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Reading order

Xanth Books in Order

This page lists the complete Xanth reading order by Piers Anthony, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 49 books / 1977-2026

Xanth Reading Order

01 A Spell for Chameleon 1977 Buy
02 The Source of Magic 1978 Buy
03 Castle Roogna 1979 Buy
04 Centaur Aisle 1981 Buy
05 Ogre, Ogre 1982 Buy
06 Night Mare 1982 Buy
07 Dragon on a Pedestal 1983 Buy
08 Crewel Lye 1984 Buy
09 Golem in the Gears 1986 Buy
10 Vale of the Vole 1987 Buy
11 Heaven Cent 1988 Buy
12 Man from Mundania 1989 Buy
13 Isle of View 1990 Buy
14 Question Quest 1991 Buy
15 The Color of Her Panties 1992 Buy
16 Demons Don't Dream 1992 Buy
17 Harpy Thyme 1993 Buy
18 Geis of the Gargoyle 1994 Buy
19 Roc and a Hard Place 1995 Buy
20 Yon Ill Wind 1996 Buy
21 Faun & Games 1997 Buy
22 Zombie Lover 1998 Buy
23 Xone of Contention 1999 Buy
24 The Dastard 2000 Buy
25 Swell Foop 2001 Buy
26 Up in a Heaval 2002 Buy
27 Cube Route 2003 Buy
28 Currant Events 2004 Buy
29 Pet Peeve 2005 Buy
30 Stork Naked 2006 Buy
31 Air Apparent 2007 Buy
32 Two to the Fifth 2008 Buy
33 Jumper Cable 2009 Buy
34 Knot Gneiss 2010 Buy
35 Well-Tempered Clavicle 2011 Buy
36 Luck of the Draw 2012 Buy
37 Esrever Doom 2013 Buy
38 Board Stiff 2013 Buy
39 Five Portraits 2014 Buy
40 Isis Orb 2016 Buy
41 Ghost Writer in the Sky 2017 Buy
42 Fire Sail 2019 Buy
43 Jest Right 2020 Buy
44 Skeleton Key 2021 Buy
45 A Tryst of Fate 2021 Buy
46 Six Crystal Princesses 2022 Buy
47 Apoca Lips 2023 Buy
48 Three Novel Nymphs 2025 Buy
49 Knicklepede Knight 2026 Buy

Xanth Books by Publication Order

1977 A Spell for Chameleon #1
1978 The Source of Magic #2
1979 Castle Roogna #3
1981 Centaur Aisle #4
1982 Ogre, Ogre #5
1982 Night Mare #6
1983 Dragon on a Pedestal #7
1984 Crewel Lye #8
1986 Golem in the Gears #9
1987 Vale of the Vole #10
1988 Heaven Cent #11
1989 Man from Mundania #12
1990 Isle of View #13
1991 Question Quest #14
1992 The Color of Her Panties #15
1992 Demons Don't Dream #16
1993 Harpy Thyme #17
1994 Geis of the Gargoyle #18
1995 Roc and a Hard Place #19
1996 Yon Ill Wind #20
1997 Faun & Games #21
1998 Zombie Lover #22
1999 Xone of Contention #23
2000 The Dastard #24
2001 Swell Foop #25
2002 Up in a Heaval #26
2003 Cube Route #27
2004 Currant Events #28
2005 Pet Peeve #29
2006 Stork Naked #30
2007 Air Apparent #31
2008 Two to the Fifth #32
2009 Jumper Cable #33
2010 Knot Gneiss #34
2011 Well-Tempered Clavicle #35
2012 Luck of the Draw #36
2013 Esrever Doom #37
2013 Board Stiff #38
2014 Five Portraits #39
2016 Isis Orb #40
2017 Ghost Writer in the Sky #41
2019 Fire Sail #42
2020 Jest Right #43
2021 Skeleton Key #44
2021 A Tryst of Fate #45
2022 Six Crystal Princesses #46
2023 Apoca Lips #47
2025 Three Novel Nymphs #48
2026 Knicklepede Knight #49

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Xanth reading order?

The Xanth reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Xanth books are there?

This catalog currently lists 49 Xanth books published across 1977-2026.

Who writes the Xanth books?

Xanth is listed as a book series by Piers Anthony.

Should I read Xanth in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Xanth. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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