Omnivore [Mass Market Paperback]

Piers Anthony (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books, Inc.; 1ST edition (1968)
• ISBN-10: 0380823624
• ISBN-13: 978-0380823628
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,752,039 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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fine concept, terrible transcription, November 19, 2009

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Ronald L. Cohen (Allegan, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Omnivore (Of Man and Manta) (Kindle Edition)

In December, 1968 Ballantine Books released the first printing of Omnivore. In the decades since, the novel has remained a cleverly written and innovative ecological adventure story peopled with interesting characters.
However, this is a massively inferior transcription to ebook format. Much of the punctuation, present in the original editions, has been dropped entirely. Paragraphing and dialogue exchange, clearly expressed in prior editons, are reduced to confusing run-on blocks. Rather than an being an enjoyable text, the reader is forced to pause to decipher conversations.
This novel deserved a much better transfer to electronic format. It is suggested that the reader await a better edition.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adventures on the Fungus world, May 16, 2000

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Larry Eischen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Omnivore (Of Man and Manta, No. 1)

A cyborg is sent to investigate the activities of three scientists on the planet Nacre. As he questions them, he hopes to find out the secret of the Mantas, creatures brought back from Nacre. The alien world covered by fungoid live forms is a truly unique creation. An excellent Anthony foray into science fiction.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Pier's best books - should be a movie!, December 5, 1997

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Douglas M. Keenan (Indiana USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Omnivore (Hardcover)

The beginning novel in an excellent trilogy. Well worth the read; it's a shame we lost these characters.