Chimaera's Copper

Kelvin of Rud #3

by Piers Anthony, Robert E. Margroff

As a young man, Kevin Knight Hackleberry proved to be the Roundear of Prophecy: he liberated his own Kingdom of Rud from the cruel usurper Zoanna, and then went on to defeat the evil king Rowforth.... But now Zoanna and Rowforth have joined forces to take revenge on Kelvin....through his unborn child. Kelvin's beloved Heln lies helpless in prison...while Kelvin is trapped in a distant Frame World, a captive of the dread Chimaera.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Ebooks, Magic, Dragons

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Though he spent the first four years of his life in England, Piers never returned to live in his country of birth after moving to Spain and immigrated to America at age six. After graduating with a B.A. from Goddard College, he married one of his fellow students and and spent fifteen years in an assortment of professions before he began writing fiction full-time.

Piers is a self-proclaimed environmentalist and lives on a tree farm in Florida with his wife. They have two grown daughters.

Reviews

[Sean · Rating 1 out of 5]

This one might deserve 1.5 stars, but barely.

Piers Anthony's novels tend to be fun even if they are very often simplistic. But this book is the same damn story again. Dragon's Gold captivated me as a child. I loved it. By the time I got to this, the 3rd novel in the series, I was incredibly bored. Even as a 12 year old I was able to see that he was just putting a new skin on the same story just to sell a few more books.

If you want to read good Piers Anthony, read Dragon's Gold, The first 3 Xanth novels and the first Apprentice Adept novel. Then skip everything else he ever wrote.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 3 of the series. These have been fun to read, with dragons and chimaeras and super-sized snakes. Poor Kelvin doesn't want to be the hero of the prophecy, but he keeps getting into these strange situations and ends up saving his friends, or even the whole kingdom. Very enjoyable.

[Shelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has to be my least favorite so far. It had gripping action, and continued where the previous book left off. There was nothing wrong with it minus me not being as engaged or invested. Still I am excited to see what happens next with two books left in this series.

[Gavin Greig · Rating 2 out of 5]

A sequel to Dragon's Gold (which I have read) and Serpent's Silver (which I haven't, but don't feel I've missed anything much). Feels like it's pushing the premise just a little too far; alternate worlds are all very fine, but they can start to get just too repetitive.

[Beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was the best book of the trilogy partly because I saw evidence of Piers Anthony in some of the characters. I particularly enjoyed the Chimaera. I'm glad the trilogy is over and do not intend to search for other Anthony & Margroff collaborations.