Two to the Fifth
novel 2008 Xanth
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| Reader rating | 3.85 (1,416 ratings, collected 2026-08-25) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765336996 |
| Internal chronology | 32 |
Synopsis
Cyrus Cyborg, part robot and part human, is directed by the Good Magician's cryptic answer two to the fifth to become a playwright and stage productions that will draw out the villainous Ragna Roc. He assembles a traveling theater troupe and falls for Princess Rhythm, one of three sorceress princesses opposing the roc, as the troupe tours conquered towns and is eventually summoned to perform at Ragna Roc's own castle. The title also plays on 2 to the 5th power, 32, the book's number in the series.
Where it sits
- Universe: Xanth
- Series: Xanth, the expanded sequence (books 19-33) ; position 14 of 15 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Piers Anthony
Notes
- From the series record (Xanth, the expanded sequence (books 19-33)): Books 19 through 33 of Piers Anthony's Xanth sequence (1995-2009), catalogued as Expanded Canon; Core Canon remains just the original trilogy (1977-1979). The full sequence (through book 49) was completed in a later pass, 2026-08-21.
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 19-33): position 14 of 15: previous Air Apparent (2007) · next Jumper Cable (2009)
- Internal chronology, within Xanth: position 32 of 33: previous Air Apparent (2007) · next Jumper Cable (2009)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Xanth
- Order of Books: Xanth
- FantasticFiction: Piers Anthony / Xanth
- https://xanth.fandom.com/wiki/Two_to_the_Fifth
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