Race Against Time [Library Binding]

Piers Anthony (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2001

John Smith is just a typical teenager growing up in a typical American town...Or is he?

He has a dog -- that can climb trees and understand very complex commands. He has parents -- who watch him constantly, taking notes when they think he's not looking. He has a girlfriend -- a girl he's never met, whom he has been told he must marry.

John knows that something is wrong, but until he crosses the boundary fence late one night, he doesn't realize just how much. For wherever he lives, it's definitely not America!

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Product Details

• Library Binding
• Publisher: Econo-Clad Books (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613014731
• ISBN-13: 978-0613014731
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,062,016 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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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, November 28, 2006

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K. Sozaeva "Obsessive bibliophile" (Athens, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Race Against Time (Mass Market Paperback)

Although somewhat controversial topics are raised on the subject of racial differences (main character is one of only 2 "purebred Caucasians" left in the world and later finds there are only 2 purebred Chinese and 2 purebred Africans while the rest of the world is "Standard," apparently an amalgamation of all races and who apparently hunted down and killed all other races for the most part), the book is nonetheless a very interesting bit of pulp fiction from the early 1970s. I much prefer Anthony's earlier works, such as this one and "Shade of the Tree" to his later efforts, where he enters into long series and the books become repetitive and silly. But hey, track down this book if you can and find out for yourself what you think. It may take a bit of work, but I think you will agree that it is worth the effort.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars He should've waited some time before he wrote this boook!, October 10, 1997

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This review is from: Race Against Time (Mass Market Paperback)

When I read the other review I just had to comment. This WAS an interesting book, but it was a bit childish. It is as if Piers Anthony had several interesting ideas, but didn't really know how to write a novel about them - the results seems confused and unconvincing. I think it's a book to read when you REALLY have nothing else to read.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Let This One Slip By!, August 6, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Race Against Time (Mass Market Paperback)

One of his best, and often overlooked because it isn't in a series. Piers describes a world of the future where all human beings have "evolved" into one race, and the attempts to create divergent races. VERY thought provoking