Title: A Spell for Chameleon

Title: A Spell for Chameleon Title Record # 1157
Author: Piers Anthony
Date: 1977-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Xanth
Series Number: 1
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Language: English
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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1983^ⓘTranslated by Ralph Tegtmeier	German	Chamäleon-Zauber
1991^ⓘTranslated by Dominique Haas	French	Lunes pour Caméléon^?Lunes pour Cameleon
2012	Hungarian	Varázslat Kaméleonnak

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Win	1978 BFA	August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
Nomination	1978 Gandalf	Book-Length Fantasy
9	1978 Locus	Best Fantasy Novel
18	1987 Locus	All-Time Best Fantasy Novel

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
A Spell for Chameleon	1977-09-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-25855-X	$1.95^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1977-10-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-25855-X	C$1.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1978-03-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-25855-X	$1.95^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1978-08-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-25855-X	$1.95^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1979-02-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-25855-X	$1.95^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1979-08-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-25855-X	$2.25^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1980-09-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28766-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
The Magic of Xanth	1981-02-00	Piers Anthony	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	5574	$6.50^?$: US dollar	660	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Tony Fiyalko
A Spell for Chameleon	1981-09-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28766-5	$2.75^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1982-11-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-30422-5	$2.75^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Magic of Xanth	1983-00-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32058-1	$8.45^?$: US dollar	344+ 326+ 329	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
A Spell for Chameleon	1983-01-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-30422-5	C$3.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1983-06-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-30422-5	$2.75^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Chamäleon-Zauber	1983-10-00	Piers Anthony	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Fantasy #20053)	3-404-20053-5	DM 8.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Tim White
A Spell for Chameleon	1984-02-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31771-8	$2.95^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1984-05-12	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31771-8	$2.95^?$: US dollar		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
A Spell for Chameleon	1984-06-00	Piers Anthony	Macdonald	0-356-09812-5	£8.95^?£: UK pound	344	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Spell for Chameleon	1985-00-00	Piers Anthony	Orbit	0-7088-8104-1	£2.50^?£: UK pound	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1985-09-00	Piers Anthony	Warner Books	0-87188-126-8			audio cassette^?Cassette tape	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1985-12-12	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33599-6	$3.50^?$: US dollar		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Magic of Xanth	1986-00-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-00569-4	$10.50^?$: US dollar	344+ 326+ 329	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
A Spell for Chameleon	1987-00-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-34753-6		352	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1988-00-00	Piers Anthony	Warner Books	0-87188-126-8	$14.95^?$: US dollar		audio cassette^?Cassette tape	novel	Michael Whelan
The Magic of Xanth	1989-00-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-34046-9	$10.50^?$: US dollar	344+ 326+ 329	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
A Spell for Chameleon	1990-03-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-34753-6	$4.95^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1991-08-00	Piers Anthony	Orbit	0-7088-8104-1	£4.50^?£: UK pound	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1991-09-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-34753-6	$5.95^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Lunes pour Caméléon^?Lunes pour Cameleon	1991-10-00	Piers Anthony	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5427)	2-266-04157-6		407	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	W. Siudmak
Three Complete Xanth Novels	1994-00-00	Piers Anthony	Wings Books	0-517-12233-2	$12.99^?$: US dollar	774	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Keith Parkinson
A Spell for Chameleon	1994-02-00	Piers Anthony	Orbit	1-85723-250-X	£4.99^?£: UK pound	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell K. Sweet
A Spell for Chameleon	1997-07-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41849-2	$11.00^?$: US dollar	256	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1998-05-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-34753-6	$3.99^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	1999-00-00	Piers Anthony	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Fantasy)			217	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Chamäleon-Zauber	1999-02-00	Piers Anthony	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Fantasy #20156)	3-404-20156-6	DM 9.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	382	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Maitz
A Spell for Chameleon	2002-03-26	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-45430-8	$7.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Michael Whelan
Xanth: The Quest for Magic	2002-10-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-45328-X	$18.95^?$: US dollar	774	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Terese Nielsen
Lunes pour Caméléon	2009-03-00	Piers Anthony	Milady	978-2-8112-0104-3	€6.00^?€: Euro	442	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Julien Delval
A Spell for Chameleon	2009-04-09	Piers Anthony	Paw Prints	978-1-4420-0535-8	$16.99^?$: US dollar	344	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Michael Whelan
Xanth	2011-12-02	Piers Anthony	Bragelonne (Les intégrales)	978-2-35294-542-0		840	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Marc Simonetti
Varázslat Kaméleonnak	2012-00-00	Piers Anthony	Delta Vision Kft.	978-615-5161-43-8	Ft 2,990^?Ft: Hungarian forint	478	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Kovács Péter^?Kovacs Peter
A Spell for Chameleon	2019-00-00	Piers Anthony	Del Rey	978-0-345-45430-0	$2.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Charles Brock
A Spell for Chameleon	2019-10-01	Piers Anthony	Del Rey	978-1-984819-57-4	$17.00^?$: US dollar	417	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Charles Brock
A Spell for Chameleon	date unknown	Piers Anthony	Ballantine Books	0-345-34753-6	$7.99^?$: US dollar	344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
A Spell for Chameleon	date unknown	Piers Anthony	Ballantine Books	0-345-34753-6	$6.99^?$: US dollar	352	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan

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Review by Paul McGuire [as by Paul McGuire, III] (1978) in Science Fiction Review, February 1978
Review by Phil Stephensen-Payne [as by Philip Stephensen-Payne] (1978) in Paperback Parlour, December 1978
Review by Charles R. Saunders (1978) in Beyond the Fields We Know: Tales of Fantasy
Review by Cory Daniells [as by Rowena Cory] (1981) in SF Commentary, #62/63/64/65/66
Review by Joseph Nicholas (1984) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 7, Number 5
Review [French] by Olivier Coron (1992) in Yellow Submarine, #89

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