Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born August 6, 1934) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy, best known for his long-running Xanth series. Born in England to Quaker pacifist parents, he emigrated to the United States as a child, became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1958, and achieved career success with multiple New York Times bestsellers, including Ogre, Ogre, the first paperback original fantasy on the list. He has published over 100 books, uniquely claiming one starting with every letter of the alphabet from Anthonology to Zombie Lover. HiPiers.net, SF