Air Apparent

Air Apparent

Infobox Book
name = Air Apparent


author = Piers Anthony
country = United States
language = English
cover_artist =
genre = Fantasy novel
publisher = TOR Books
release_date = October 16, 2007
media_type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
pages = 316
isbn = 978-0-7653-0410-0
preceded_by = Stork Naked
followed_by = Two to the Fifth

"Air Apparent" is the thirty-first book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, which was first mentioned in the "Author's Note" in "Currant Events". Piers Anthony stated that notions from his readers have already been set aside for use in this installment in the same "Author's Note."

Plot introduction

Piers Anthony has stated that the book is set as a murder mystery. It has, typical for Xanth books, many puns. Readers also get a better understanding of the nature of Ida's moons.

Editorial Reviews

"From Publishers Weekly "
In this meandering 31st Xanth novel, Hugo, son of the Gorgon and Good Magician Humfrey, vanishes from his cellar, where the body of a murdered man just as suddenly appears. What's worse, Humfrey's book of answers has been scrambled, and blind Wira, Hugo's wife, has no idea how to solve a mystery. Her prayers are answered by 13-year-old Debra, visiting from Mundania in hopes of lifting the curse that makes her name sound like De-bra to any man she meets. Without the book, the curse cannot be cured, so the Gorgon temporarily turns her into a naturally bra-less flying centaur in exchange for her help. As they hunt down Hugo and the killer, Debra and Wira encounter the usual crop of terrible puns and characters both new and familiar. Acknowledging that reader loyalty keeps this venerable series going, Anthony includes an extensive afterword, providing credits for 140-odd (in some cases, very odd) suggestions and updating fans on everything from the state of his health to the length of his hair. (Oct.)
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" 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

External Links

* About [http://us.macmillan.com/airapparent "Air Apparent"] and the [http://us.macmillan.com/series/Xanth Xanth] series at the [http://us.macmillan.com/TorForge.aspx publisher's official website]


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