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Five Portraits

By: Piers Anthony
Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
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Piers Anthony delivers another tale set in the best-selling world of Xanth, filled with magic, surprises, adventure, and a few puns. Here's what the author has to say about his new book: "Five Portraits is a kind of sequel to Board Stiff in that it picks up where the other leaves off, with the same characters. Apart from that, it's one of my favorites within the series. There's something about Astrid Basilisk that appeals to me: a very pretty girl whose very glance is deadly, yet she's a nice person whose selfless effort to save five difficult children from future Xanth is thoroughly worthy. I also like the theme of the power of unlikely friendship. Not just Xanth, but Mundania, too, would be better if there were more such friendships."

©2014 Piers Anthony, Published in 2014 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. (P)2014 Audible Inc. Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Science Fiction Adventure Feel-Good Funny Witty
Entertaining Puns • Wonderful Storytelling • Engaging Story • Fun Reading Experience • Excellent Talent Portrayal
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I have most of the other Xanth series so it was the first thing I looked for when I joined Audible. It was as wonderful as the rest of P. Anthony's books. I loved it.

Another Xanth Winner

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Would you listen to Five Portraits again? Why?

Probably not

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I almost turned it off. The narrator emphasizing every time someone said something "he said", "Candy said" drove me crazy. I'm sure it read like that but it was read as if "I don't know, Candy said" with emphasis on the "Candy said". After about 15 ".... Saids" in a row, it gets rather annoying.

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After years of reading Piers Anthony books, the puns never get old. I still find it funny and clever. I just found the narration of these two books to be annoying with the emphasis on the saids. Listen for a bit and you'll get what I mean. It gets old, quick.

Like the story, iffy about the narration

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Piers Anthony is such a fun read. The Xanth series I met in 1982 continues to move forward - I love it.

Rocking forward ideas in a fun way: Xanth.

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Love Piers Anthony’s work. Wonderful puns and excellent way to learn about our different talents.

Sweet story

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being a mundane in Florida I appreciate the fact that I can escape to A Whole New World and still be right here thank you Pier's

thank you for your words

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Full of all the puns we have come to grown at. Just as much fun and laughs as you have come to expect.

Land of fun and puns.

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nice follow up to Board Stiff, I was not aware when starting the 1st one that it would be in two parts.

good read/listen

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Most of the time I can listen to a book all the way, but these are just so bad! I really enjoyed the 1st twenty or so books and wanted to enjoy these too. But these are just so bad! I do not return books often, even a book that is just 'ok' I keep just to try again another time. But I returned these three. Mr. Anthony, you are pumping a long dry well here.

Please just stop

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Xanth novels used to be cute fun books I could recommend to preteen kids. this one, with its focus on nudity and rape is not appropriate for this audience.

ADULT FICTION: Xanth is no longer for kids

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There are SO MANY references to rape! It’s completely unnecessary, doesn’t play a major role in the story. Portrays all men tone sex starved, violent & mindless. I have really liked this series in the past. This is just a disappointing waste of time.
And, the narration is painfully awkward.

What the hell P. Anthony & all the editors who worked on this??

Trigger warning!

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