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Xanth is a fantasy world created by author Piers Anthony for his Xanth series of novels, also known as The Magic of Xanth.

The name Xanth is in itself an unintentional pun, which matches the playful tone of the books. Anthony has said that the coincidence of the word Xanth sounding like a portion of his name ("Pier-XANTH-Ony") was unintentional, and in fact he only realized this years after the series was created.

Anthony commonly states that he originally intended for Xanth to be a trilogy, and after the wild success of the first three books decided to expand the series to nine books. An extremely devoted fan base persuaded the author to continue writing the series, which is now open-ended. He has since declared, in the Author's Notes of Cube Route, that this 27th book ended the first "magical trilogy" and that he was beginning a new one with the 28th, punning on the fact that 27 is the third power of three, i.e. three cubed.

In an interview with Agony Booth.com, Anthony stated that he's kept the series going as long as he has because the Xanth novels are "just about the only thing the publishers want" from him.

* 1 A Spell for Chameleon (1977)
* 2 The Source of Magic (1979)
* 3 Castle Roogna (1979)
* 4 Centaur Aisle (1982)
* 5 Ogre, Ogre (1982)
* 6 Night Mare (1983)
* 7 Dragon on a Pedestal (1983)
* 8 Crewel Lye (1984)
* 9 Golem in the Gears (1986)
* 10 Vale of the Vole (1987)
* 11 Heaven Cent (1988)
* 12 Man from Mundania (1989)
* 13 Isle of View (1990)
* 14 Question Quest (1991)
* 15 The Color of Her Panties (1992)
* 16 Demons Don't Dream (1992)
* 17 Harpy Thyme (1993)
* 18 Geis of the Gargoyle (1994)
* 19 Roc and a Hard Place (1995)
* 20 Yon Ill Wind (1996)
* 21 Faun & Games (1997)
* 22 Zombie Lover (1998)
* 23 Xone of Contention (1999)
* 24 The Dastard (2000)
* 25 Swell Foop (2001)
* 26 Up In A Heaval (2002)
* 27 Cube Route (2003)
* 28 Currant Events (2004)
* 29 Pet Peeve (2005)
* 30 Stork Naked (2006)
* 31 Air Apparent (2007)
* 32 Two to the Fifth (2008)
* 33 Jumper Cable (2009)
* 34 Knot Gneiss (2010)
* 35 Well-Tempered Clavicle (2011)
* 36 Luck of the Draw (2012)
* 37 Esrever Doom (2013; being written)
* 38 Board Stiff