Chaining the Lady. [Paperback]

Piers. Anthony (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 342 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books; Cluster Trilogy #2. edition (1978)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000BZGMZ6
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,630,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Space Opera, combat and a hostage situation, August 12, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Chaining the Lady (Cluster, Book 2) (Paperback)

This is the story of Melody of Mintaka, an old neuter who resembles nothing more than a crazy pipe organ. Set apart by the amazing strength of her Aura, she is the only trustworthy being in the Milkyway Galaxy. Why? The greedy beings from Galaxy Andromeda have tipped the power balance and are possessing the Milkyway's most powerful people. Placed in the body of a buxom young woman, she must seek out the enemy hostages. How? With the imagery evoked by the Tarot. The story flows smoothly, steadily builds suspense and reaches a mind breaking climax. The descriptions are evocative, the dialog believable and the story sound. This is an edge-of-your-seater during the last half of the book. Its an all around good read for Sci-Fi fans. Wait until you see the Magnets!

3.0 out of 5 stars Readable Space Adventure, August 27, 2011

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Brainman60 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chaining the Lady (Cluster, Book 2) (Paperback)

Another enjoyable comic book tale.
This time the hero seems to be a piece of musical farm machinery. It's a thousand years after the last book and those nasty Andromedans are back trying to steal all the energy from the Milky way.
In part one our heroine takes over the body of a voluptuous young female human and by cunning use of tarot cards (again) and her magnificent cleavage, (no really), she uncovers the plot and rallies the troops.
In part two the battle unfolds and there are strange space battles. All very clever and interesting.
Finally our heroine transfers to Andromeda and saves the day with a clever and quite tidy finale.
A clever and very readable classic space adventure full of strange if often implausible aliens.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, September 3, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chaining the Lady (Cluster, Book 2) (Paperback)

Descendant still up again Andromedans, this time with Kirlian possession.

Kirlian agents of the enemy have worked up how to basically do a fair bit of mind control and bodysnatching via Kirlian transfer. To combat this the humans have set Melody of Mintaka to work, a woman with a massive Kirlian aura rating who is able in turn to take over those infiltrators.

Throw in some space fleets, and tarot, and you have a reasonably entertaining book.