Stork Naked
Appearance
Author | Piers Anthony |
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Cover artist | Darrell K. Sweet Carol Russo Design |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 2006 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
ISBN | 978-0-7653-4312-3 |
Preceded by | Pet Peeve |
Followed by | Air Apparent |
Stork Naked is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the thirtieth book of the Xanth series.[1]
Plot
[edit]Surprise summons the stork with Umlaut, only to discover with dismay that the stork refuses to deliver her baby due to a clerical error. Off on an adventure to find her child, she seeks the aid of Pyra, who wields a tool that can find, and enter, alternate realities. As Surprise and her entourage search for the correct world, the sinister mechanism behind the whole adventure is revealed.
Characters
[edit]- Surprise Golem, daughter of Grundy Golem and Rapunzel Elf
- Che Centaur, winged Centaur, tutor
- Pet Peeve, an insulting bird
- Half-Demon Ted
- Half-Demon Monica
- Woe Betide, the child aspect of the Demoness Metria
- Pyra
References
[edit]- ^ Janet Husband; Jonathan F. Husband (2009). Sequels: An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series. American Library Association. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8389-0967-6.