and Acro Nymph. Among them are disguised princesses Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm, whose combined magic might challenge Ragna. However, a spy planted by Ragna knows the troupe's secrets, including Cyrus's forbidden love for one of the princesses. Only the enigmatic child Kadence and a cryptic clue—“Two to the Fifth”—may provide the key to liberating Xanth from Ragna’s oppressive rule.
První část trilogie Válečný kruh. Svět je po atomové katastrofě. Lidé, kteří přežili, žijí v patriarchální společnosti, v níž je nejvyšší hodnotou válečnická zdatnost. Změny jsou ale nevyhnutelné, protože se objeví neporazitelný válečník Sol Mistr Všech Zbraní, který chce kmeny spojit a vytvořit Impérium. Podaří se Podivínům, skupině lidí, kteří na tento svět dohlížejí a udržují intelektuální, technologickou a civilizační kontinuitu lidstva, jeho plány překazit?
Stile žije ve dvou odlišných světech. Na Protonu, planetě technické a poživačné civilizace je otrokem, který se věnuje Hře. Na Fázi, ovládané magií, je jednou z rozhodujících bytostí: Modrým adeptem, pánem kouzel a vládcem jedné z říší.
Jako všichni lidé je i Stile ukotven v obou světech a osud v jednom zrcadlí osud v druhém. Zdánlivě složitý filosofický námět o rozdvojení duše každého z nás zvládá Piers Anthony s neuvěřitelnou bravurou. Utkání v protonské Hře jsou stejně napínavá jako Stilův boj s jinými adepty a mýtickými bytostmi na Fázi.
Po mnoha příkořích se Stile konečně dočkal úspěchů: získal svou vytouženou Modrou paní na Fázi, na Protonu je blízko konečnému vítězství ve Hře: to mu zaručuje neuvěřitelný skok z bezprávného postavení otroka mezi privilegované Občany.
Stile, malý muž, obdařený suchým humorem, nikdy neselhávající věcností a vzácným spojením s heroickou statečností si v obou světech vede dobře. Zdá se, že jeho úspěchu nestojí nic v cestě. Vztahy paralelních světů jsou však hluboce poznamenány. Nerovnováha ve prospěch Protonu vysává energii z Fáze. Mýtus jednorožců, vlkodlaků a trolů je ohrožen v samém srdci svého bytí. A s tímto mýtem i Stilova milovaná Modrá paní.
Stile, odrážející tvrdé útoky na Protonu, se pokusí zasáhnout do odvěkého spojení obou světů. Aby je pochopil, musí se poradit se samotným Orákulem, který ví o světě nejvíc.
Podaří se mu zabránit neodvratnému zániku?
Piers Antohony použil svého nevšedního vypravěčského nadání k tomu, aby stvořil situaci v žánru fantasy dosud nevídanou. Zdánlivě neřešitelné problémy řeší s takovou jistotou a přesvědčivostí, že nezbývá, než Rytířský úsvit zařadit mezi vskutku klasická díla.
Ein Wort versetzt die gesamte Galaxis in Angst und Schrecken: Chthon, der Name einer dunklen Gottheit und eines unterirdischen Höhlenlabyrinths. Als der Raumfahrer Aton 5 nach Chthon verbannt wird, versucht er das Unmögliche: Er will dem furchtbaren Kerker entkommen und dem finsteren Gott trotzen. Mit anderen Verbannten gelingt es Aton tatsächlich, den Höhlen zu entfliehen. Doch seine Freiheit bedeutet für ihn eine Hölle ganz anderer Art. Der dunkle Gott will Aton zu seinem Werkzeug machen, um die Menschheit zu vernichten. Aton hat nur eine Chance: Um das Böse in sich zu vertreiben, muß er seine vor langer Zeit verschwundene Gefährtin Malice wiederfinden - und ihre Liebe zurückgewinnen. Der Planet der Verdammten, der erste große Science Fiction-Roman von PIERS ANTHONY, gilt mittlerweile als Klassiker des Genres.
Perplexed Prince Dolph, Xanth's precocious shapeshifter, should be in love but isn't. Nonetheless, he must chose between two fiancées--Nada the uninterested and Electra the uninteresting--or all three of them will suffer the most dire consequences. Luckily a convenient catastrophe has popped up to distract Dolph form his dilemma--the foal-napping of young Che Centaur by goblins. And the only one who knows where Che is is a nice but remarkably naive elf-like girl named Jenny from the World of Two Moons. If anyone can save the missing centaur ... she sure can't. Praise for Piers Anthony "Piers Anthony is one of those authors who can perform magic with the ordinary. . . . [He] is a craftsman." --A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction "Anthony's unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold." --Publishers Weekly
Co je moc, to je moc! Tohle přeci nemůže fungovat! To je naprosté bláznovství! Kdo před Piersem Anthonym si dovolil spojit svět znuděné supermoderní techniky s říší magické fantazie? A to tak, že z jednoho můžeme přecházet do druhého? Maličký žokej Stile je ve světě zvaném Proton otrokem, který vyniká schopnostmi ve Hře. V klání, jímž se baví všemocní Občané a jež může nejlepším z otroků přinést svobodu. Ve světě zvaném Fáze je Modrým Adeptem – vládne magií, pomáhají mu jednorožci a vlkodlaci, obchoduje s upíry, bije se s troly. Čestný a věcný bojovník Stile se snaží obstát v obou světech. Všude mu pomáhají milující ženy – neženy, robotka Sheena a jednorožčí klisna Neysa. On však touží po lásce Modré paní, dámy, na místo jejíhož manžela nastoupil díky podivným vztahům Protonu a Fáze. Někdo zabil původního Modrého Adepta, muže Modré paní. Byl to tentýž, kdo propálil Stilova kolena laserem? Jakými zákonitostmi se řídí přechod z jednoho světa do druhého? Neohrožený Stile hledá ve vlastním zájmu klíč. Že je to neuvěřitelné? Nedává to žádný smysl? Nikoli. Piers Anthony dokázal z pohádek, sportu, médií, magie a věčného boje dobra se zlem stvořit úžasný vesmír. Autor Dvojího nekonečna a ságy Inkarnací, dokázal nemožné. Díky své schopnosti udržet mimořádné napětí, vtáhnout člověka do děje tak, že nemůže dýchat.
In the virtual-reality computer game Killobyte, wheelchair-bound ex-cop Walter Tobin is a hero--and he can have the use of his legs restored. Diabetic Baal Curran is a beautiful princess--and she can forget the illness that drove away her boyfriend. But the game takes on a sinister reality when Walter and Baal are trapped in the system.
Gloha is the only creature of her kind in all the world of Xanth, the beautiful offspring of a chance mating between a harpy and a goblin. As she grew to womanhood, she wondered where she would find the one true love with whom she could share her life.So, naturally, she sets off to find the Good Magician Humfrey to ask him for an Answer to the riddle of her heart's desire. But Humfrey, for mysterious reasons of his own, propels her instead on a perilous quest in search of truth, friendship, and, just possibly, happiness.
Sie können sich nicht vorstellen, daß es jemanden gibt, der dumm genug ist, sein ganzes Vermögen in ein wertloses Stück Land auf dem Mars zu stecken? Jemanden, der selbstmörderisch genug ist, in einem Supersonic-Überschall-Wagen an einem Rennen teilzunehmen, das keine Regeln kennt? Jemanden, der verrückt genug ist, sich als Mitarbeiter eines hypermodernen Bestattungsunternehmens probeweise einbalsamieren zu lassen? Jemanden, der abgebrüht genug ist, als Vertreter einer >Todesversicherung< unterwegs zu sein? Nun, dann lernen Sie Mr. Fisk Centers kennen und entscheiden Sie selbst, ob er ein Held oder ein Trottel ist - oder vielleicht beides!
Beloved by millions of readers around the world, Piers Anthony's Xanth novels are among the most popular fantasy adventures ever published. Demons Don't Dream begins a thrilling new Xanth sequence, as a pair of young adventurers play for the highest stakes of all: the future of Xanth--and of Earth as well!Drawn into Xanth by a harmless-looking computer game, two young people find themselves competing for a precious prize: Dug, who is beguiled by a beautiful serpent-princess, and Kim, who discovers her favorite fantasy realm has suddenly become frighteningly real.In a desperate race against time, Dug and Kim battle their way across the wondrous, perilous land of Xanth, testing their courage against dozens of fearsome obstacles (and their wits against a host of outrageous puns!) But when treachery, danger, and deceit place Xanth itself in peril, Dug and Kim learn that some things are more important than winning or losing.A breathtaking, madcap quest filled with fearsome monsters and far-fetched fun, Demons Don't Dream is vintage Xanth, an unforgettable escapade from fantasy's most imaginative storyteller.
Das abenteuerreiche Leben eines indianischen Geschichtenerzählers spiegelt zugleich den Untergang der traditionsreichen Kulturen im Südosten der heutigen USA nach der spanischen Eroberung.
Zane zastřelil smrt, to byla chyba. Okamžitě pochopil, že musí nastoupit na uvolněné místo a štvát se na bledém oři křížem krážem kolem světa a brát život ostatním smrtelníkům.
Es begann damit, daß Zane den Tod erschoß. Und das war, wie er alsbald entdeckte, ein Fehler. Denn der Mensch, der die Inkarnation des Todes tötete, war gezwungen, dessen Stelle einzunehmen. Danach war es sein Schicksal, selbst auf seinem schwarzen Pferd über die Welt zu reiten und das Leben anderer Menschen zu beenden. Nur - Zane war damit nicht einverstanden. Und so geschah das Undenkbare: Der Tod trat in den Streik.
In the first book of a brilliant new series that rivals Xanth, fantasy superstars Anthony and Lackey join forces to create a marvelous fantasy quest that examines the war between the sexes and the ethics of desire.
Five special people are the anchor points to a path across parallel universes. There is Darius, of the sympathetic magic…Nona, the ninth child of a ninth child…Seqiro, the telepathic horse…Provos, who remembers only the future…and Colene, the girl from Earth who learned that all dreams are possible.Held captive in Nona's home universe, Colene and her friends must help fulfill a dangerous prophecy—that one day women will take the power of magic away from the cruel men who control it. But first, Nona must cross the barrier to another universe…to that strange and unpredictable place called Earth.
Proton and Phaze, parallel worlds of science and magic, are ripe with the seeds of revolution. Mach, the brave but sensitive robot from Proton and his alternative self, magical Bane from Phaze, have the power to link the two warring systems - or to destroy them entirely.
Роман американского фантаста Пирса Энтони «Хтон» знакомит с удивительным миром планеты, где люди живут под землей, где в темных каменных тоннелях томятся неведомые чудовища и где в человеческой памяти воскресают давно уже забытые боги.
Youth is Wasted on the Young Being grown up is a drag . . . or so thinks Lacuna, one of the mischievous Castle Zombie twins. So she makes the Good Magician Grey an offer he can't refuse. Thirsty for a taste of the Elixir of Youth, she'll help him outwit the evil Com-Pewter if he'll send her to Hell (in a handbasket, no less) to find Humfrey, the missing sorcerer. And while there, she'll learn the True History of Xanth (simplified) and help rescue a blushing Rose from the demon X(A/N)th . . . with the help of a gorgon or two.
As a young man, Kevin Knight Hackleberry proved to be the Roundear of Prophecy: he liberated his own Kingdom of Rud from the cruel usurper Zoanna, and then went on to defeat the evil king Rowforth.... But now Zoanna and Rowforth have joined forces to take revenge on Kelvin....through his unborn child. Kelvin's beloved Heln lies helpless in prison...while Kelvin is trapped in a distant Frame World, a captive of the dread Chimaera.
The Man Who Would Be Satan Parry was a gifted musician and an apprentice in the arts of White Magic. But his life of sweet promise went disastrously awry following the sudden, violent death of his beloved Jolie. Led down the twisted path of wickedness and depravity by Lilah the harlot demoness, Parry thrived--first as a sorcerer, then as a monk, and finally as a feared inquisitor. But it wasn't until his mortal flame was extinguished that Parry found his true calling--as the Incarnation of Evil. And, at the gates of Hell, he prepared to wage war on the master himself--Lucifer, the dark lord - with dominion over the infernal realms the ultimate prize!
Implanted with a synthetic memory, a man begins to recall long-submerged thoughts and actions, finds that he has been living a sham, and becomes the target of the evil being who rules Mars
Proton and Phaze, parallel worlds of science and magic, are ripe with the seeds of revolution. Mach, a brave and sensitive robot from Proton, and his alternate self, magical Bane from Phaze, hold the power to link the two warring systems – or destroy them entirely. Both are prepared to save their worlds. But neither Mach nor Bane had anticipated the dangers of forbidden love ... with members of the opposite realm!
A Roundear there Shall Surely Be Born to a strong, raised to be free Fighting Dragons in his Youth Leading Armies, Nothing Loth Ridding his Country of a Sore Joining Two, then united Four Until from Seven there be One Only the will his Task be Done...
For a bored, young princess of Xanth, there's nothing more exciting than a Quest. Especially when all you do is sit around Castle Roogna. But when Ivy uses the Heaven Cent, it takes her not to the top of Mount Rushmost, where the winged monsters gather, not to the sea where the merfolk swim--but to Mundania, a world much like out own (that is, boring). It is here that she meets a young college student so dull that he doesn't even believe in magic, or princesses, or Xanth! Does he have a lot to learn. The thrilling climax to the trilogy started in Vale of the Vole and continued in Heaven Cent.
Smash, himself, was part ogre. Although ogres were considered so stupid they coud hardly speak, and spent their time eating young girls, seven assorted females had suddenly turned to him for guidance and saftety? In Xanth, one visit to the Good Magician Humfrey worked wonders....
Sequel to: Split Infinity, and, Blue Adept. In the final volume, Stile finds himself faced with the responsibility for saving the two worlds, Proton and Phaze, which are out of balance and heading for disaster
On the technological, decadent world of Proton, someone was trying to destroy Stile, serf and master Gamesman. His only escape lay through a mysterious “curtain” revealed by a loving robot. Beyond the curtain lay Phaze—a world totally ruled by magic. There, his first encounter was with an amulet that turned into a demon determined to choke him to death. And there, he soon learned, his alternate self had already been murdered by sorcery, and he was due to be the next victim. “Know thyself!” the infallible Oracle told him. But first he must save himself as he shuttled between worlds. On Proton, his fate depended on winning the great Games. On Phaze, he could survive only by mastering magic. And if he used any magic at all, the werewolf and the unicorn who were his only friends were determined to kill him at once!
Mym, an Indian prince in a land dominated totally by rajahs, assumes the role of War and, in his new incarnation, sets out to alleviate injustice and undermine the evil power of Satan
When Kelvin was a child, his mother read to him from the Book of Prophecy and he asked what the poem meant. Now he was about to learn. The Kingdom of Rud languishes under the heel of a usurper; an evil sorcerer has taken the throne in the name of his wicked daughter. Even deep in the forest, away from all power, the people tremble and await the day of prophecy's fulfillment. It cannot come too soon: Charlain and her children are soon to lose their home to the tax collector. But Kelvin and Jon have other plans. they have found a dragon's territory, where scales of purest gold, shed by the dragon, lie free on the ground for anyone with courage, or innocence, to take. And the words of Mouvar the prophet echo across Rud.
The danger to Xanth was so great that only a night mare could offer hope! The Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth from the north, ravaging and destroying as they advanced. But Mare Imbrium had her own problems. Ever since she had gained the half soul, the night mare had begun to mishandle her job of delivering bad dreams. Now the night Stallion dismissed her, exiling her to the day world with a message for King Trent: Beware the Horseman! She had no idea what that meant. But that was the way with prophetic warnings—nobody could understand them until it was too late. Then she met the Horseman. And she discovered that one who would right a night mare was a master of a bit and spur, and not a man to surrender her. For the night mare, it all began to be a horrible nightmare!
Once upon a past. . . . Millie had been a ghost for 800 years. But now, restored by the magic of Xanth, she was again a maddeningly desirable woman. She could have had any man she wanted . . . except the one she did want, Jonathan the zombie. To grant Millie her desire, and to prove his right to rule Xanth in the future, young Magician Dor embarked on a quest for the elixir which would restore Jonathan to full life. But the potion could be found only in the past . . . so, through a magic tapestry, to the past he went, taking over the body of a barbarian warrior. The first person he encountered there was Jumper, a giant spider—a nightmare monster, but a staunch friend and much-needed ally in peril-haunted, ancient Xanth. Then Dor met Millie—800 years younger, but just as lovely. And he realized that, in his new body, he was no longer twelve years old . . .
There is trouble in Xanth again—all kinds of trouble, in fact. The Gap Dragon had escaped from the Gap and was ravaging across the land. The forget-spell that had covered the Gap was breaking up into small forget-whorls that wandered about, giving amnesia to all they touched. Good Magician Humfrey might have had the Answer, but he had overdosed on water from the Fountain of Youth and was only a helpless baby. And Ivy, three-year-old daughter of King Dor and Queen Irene, as lost in the jungles south of the Gap. While Irene sought her without much hope, Ivy was wandering further into danger, her memories erased by a passing forget-whorl. Her path was leading her directly to where the Gap Dragon was seeking dinner.
When Esk, a young ogre-nymph-human, began his pilgrimage to the Good Magician Humfrey to rid himself of a seductive demoness, little did he know it would become a mission of mercy. A running river paradise and its harmless inhabitants were perishing in the wrathful wake of a greedy demon horde. Now it is up to Esk and his companions--a beautiful winged centaur named Chex and a brave burrower Called Volney--to search Xanth's treacherous reaches, gathering together a mind-boggling company of creatures to defend the precious Vale of the Vole.
Hope Hubris heinous tyrant and former insane dictator of the United States of Jupiter was overthrown by his wife. Deposed and sent into exile his finest hour is about to arrive. Still unbroken only he can shoulder the burden that is man's ultimate dream. To leave the confines of the Solar System.
Orb, the daughter of Niobe, is chosen to become the Incarnation of Nature but finds herself drawn to a mysterious man called Natasha--who may be the embodiment of Evil.
A golem to the rescue! Grundy Golem was the size of an inconsequence, and nobody had any respect for him—including Grundy! To prove himself, he volunteered to ride the Monster Under the Bed to the Ivory Tower to find little Ivy’s long-lost dragon, Stanley Steamer. After many adventures, he reached the Tower, to learn that the evil Sea Hag kept lovely Rapunzel imprisoned there, her body destined to be used to maintain the witch’s immortality. Grundy managed to free the damsel, and they fled together. As the descendant of Jordan the Barbarian and Bluebell Elf, Rapunzel could become any size, even that of any Golem’s dreamgirl. But Grundy knew she was surely fated for someone better than he. Besides, the Sea Hag still pursued them to destroy him and get her back. And he still hadn’t found Stanley Steamer.
This contains: Possible to Rue; The Toaster; Quinquepedalian; Encounter; Phog; The Ghost Galaxies; Within the Cloud; The Life of the Stripe; In the Jaws of Danger; Beak by Beak; Getting Through University; In the Barn; Up Schist Crick; The Whole Truth; The Bridge; On the Uses of Torture; Small Mouth, Bad Taste; Wood You; Hard Sell; Hurdle; and Gone to the Dogs.
"When the man Niobe loved was shot, she learned that she had been the target, in a devious plot of the Devil's. Hoping for revenge, Niobe accepted a position as one of the three Aspects of Fate, only to find that Satan's plots were tangled into the very Tapestry of Fate. Now the Evil One was laying a trap to ruin Niobe's granddaughter Luna, who threatened his plans, and he had tricked her son into Hell. Niobe's only chance to save her son and Luna was to accept a challenge by the Prince of Deceit, a challenge to be decided in Hell and in a maze of Satan's devising!"--Page 4 of cover
Science fiction adventure from the creator of the New York Times bestselling Xanth series. An an alien occupies the body of a boy during the time of the Babylonian Empire and guides him to a strange and fantastic destiny. But both the boy and the alien must beware, for other aliens have arrived on Earth--and may have plans of their own. . . .
CALIGULA OF THE STARS... Later he was to be accused of every crime and sexual perversion in the galaxy, but Hope Hubris began as an innocent boy. For daring to defend his sister against the violent assault of a wealthy scion, Hope and his peasant family were forced to flee Callisto, one of Jupiter's moons. Pursued by bloodthirsty scions across the airless desert, they barely escaped with their lives. Crammed into an illegal space bubble full of refugees hoping to gain asylum on jupiter, they had not reckoned on the barbaric space-pirates - who raped, robbed and murdered with no thought but to satisfy their bestial lusts. It would take all Hope's ingenuity to survive and the atrocities he was to witness would never die in his memory. There was only one way he could ever be rid of them... REVENGE
A knight of ghosts and shadows! Jordan was a ghost in Castle Roogna now, spending his time with little five-year-old Ivy and watching his own past unfold on the magic tapestry. But once he had been a valorous knight, riding his ghost horse Pook on a fabulous and dangerous mission. He had been betrayed with a cruel lie by two wily magicians and the woman he loved. He had been killed at the end, and his bones had been scattered. Now he could not even remember where they had been buried. That was important, because Jordan's talent had been to recover from almost any injury, provided enough of his body could be assembled to grow together again. But all that had been four hundred years before. Nobody who was alive today knew or cared where his bones might be. It was hardly the proper ending for a gallant adventure!
This is the second in the series BIO OF A SPACE TYRANT, featuring the stages in the life of Hope Hubris, the Tyrant of Jupiter, and his beloved sister Spirit. Fired by raw courage, steeled by young might, he rose in the Navy of Jupiter to command a personal squadron loyal to the death. And it was death they faced - against piratical warlords of the Jupiter Ecliptic who laughed at the yourg commander's challenge...until they met the merciless fury of the warrior who would annihilate all obstacles in his path to immortal renown as the TYRANT OF JUPITER!
