Apoca Lips
novel 2023 Xanth
Record
| First published | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| Reader rating | 4.01 (141 ratings, collected 2026-08-25) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781504066938 |
Synopsis
Prince Nolan Naga of Xanth must find a royal bride before he can take the throne. Consulting the Good Magician, he learns his ideal match is Apoca, of the matriarchal Lips Tribe of Thanx, whose kiss can induce love slavery. The pair must then work together to break a curse causing every newborn in Xanth to be born with the same magical talent, navigating a realm thick with wordplay along the way.
Where it sits
- Universe: Xanth
- Series: Xanth, the expanded sequence (books 34-49) ; position 14 of 16 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Piers Anthony
Notes
- From the series record (Xanth, the expanded sequence (books 34-49)): Closes the Xanth gap: books 34 through 49 (2010-2026), continuing directly from book 33 (Jumper Cable, 2009). All currently published Xanth novels are now catalogued. Two further titles the author has announced (Limbo, Fusia's Friends) have no confirmed publication date and are excluded for now.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Xanth, the expanded sequence (books 34-49): position 14 of 16: previous Six Crystal Princesses (2022) · next Three Novel Nymphs (2025)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Xanth
- https://www.orderofbooks.com/series/xanth/
- https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/piers-anthony/
- https://openroadmedia.com/ebook/apoca-lips/9781504066921
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