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From: wketelh@andy.bgsu.edu (William R. Ketelhut)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: poll (oooh, nasty word)
Summary: Thinking back........
Date: 16 Oct 92 22:16:18 GMT
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.


    I can't exactly remember the very first book I read, but the first two
books I read were in 9th grade.  They were  'A Spell For Chameleon' and
'On A Pale Horse'.  They are also my two favorites.

Sincerely,
William R. Ketelhut
wketelh@andy.bgsu.edu


PS- why does it seem like he writes 2 books for every one I read?  Probably
because he does.
From: bdsm@fermat.WPI.EDU (Billy Don McConnell)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: poll (oooh, nasty word)
Date: 15 Oct 1992 23:42:19 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: fermat.wpi.edu
Originator: bdsm@fermat.WPI.EDU


In article <92289.121617IO10536@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>, <IO10536@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
|> I'd like to take a poll.
|>   What was the first PA book you ever read?  I have a theory but I
|> don't want to spoil it.
|> Just for the record, mine was Castle Roogna.
|> Email at IO10536@MAINE.MAINE.EDU


_A Spell for Chameleon_

Billy Don Sterling Mc Connell
    (just call me "DON")
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis
Date:         Wed, 07 Oct 92 16:06:27 CST
From:         C09615DK@wuvmd.wustl.edu
To:           NETNEWS@WUVMD
Subject:      Re: TCHOP + Knowledge...
Newsgroups:   alt.fan.piers-anthony

First, I would like to clarify what I said earlier. Although I do agree with
whoever wrote the "Re: The Color of Her Panties..." article, I also agree with
the person who wrote "Re: The Power of Knowledge...".  What I mean is that
Anthony's older Xanth books were much more complex and therefore much more
intelectually stimulating as well as entertaining than his newer books are, and
I'm just wondering if this opinion is because I'm older now than when I read
'A Spell for Chameleon' and the like or if it's because Anthony's writing has
become more simplified and crude.

Also, I agree with the opinion that this newsgroup is for all people who enjoy
reading Anthony's books, not just people who order every speckle of information
about Anthony and trace his life history.  Although I do read every Author's
note, I read them out of respect for his book and for a sense of what the
author is truly about.
If the only people that posted to this group were Anthony fanatics, I'm sure
that I'd have a lot less to read on this group.

And a side note to whoever wrote back about Shel Silverstein (since there's no
group for Shel I'll make this here and I'll make it short)...

Have you ever read the 'A to Z Book'.  I don't think it's too popular, but if
you can you should get a hold of it...  it's an amazingly funny book.

P.S.  I've looked at many FAQ's and still don't know how to include someone
      else's post in my article... sorry if you don't know what I'm talking
      about above.

Truthfully (I really have)--Dan K
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
From: swaim@owlnet.rice.edu (Michael Parks Swaim)
Subject: Re: The Color of Her Panties
Organization: Rice University
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 00:00:22 GMT

In article <P580RB3w165w@eternal.chi.il.us> jgostin@eternal.chi.il.us (Jeff Gostin) writes:
>Xanth teaches you to take a step back and smell the roses. To look at
>things a different way. And to never, never, never lose the kid in you.

  But it doesn't look at things a different way. While the setting's somewhat
interesting, I find the stories, well, bland. I prefer wild leaps of 
imagination to strange and wonderful places, things taken beyond the absurd,
and the absolutely silly. 
  I guess I've been spoiled by Tex Avery, Chuck Jones and Lewis Carroll.


-- 
Mike Swaim            | Canada will become the next world power
swaim@owlnet.rice.edu | and they will work to ENSLAVE all the nations
Disclamer: I lie      | of your planet. -Ricardo
Cthulhu in '92! The stars are right!
From: bruce@uxb.liv.ac.uk (Bruce Stephens)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: Trilogies...
Date: 7 Oct 92 10:04:51 GMT
Organization: Centre for Mathematical Software Research, Univ. Liverpool, UK

>>>>> On 6 Oct 92 19:32:00 GMT, cclark@trentu.ca (J. Chris Clark) said:

> but I haven't see anyone mention The Cluster-Viscious Circle-(can't recall
> the third one).  I never actually read this series, so I'm not sure what the
> order is, or if it was an "official trilogy".  

It was probably an official trilogy once, like Split Infinity, but has
five or six books in it now.
--
Bruce Stephens
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
From: bosticj@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Jason Bostick)
Subject: Re: ...Sorry...
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.
Distribution: USA
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 02:14:21 GMT

In article <92672@netnews.upenn.edu> varhus@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Kristofor A Varhus) writes:
>In article <1bcu53INN4cf@bigboote.WPI.EDU> guyette@wpi.WPI.EDU (Thomas M Guyette) writes:
>>I really don't mean to force you folks to stoop to my level, ( :-) ) but could
>>someone please, if you know it, mail me Mr. Anthony's address?  It would seem
>>that in a nest of bees, someone would know where the honey is kept... 
>
>This is what the previous article was supposed to be about, but it somehow got
>erased.  (This seems to be happening to me a lot these days.)  If you could, 
>e-mail me that address as well.  I'd really appreciate it.
>
>--
>Kristofor A. Varhus
>varhus@eniac.seas.upenn.edu

that makes three of us.  I would not mind the address too.


Jason P. Bostick
Bosticj@storm.cs.orst.edu
From: IO10536@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: "lesser" books
Date: 15 Oct 92 16:11:52 GMT
 <1992Oct14.174400.16354@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
Organization: University of Maine System

Nope, didn't "forget" Shade o.t. Tree or Firefly...  I read Shade
once, (bought it too) and though it's PA, I really just
didn't enjoy it as much as regular sf fantasy.  Someday I might
break down and read Firefly, but I doubt it.  (Sigh..)
-trond
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
From: walker@superboy.jsc.nasa.gov (Doug Walker)
Subject: Re: What is this world coming to?
Reply-To: walker@superboy.jsc.nasa.gov
Organization: NASA Johnson Space Center
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 14:07:50 GMT

In article <ceplwe200iUx41u3F_@andrew.cmu.edu>, Jonathan Baird Homer <jh85+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
|> Greetings,
|> 
|>     This is my first posting to this board, but I have been reading it
|> for several weeks now.  In general, I've been terribly dissappointed
|> with the quality of postings.  However, I must applaud
|> rraf@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca (Rob Feltham) who found the patience to post a
|> partial list of Anthony's works.

While I agree with you wholeheartedly, this is the nature of USENET.

Doug

Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
From: msh@boi.hp.com (Mike Hachigian)
Subject: Tattum Mound
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 21:37:36 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Boise, Idaho
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.4 PL6]

I'm surprised that you all are still talking about Color of Her Panties.
Pier's most recent book (that I've seen) is of much more interest.  Tattum
Mound (sp?) is an excelent book about the Indian culture of Florida.  In
the spirit of Bandellier's (something)Dancer, this book is historical fiction
relating an Indian's adventure and life.

As with the Battle Circle series, this book is pretty intense at times, but
I thought very well done.  Something else that I thought interesting is that
Mr Anthony in the author notes indicated that this book took 3-4 times as
long to write as a Xanth book, and it shows in quality.

Mike Hachigian
:wq

Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
From: avison@cheshire.oxy.edu (James Bothwell Avison)
Subject: Hello?
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 07:00:19 GMT

Is anyone out there?  Anyone at ALL?  Perhaps its something with my news-
feeder, but there have been no postings here since I've returned to
school.  Anyway, I've decided to post.  If you read this, and you are
interested in Piers Anthony, PLEASE RESPOND!
Personally, my favorite series has been "Incarnations of Immortality."
I don't know how many people I have reccomended that series to.  However,
my first series I read of Piers was Xanth, which is highly amusing.
I haven't read "Panies" yet, but I will soon.  The thing I enjoy about
them is that they are a quick and fun read.
Anyway, I've babbled long enough.  If you are subscribed to this newsgroup,
PLEASE POST!  Let's get some discussion here.  Thanks a lot!
			James
From: phil@miracle.com (Phil Hill)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: Trilogies...
Date: 7 Oct 92 15:15:45 GMT
Organization: Miracle Computer Consultants

apash@mta.ca writes:
>    
>    Actually Chris,I think the Cluster series came about as a result of
>  "Tarot" .  I don't think it was a trilogy either but a series of 5 0r
> 6. I might be wrong  but I can remember there being at least one or 
> two more books in the series .
>                                    Anthony Pash
>

Got that backwards....  Tarot came about as a result of Cluster.
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From: nsd8687@zeus.tamu.edu (DIAZ, NICHOLAS SCOTT)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: pornucopia
Date: 16 Oct 92 21:16:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Anybody read Pornucopia?  Pretty interesting PA reading!
From: s921886@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (James Chun Ng)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Piers Anthony competition
Summary: competition
Keywords: competition
Date: 17 Oct 92 03:10:58 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
NNTP-Posting-Host: minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au

Hi Everyone,

	Here is a little competition for all you PA try hards out there to see
if you really know PA as well as you think u do.

	The question is...

	1) What is Piers Anthony's real name and...

	2) What is his wife's full MAIDEN name. (Clue : her 1st name is Carol)

	The 1st person to answer correctly BOTH questions has the right to make
up the next question to be given and so on.  

	So come on now and start answering them ASAP.

	See Ya Later
	Daniel 'I'm a PA fanboy' Huang
	s921886@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au
	aiesec@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
From: ladyk@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Catarina Ang)
Subject: Cluster series
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 02:31:02 GMT


	The Cluster series is made up of 
Vicinity Cluster
Chaining the Lady
Kirlian Quest
Thousandstar
Viscous Circle
 in that order. The first three are of a 'serial' manner, and the last
two are stories set in the main er, scene/world/universe.
	There a lot of theories of reproduction expounded in the first
three, and a lot of Tarot too.
	A fairly serious science-fiction as opposed to science-fantasy.

Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
From: cjohnson@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Carl A. Johnson)
Subject: So much, so much...
Originator: cjohnson@rodan.acs.syr.edu
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 07:22:23 EDT




>In article <ceplwe200iUx41u3F_@andrew.cmu.edu>, Jonathan Baird Homer <jh85+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>|> Greetings,
>|> 
>|>     This is my first posting to this board, but I have been reading it
>|> for several weeks now.  In general, I've been terribly dissappointed
>|> with the quality of postings.  However, I must applaud
>|> rraf@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca (Rob Feltham) who found the patience to post a
>|> partial list of Anthony's works.
>
>While I agree with you wholeheartedly, this is the nature of USENET.
>
>Doug

	Thank you for agreeing, Doug.  I appreciate the honest sentiment...
especially when you knew that you were writing to a very hostile environment.
I will now admit that perhaps my views were slightly too strong, but since
my first posting and Jonathan Baird Homer's posting intelligent discussion
has started!!!  This newsgroup is going someplace, and fast!  This is progress,
we do not fear progress, progress is our friend...

	Now everyone understands everyone elses opinions.  Let's move on.  I
started this mess.  I'm ending it.  I can see how Flame Conflagerations start,
most responses stated opinions and fact but it was getting out of control.
As it stands now, there is only one total and complete asshole who is on my
MEGA shitlist.  Our wars will be carried out elsewhere... via email.

	Next order of business:







	Chaos Mode is the THIRD (3) book in the Mode series, not second.  In
order:

	Virtual Mode
	Fractal Mode
	Chaos Mode


	To the Austrailian:  Piers' phone # is toll free.  There is a chance
(however slim) that Piers has set up the service to accept worldwide calls.  
Call to find out, it's worth a shot.  

	I have Piers' home address in Florida... will that do?

	His Compu-Serve address... interesting.  That would be neat, but I
think that people bombarding his mailbox would certainly not make him happy.

	This is a new beginning...  I await future posts!

					-Carl A. Johnson, II-

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From: athena@cheshire.oxy.edu (Staci Ann Waldroop)
Subject: Re: Hello?
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:06:12 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.070019.22856@cheshire.oxy.edu> avison@cheshire.oxy.edu (James Bothwell Avison) writes:
>Is anyone out there?  Anyone at ALL?  Perhaps its something with my news-
>feeder, but there have been no postings here since I've returned to
>school.  Anyway, I've decided to post.  If you read this, and you are
>interested in Piers Anthony, PLEASE RESPOND!
>Personally, my favorite series has been "Incarnations of Immortality."
>I don't know how many people I have reccomended that series to.  However,
>my first series I read of Piers was Xanth, which is highly amusing.
>I haven't read "Panies" yet, but I will soon.  The thing I enjoy about
>them is that they are a quick and fun read.
>Anyway, I've babbled long enough.  If you are subscribed to this newsgroup,
>PLEASE POST!  Let's get some discussion here.  Thanks a lot!
>			James
>

Natasha's my hero....I have to agree with you there James, IofI are great! More later...I've got a headache...
			Staci

Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
From: HADCFDWF@admin.uh.edu (Doug Finney)
Subject: Re: What is this world coming to?
Organization: University of Houston Administrative Computing
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 16:23:59 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20

In <Bvxu1u.8o7@rice.edu> swaim@owlnet.rice.edu writes:

> In article <ceplwe200iUx41u3F_@andrew.cmu.edu> Jonathan Baird Homer <jh85+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
> >Greetings,
> >

[some stuff deleted]

> >    Thank you, Rob, but that really shouldn't have been necessary. 
> >Anyone who considers themselves an Anthony fan (and I'm going to make a
> >bold laep of faith here) should own at least ONE of his books.  Now, if
> >this book was published any time in this decade, it should have a fairly
> >complete list of Anthony's books on the back of the title page.
>   Most of my Piers Anthony books weren't pubilshed this decade. My copies
> of _REFUGEE_ and _Juxtaposition_ while listing almost everything he had
> published up to that time, are mutually exclusive.
> 
Come on jonny, get off your high horse.  I know at least one Anthony fan who
has read at least 10 Piers novels, but does not own any.  I loaned her the 
first few Xanth books and she's checked out some others from a library.  She
(and I) would rather spend money on books she can't obtain any other way.
Or is Piers Anthony the only author you read.

As for the 'complete' list of books on the back of the title page, maybe you
should look at it yourself.  There may be a lot of books listed, but it's 
nowhere near 'complete.'  Piers has used several publishers over the years - 
different ones for sci-fi and fantasy, etc.  You can't even find a complete
list of Xanth books on that page.
> >  So,
> >before anyone else decides to post responses, take a look at this page. 
> >We would be able to avoid stupid (and unexcusable) mistakes like "I
> >think the first book in the series about Phaze and Proton (called
> >Apprentice Adept, by the way) was called Out of Phaze"  Wake up!  Split
> >Infinity was first.  Out of Phaze was fourth!
>   Not everyone memorizes his every word. People can make mistakes, especially
> when they don't have ready access to their collections. (I assume that you
> keep an Anthony novel on you always.)
Exactly.  If I thought I had to cross check all my info before posting I
wouldn't post much to any group.  (maybe if I had a terminal at home. :) )

[rest of message deleted]

D.

no sig, no shit
From: avison@cheshire.oxy.edu (James Bothwell Avison)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: Hello?
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:43:47 GMT
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.

Well, I want to thank everyone who e-mailed me concerning this newsgroup.
For some reason, Occidental is not recieving posts from off campus.  This
has happened before.  Currently, I am trying to get this bug fixed.  Anyway
thanks for the information
					James
---
"When God kisses Satan and the Incarnations applaud"--^And Eternity^
From: am68@unix.brighton.ac.uk (AABStainer? AABSolutely!)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: Hello?
Date: 16 Oct 92 12:34:54 GMT
Organization: University of Brighton, UK


You're right piers anthony is OK but the one thing that I can't stand about
his books is the simplistic way that he writes especially in IofI and Xanth
etc there are no decent descriptive passages anywhere....
mind you Macroscope and Cthon were excellent.
how about greg bear david brin and william gibson?
aabs
From: natek@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (D Nathan King)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: poll
Date: 15 Oct 92 20:53:39 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu

My first book was golem in the gears.
I have since read all the Xanth novels.
And even all the Adept novels.
I am now waiting for the second book of the Mode series to come out in
  paperback.

----Nate King
From: bosticj@CS.ORST.EDU (Jason Bostick)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: Hello?
Date: 13 Oct 92 18:40:37 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Oregon State University

In article <1992Oct13.070019.22856@cheshire.oxy.edu> avison@cheshire.oxy.edu (James Bothwell Avison) writes:
>Is anyone out there?  Anyone at ALL?  Perhaps its something with my news-
>feeder, but there have been no postings here since I've returned to
>school.  Anyway, I've decided to post.  If you read this, and you are
>interested in Piers Anthony, PLEASE RESPOND!
>Personally, my favorite series has been "Incarnations of Immortality."
>I don't know how many people I have reccomended that series to.  However,
>my first series I read of Piers was Xanth, which is highly amusing.
>I haven't read "Panies" yet, but I will soon.  The thing I enjoy about
>them is that they are a quick and fun read.
>Anyway, I've babbled long enough.  If you are subscribed to this newsgroup,
>PLEASE POST!  Let's get some discussion here.  Thanks a lot!
>			James
>

yes there is someone out here.  I am new to the system but I am a Major Anthony fan.  I love the Xanth series and Adept as well.  I haven't started reading any of his other series with the exception of "imortallity" and the new "mode" Series.  I will discuss anything about the books to you.  Either post or send me EMAIL.


Jason P. Bostick
BosticJ@storm.cs.orst.edu
From: johnsons@cheshire.oxy.edu (Sarah Curtis Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: Hello?
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:44:08 GMT
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.


I, too, worship at the temple of Piers Anthony...

I, of course, completely adore the IofI series. It quite literally changed my
life.  _On a Pale Horse_ was my first science fiction book, and I am now a 
complete addict.  I loved Xanth for awhile, but it has definately gone on a 
bit too long.  I also particularly like the Robot Adept series.  The first 
trilogy, as usual, was superior, but the whole series is yet another proof of 
the incredible versatility and expanse of that man's imagination.

Although I have branched off into other authors and perhaps been less faithful
than I could have been, I will always call Piers Anthony my *favorite* author.
I am in awe of his imagination.  I can't imagine building so many detailed
worlds within the realm of my imagination, not to mention the rate at which he
writes.  Piers Anthony is an incredible author, and a true creative genius.

-Sarah
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
From: gokuu@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Jason Fubler Harvey)
Subject: Re: "lesser" books
Organization: /etc/organization
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 17:34:42 GMT

In article <92289.121152IO10536@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> IO10536@MAINE.MAINE.EDU writes:
>Nope, didn't "forget" Shade o.t. Tree or Firefly...  I read Shade
>once, (bought it too) and though it's PA, I really just
>didn't enjoy it as much as regular sf fantasy.  Someday I might
>break down and read Firefly, but I doubt it.  (Sigh..)
>-trond

I agree that "Shade" that shade wasn't as good as the regular sf.  However,
"Firefly" is excellent.  I also loved the guest appearance by the cast of
"Shade" in "Firefly".  One of his best, IMHO.

-Jay Harvey
From: s921886@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (James Chun Ng)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.piers-anthony
Subject: Re: Piers' Books, and Various Other Things
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:28:22 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
NNTP-Posting-Host: minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au

> Has anybody read that collaboration he did with Phillip Jose Farmer,
> called something like The Caterpillar's Question?  Is it any good?

	I'm about 1/3 of the way through the book. As typical of Piers Anthony
he involves sex and also as usual questions the hero's morals (etc). The hero,
Jack, is basically a 'good dude' who falls in love with a 13 year old cripple
who is really from another planet who happens to contain the spirit of Imago.
An immortal spirit that is the nemesis of the chief bad dudes the 'Gaol'.

	The novel doesn't have the grip that his novels typically have. 
Instead of (as usual of a new PA book) finnishing the book in one shot, I've
taken the time to read a few other books inbetween; yes it really didn't grab 
me as a fantastic book. Maybe his other new hardcover, "Alien Plot" will be
better. It's a collection of short stories for those who havent read my previous
postings. I'll buy the HC of AP next week and tell you what it's like if anyone
is interested.

	Oh yeah, if anyone has PA's address (real one in Florida) not his 
publishers either, can that person PLEASE post it to this newsgroup or to my
address!!!!

					Thanks in Advance
					Daniel Huang (Ignore James NG name)
					s921886@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au
					aiesec@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au
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