Piers Anthony
Piers Anthony
Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob is an English American author in the science fiction and fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony. He is most famous for his long-running novel series set in the fictional realm of Xanth...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 August 1934
temptation foolish sweetest
...the sweetest temptation could be that which was known to be the most foolish.
thinking fool know-it-all
The biggest fool is the one who thinks he knows it all.
care foolish leaving-me
Is it foolish to care for non-existent folk?Then, leave me to my foolishness.
english-writer faster light possible published science space
Much of what is published is actually science fantasy, seeming possible but actually impossible, such as faster than light space travel.
too-much pleasure
But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do.
fathom make-sense all-things
All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense.
pain opponents dangerous
That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.
letters months email
At present I answer about 100 letters a month, and read 300 emails.
wish needs i-want-you
I wish my readers took less of my time - about a third of my working time goes to them - but I love and need them all.
giving trying alleys
Terry Pratchett's right up my alley ... give him a try!
jordan
Robert Jordan... is a lot of writer
book self ongoing
I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com.
land shining sun
Dor woke again as dawn came. The sun had somehow gotten around to the east, where the land was, and dried off so that it could shine again.
writing would-be firsts
I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say about it, so I did another. And another, and then the readers demanded yet more.