Synopses & Reviews
In his 30th rollicking chronicle of the enchanted land of Xanth, Piers Anthony reveals unexplored new dimensions of his magical realm.
Stork Naked tells the tale of Surprise Golem, an expectant mother who has just lost her brand-new baby!
For in Xanth, little ones are actually delivered by storks! And the Stork assigned to deliver Surprise's eagerly awaited Bundle of Joy has inexplicably refused to surrender it, flying off instead through a hole in the fabric of reality.
Now, to track down her offspring, Surprise must lead an ill-assorted assemblage of confederates on a desperate quest through dozens of different Xanths. But sinister, unseen forces are determined to stop her. And in order to find her child, Surprise may have to lose her heart.
Review
Rave Reviews for Recent Xanth Adventures:"This fantasy confection [Swell Foop] is full of puns, clever mathematical and grammatical lessons. ... Xanth fans will rejoice at this fast-paced romp." - Publishers Weekly
"In [Up in a Heaval], the twenty-eighth chronicle in Piers Anthony's best-known series, ... the puns for which the Xanthian corpus is famous are as numerous and outrageous as ever," - Booklist
"[Swell Foop] is an entertaining, fast-paced adventure, full of puns suggested by the author's many fans. [Xanth is] a great series for fantasy fans." - School Library Journal
Review
"The Xanth books constitute Anthony's longest and most successful series . . . . They are intended to be kind-spirited, fun reading, a series of wondrous beasts and beings, and most of all, an endless succession of outrageous puns"--Lee Killough, Wichita Eagle
Synopsis
Surprise Golem has just lost her brand-new baby. The stork assigned to deliver her eagerly awaited bundle of joy has inexplicably refused to surrender it, flying off instead through a hole in the fabric of reality. Now, to track down her offsprint, Surprise must lead an ill-assorted assemblage of confederates on a desperate quest through dozens of different Xanths. But sinister, unseen forces are determined to stop her. And in order to find her child, Surprise may have to lose her heart.Expectant mother Surprise Golem loses her new baby when the stork assigned to deliver the child escapes with the baby through a hole in the fabric of reality, and she leads a desperate quest through dozens of different Xanths to find her missing child.
About the Author
Piers Anthony is one of the world's most popular fantasy authors and a New York Times bestseller twenty-one times over. His Xanth novels have been read and loved by millions of readers around the world. In addition to his bestselling Xanth books, Anthony is the author of a series of historical fantasies called The Geodyssey, that makes the broad sweep of human history into very personal stories. Piers Anthony has a devoted fan following, and he daily receives hundreds of letters and emails from them. Piers Anthony lives in Inverness, Florida.