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Serpent's Silver
Silver Linings
Every cloud has them, so the saying goes, but Kelvin isn't so sure. He knows he's stuck with being the Roundear of Prophecy... and he even knows the Prophecy isn't completed and his adventures aren't over. But he had hoped for a bit of rest.
There's not much chance of that—his father's got himself imprisoned in a dungeon beyond Flaw, his half-brother is entangled with a beautiful girl and a silver serpent, and King Philip of Blastmore is beginning to figure out how much he is ruled by Melbah the witch.
Kelvin's father-in-law has strong ideas about who should advise the king in Melbah's stead. If that weren't enough, the relationship between the flopears and the silver serpents has become completely and dangerously misunderstood... |
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About the Authors
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Piers Anthony is one of the world's most prolific and popular authors. His fantasy Xanth novels have been read and loved by millions of readers around the world, and have been on the New York Times Best Seller list twenty-one times. Although Piers is mostly known for fantasy and science fiction, he has written several novels in other genres as well, including historical fiction, martial arts, and horror. Piers lives with his wife in a secluded woods hidden deep in Central Florida.
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Robert E. Margroff has collaborated with Piers Anthony for more than 15 years—the five novels of the Kelvin of Rud sada being their most recent joint venture. Mr. Margroff lives in Iowa.
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Reviews
Spiced by some genuinely frightening moments. A persuasive performance...that should swell the ranks of Anthony's already huge audience. —Kirkus Reviews
Anthony and Margroff mix fantasy and science much as Mark Twain did in A Connecticut Yankee. Action, character development, and romance blend nicely in this captivating tale. —Kliatt Paperback Book Guide
Good quest fantasy...one of the better examples of its type. —Science Fiction Chronicle
This pleasant...fantasy adventure possesses the added irony and realism one expects from Anthony. —Publishers Weekly.
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