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The Cluster Series: Cluster, Chaining the Lady, Kirlian Quest, Thousandstar, and Viscous Circle Kindle Edition

by Piers Anthony (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 166 ratings
“Original and fascinating . . . entertaining and beautifully written,” the complete series from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Xanth Novels (Science Fiction Review).
 
Seamlessly blending science fiction and fantasy, New York Times–bestselling author Piers Anthony presents an epic adventure series in a completely original universe.
 
Cluster: In a battle to control the energy of the Milky Way galaxy, two adversaries of superior Kirlian auras—green-skinned Flint of Outworld and a female Andromedan agent—are irresistibly drawn to each other.
 
Chaining the Lady: Melody of Mintaka, a direct descendant of Flint and his Andromedan mate, must save the Milky Way from the enemy Andromedans, who have discovered the secret of involuntary hosting—possessing another individual via a stronger aura.
 
Kirlian Quest: With his hyper-intense Kirlian aura, Herald the Healer, an aural descendant of Flint and Melody, must unravel the secrets of the Ancients to defend against the Space Amoeba, a fleet of alien ships a million strong.
 
Thousandstar: A new Ancient Site has been discovered, and in the competition to explore it, both host Heem of Highfalls and his transferee, Jessica of Capella, harbor secrets that may cost them their lives.
 
Viscous Circle: The bloodthirsty Solarians, desperate to possess the secrets of the Ancient Site, target the Bands, strange and beautiful pacifist beings, and only Rondl has the knowledge to save his race from extinction.
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    August 7, 2018
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Piers Anthony is one of the world’s most popular fantasy writers, and a New York Times–bestselling author twenty-one times over. His Xanth novels have been read and loved by millions of readers around the world, and he daily receives hundreds of letters from his devoted fans. In addition to the Xanth series, Anthony is the author of many other bestselling works. He lives in Inverness, Florida.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07G2235FK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (August 7, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 7, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 16.4 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1752 pages
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Piers Anthony is one of the world's most popular fantasy authors, and a New York Times bestseller twenty-one times over. His Xanth novels have been read and loved by millions of readers around the world, and he daily receives hundreds of letters from his devoted fans.In addition to the Xanth series, Anthony is the author of many other best-selling works. Piers Anthony lives in Inverness, Florida.

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Customers find the stories engaging and imaginative. They describe the books as wonderful, excellent, and fun to read again. However, opinions differ on the writing style - some find it well-written and fabulous, while others feel it's exhausting and the author goes off topic too often.

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Customers enjoy the stories and characters. They find the books imaginative and engaging, with vivid worlds that keep them hooked. The ideas are thought-provoking, even though some of the stories are a bit dated.

"...If you enjoy imaginative fiction there is a great chance you will enjoy this series." Read more

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"...but I find the author's other works in science fiction and fantasy fantastic reads. I have most of his books in hard copy." Read more

"...I read all in a row totally fascinated by the embedded insights of each book" Read more

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Customers enjoy reading the books. They find them enjoyable, describing them as excellent and epic works of science fiction.

"...This was my first trip into his SF and it was great! If you enjoy imaginative fiction there is a great chance you will enjoy this series." Read more

"...I think any Piers Anthony fan would find this a very enjoyable read. Ok, now for the bad news...." Read more

"...The individual novels/chapters have some good, great, and so, so moments...." Read more

"...It was the first books I read for pleasure. Was fun reading them again. Since then I have read hundreds of book and most of Mr Anthony’s work." Read more

6 customers mention "Writing style"3 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing style. Some find it well-written, showing different species with different needs. Others say the author is incapable of writing a bad story, but the stories are dated and the author goes off topic too often in this series.

"Anthology warts of retyping and all by the fabulous author. I read all in a row totally fascinated by the embedded insights of each book" Read more

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"...many of his " Xanth" novels many years ago and these are a more serious style of writing." Read more

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  • Paul Penland
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great SF - an epic work
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020
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    I have read lots of Mr. Anthony's fantasy books and have truly enjoyed them. This was my first trip into his SF and it was great! If you enjoy imaginative fiction there is a great chance you will enjoy this series.
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  • fuel2u
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2018
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    This is actually a great story that holds the interest of the reader. Each of the volumes is a self contained story that is only enhanced when read in order. Although a long-time Piers Anthony fan, I had not encountered this series until I purchased the Kindle version of the series. I think any Piers Anthony fan would find this a very enjoyable read.

    Ok, now for the bad news. The author explains early on that he has retyped this series from the original since digital was not an option at the original writing. What comes across is that the retype has allowed many mistakes to enter that would have been caught with proper editing. This is why I have dropped one star from the rating.
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  • Irvin West
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read, But Lengthy
    Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2019
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    I read this series several years ago and enjoyed them. However, upon rereading this series decades later I found them just okay, but not the best representation of the author's creative works. I still particularly enjoy Cluster and Thousandstar in this series. Too often in this series the author goes off topic to impress the reader with his intelligence. I found myself skimming these sections and thinking just get to the point and get back on topic. I would still recommend this series, but I find the author's other works in science fiction and fantasy fantastic reads. I have most of his books in hard copy.
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  • Nancy and Louis T
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow. 5 books all excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019
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    Anthology warts of retyping and all by the fabulous author. I read all in a row totally fascinated by the embedded insights of each book
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  • pmikehay
    5.0 out of 5 stars A true Master
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2020
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    I have always enjoyed the Xanth series by Piers Anthony and this was a great chance to see the how he was in a more scifi genre. He lived up to every expectation. One of the things I love most about his creativity is his fully fleshed out species. His characters are vivid and engaging and coupled with wonderfully imagined worlds, he really draws you into the stories.
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  • Reader in the Pacific
    4.0 out of 5 stars An exhausting read.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2020
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    This a 1500 page monster. The individual novels/chapters have some good, great, and so, so moments. So much focuses on aura/personal energy ; I wish that they would just mention that in the beginning. Some interesting concepts and points of view.
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  • Geri
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great set
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2020
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    I first read this series in th ‘80s. It was the first books I read for pleasure. Was fun reading them again. Since then I have read hundreds of book and most of Mr Anthony’s work.
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  • John S
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not nearly as good as the Space Tyrant series
    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019
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    I started reading Mr. Anthony's books back in the 1980's and have loved many of them. With that said I don't feel these novels are his best work. There were a couple of books in this series I really enjoyed, but the others were just OK. I do have too give Mr. Anthony credit as this series for the most part had non-human type aliens as the main character and that says a lot about his skill as a writer to be able to write a series with such strange lead characters and not only make it interesting, but also get you to identify with the characters. Truly this deserves three and a half stars but that isn't a choice. I think I was also expecting something like his "Bio of a Space Tyrant" series which I thought was excellent. I highly recommend it as well as "Battle Circle.". I have also read many of his " Xanth" novels many years ago and these are a more serious style of writing.
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  • Dan Dupras
    4.0 out of 5 stars Love them. Intriguing.
    Reviewed in Canada on April 5, 2019
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    Always love this author, except for way too many typos.
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  • Mark H
    5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply moving set of novels full of philosophy of life
    Reviewed in Australia on March 8, 2020
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    The set encompasses thousands of years of the future history of the human species, with an underlying theme of the philosophy of life. It is a bit of a marathon read but it is a very worthwhile one. I have read a lot of his Xanth novels and many of his sci fi novels and this series is a great example of his sci fi style.
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  • HuikalaSam
    2.0 out of 5 stars So many typos! Buy the print version.
    Reviewed in Australia on February 5, 2020
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    The frequent formatting and typographical errors in the first book are really disappointing. Clearly the publisher using optical character recognition tech and not bothering to send it through a human editor to see if sentences make sense or are even complete. I'm not sure if I can return this series since it has been a while since purchasing but I am going to try. The issue is not an infrequent one with ebooks but this is the worst I have come across. Publishers, please have more respect for your readers and authors!
    And if you want female characters with any sort of substance at all and who do something other than looking pretty, this does not appear to be that series based on the first book.
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  • Thomas Dall
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great
    Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2018
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    Love reading these books can’t wait to get started.
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  • Peter Eerden
    3.0 out of 5 stars I stumbled in this read at book two
    Reviewed in Australia on April 16, 2019
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    Sorry to say this did not keep me engrossed as I thought it would. The premise of reanimating to disparate entities across galaxies did not keep my attention and so gave up. Sorry about that.
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