Isis Orb
novel 2016 Xanth
Record
| First published | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| Reader rating | 3.81 (507 ratings, collected 2026-08-25) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781504036313 |
Synopsis
Hapless, a young man in Xanth who can conjure musical instruments but cannot play them, sets out on a quest to find the Isis Orb, an artifact said to be able to grant his lifelong wish. Joined by a group of companions who each hope the orb can fulfill wishes of their own, he travels to collect five totems tied to Xanth's elemental regions, facing magical creatures and obstacles along the way.
Where it sits
- Universe: Xanth
- Series: Xanth, the expanded sequence (books 34-49) ; position 7 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 7 of 16: previous Five Portraits (2014) · next Ghost Writer in the Sky (2017)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Xanth
- https://www.orderofbooks.com/series/xanth/
- https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/piers-anthony/
- https://openroadmedia.com/ebook/isis-orb/9781504036283
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