Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series also shows the potential of lighter fantastic fiction. I read the first, and listened to a tape of a later one, and it's fun.

The act is written and narrated by writer Logan Hill who as a 12-year old was consumed with reading Anthony’s novels. He would stay in the Army until 1959; he became a U. After a series of odd jobs Anthony decided to join the U.

He has claimed that one of his greatest achievements has been to publish a book for every letter of the alphabet from Anthonology to Zombie Lover. He is most famous for his long-running novel series set in the fictional realm of Xanth. Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born 6 August 1934 in Oxford England) is an English American author in the science fiction and fantasy genres publishing under the name Piers Anthony.