Out of Phaze (Apprentice Adept) [Hardcover]

Piers Anthony (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 1987 | Series: Apprentice Adept

Out of print no longer: Book Four of the Apprentice Adept series--from the New York Times bestselling author.

Two worlds--the scientific Proton, and the magical Phaze--exist side-by-side. Now, Mach has crossed from Proton to Phaze, switching places with his counterpart Bane. And both must learn to survive in environments alien to their own nature.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult; 1ST edition (June 12, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399132724
• ISBN-13: 978-0399132728
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,033,670 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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Another series gets worn out., September 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Out of Phaze (Apprentice Adept, Book 4) (Paperback)

Too many authors try to push their series of books beyond where they were originally intended to end (I think it's something like the rule that movie sequels almost never match up to the original). This is another one. The first 3 books are a fun read, very worthwhile mixture of hard SF and fantasy. This one goes way downhill. I'm not sure I can put my finger on it; the ideas just seem worn out. I also tried to read one or two more books in the series. They were no better and I gave up the effort there. I recommend that you read the first three books in this series and then call it quits.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good beginning to the story of Mach and Bane., October 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Out of Phaze (Apprentice Adept, Book 4) (Paperback)

This one was pretty good. After twenty years of no communication or anything between the frames of Phaze and Proton, Stile's son, Bane, makes contact with Blue's son, Mach, and they switch bodies so that they're both in each others frames in the other's body.

Then Bane falls in love with Agape from Proton and Mach falls in love with Fleta from Phaze and a bunch of problems arise.

I enjoyed this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, June 7, 2010

By 

J. Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out of Phaze (Apprentice Adept, Book 4) (Paperback)

The first couple of books in this series were the best. I am only reading the rest of the series because I wanted to see how it ends. However, most of the remaining books seem to be basically telling the same story as the first book over and over.