American · b. 1934
Piers Anthony is an English-born American author of fantasy and science fiction. He was born Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob in Oxford, England, in 1934, and moved to the United States as a child. He became a naturalized citizen in 1958 and served in the US Army. He began publishing in the 1960s and has written well over a hundred books. His best-known work is the Xanth series, which began with A Spell for Chameleon in 1977. That novel won the August Derleth Award, and the series grew to more than forty volumes built on puns and light adventure. He also wrote the Incarnations of Immortality series, starting with On a Pale Horse, and the Cluster and Apprentice Adept series. His books sold in large numbers and earned him a loyal readership. He is also known for the author's notes in his novels, where he writes about his life and his dealings with publishers.