Piers Anthony.

[ChrisC]

Having many recommendations thrown my way, I have to ask what is Piers Anthony like? You never seem him referred to much. Is it trashy, worth ago?

[jag]

Well he was rubbish on Britains got talent!

[Deep Black]

Piers Anthony has written millions of books http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_Piers_Anthony But you're right he not much talked about & you don't see that many of his books in shops.

He's done mainly Fantasy, but some SF too

I think some of his books may be a bit dodgy

eg:
http://www.qfebooks.co.uk/ZStore/images/sierra/panties.gif


but I really enjoyed On a Pale Horse and have several more of his books on my shelves

[Old Vig]

He's one of those authors that just never knows when to stop. Find the Ox, Orn, Omnivore trilogy if you can, those are excellent science fiction. He loves a pun, and a play on words (Up Schist Crick is a short story that sticks in my mind) and the Xanth (geddit) series were amusing to begin with, see A Spell for Chameleon, etc. but went on too long. The On a Pale Horse series were not bad, they explore the various incarnations of death, time etc. There's a 5 part series set in space, Mercenary, Statesman etc or something like that; lots of action but I never really understood the character motivations. His oldest work is probably his best.