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Xanth is a fantasy world created by author Piers Anthony for his ''Xanth'' series of novels, also known as ''The Magic of Xanth''. The name ''Xanth'' ( ), pronounced as part of the author's name ("Pierony"), is in itself an unintentional pun, matching the playful tone of the books.〔"The name 'Xanth' was from my 'Names' book. I use these books not for the usual purpose of naming babies...but for naming characters in my fiction" (Piers, 213)〕 Anthony commonly states that he originally intended for Xanth to be a trilogy, and after the wild success of the first three books decided to expand the series to nine books. An extremely devoted fan base persuaded the author to continue writing the series, which is now open-ended. He has since declared, in the Author's Notes of ''Cube Route'', that this 27th book ended the first "magical trilogy" and that he was beginning a new one with the 28th, punning on the fact that 27 is the third power of three, i.e. three cubed. In an interview with AgonyBooth.com, Anthony stated that he has kept the series going as long as he has because the Xanth novels are "just about the only thing the publishers want" from him.〔http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Interview_with_Piers_Anthony.aspx Agony Booth Interview〕 == Books== As of January 2015, there are 39 novels . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xanth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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