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The Iron Maiden (Bio of a Space Tyrant Book 6) Kindle Edition

by Piers Anthony (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 118 ratings
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From a New York Times–bestselling author: The revealing final book in this sci-fi epic tracks the rise and fall of Jupiter’s tyrant—from the perspective of his sister.

The final installment of the Bio of a Space Tyrant series covers the same period as the first five books, but with a twist. The Iron Maiden is told from the point of view of Hope’s sister, Spirit. This book fills in the gaps when the two siblings were apart and perfectly wraps up this scintillating series!
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    Bio of a Space Tyrant
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    381 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publisher
    Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  6. Publication date
    July 1, 2014
  7. File size
    3979 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KLOY484
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (July 1, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3979 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 381 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 118 ratings

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Piers Anthony

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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.

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Monkey
5.0 out of 5 stars If you want a quick overview of the Bio of a Space tyrant get this book
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2008
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This was another stay up and read book that had excellent continuity throughout the entire Bio of a Space Tyrant series. If you want to see a different side to the entire series, and either own or do not want to buy the series, the Iron Maiden is the best book in the lot to get. While it condenses the other five books in the series, it is probably the best one in the series to get an overview of what Bio of a Space Tyrant is all about.

We start off with Refugee, and quickly move through the rest of the series from the view point of Hope Hubris's sister, Spirit. This is her view point of how her brother coped, overcame, and developed his career, as well as the rise to power in a quick to read, but endlessly fascinating book. We delve on her life as the power behind the throne. Her loves, her life, and how she approached the process and built the relationships that helped her brother rise to the top of the political food chain.

We also learn a lot about her, and her dreams and in many ways shattered life as she sacrificed everything to bring about a "dream" for mankind. Overall excellent book, one I am going to hold on to and read frequently.
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Jackie Newman
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice wrap-up to a fantastic series
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2002
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Iron Maiden is a very pleasant read. It manages to cover the time span of the entire series to this point, but with a fresh perspective. While the writing is not as strong as the other Space Tyrant books, it did a nice job of filling in the holes where Spirit's life was concerned. Finally, we get inside her head... though to a limited degree. Hope was the author of his own biography, whereas Spirit provided Hopie with materials and let her expand upon them as appropriate. Once you accept that the approach fits with Spirit as we know her from the other books, the different tone works. Overall, a pleasant finish to a series that is one of Piers Anthony's best.
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Morgan Sunstar
5.0 out of 5 stars A great ending to an entertaining series
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2012
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The Bio series is arguably the male equivalent of "50 Shades of Grey" in that it certainly has MORE sexual escapades than that book. Still, the storyline is very intriguing and the final book of the series does a great job of not only closing out certain sections and plot lines, but comfortably ending the series in a satisfying way. If you have read the Bio series, you owe it to yourself to buy this book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2015
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It was a good book for a recap.
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Jerry T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Times, no Alcohol Required
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2015
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Great book, shipped as promised, not quite the same writing direction as the rest of the Bio of a Space Tyrant series, but it was nice to see some different angles through that world. I have always been a fan of Piers Anthony, and the tone of this book felt a bit closer to his works on the Adept Series.
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Shayology
2.0 out of 5 stars Bio of a Space Tyrant: Spark Notes
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2016
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My father recommended the first five books a few years ago. I read them. They were amazing! Horrible, dark, evil, hopeful, idealistic, but still amazing. We had a good chat about it afterwards. Then I found the sixth book... My father had not heard of this sixth book. I told him I would check it out and let him know if he should get it afterwards. I generally like most of Piers Anthony's work, he's a weird writer, but he never fails to at least entertain me. Here however he has. My father and I will never speak of this book again.
The first five had their flaws, but the story I thought overcame most of them. The Iron Maiden however only accentuates what was wrong in the previous books, and merely gives you a brief synopsis of everything without ever going into the details from another perspective that I was looking for. I trudged through to find a light at the end of the tunnel, but found none.
If you don't remember the rest of the series because you read them over twenty years ago and want a rough refresher, then please enjoy this book. Although I would think it will be like watching a movie you loved as a child to only learn that it is fairly terrible as an adult.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2020
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This book helped fill in the story of Hope and provide insight as to what he was thinking and how much he relied on those he trusted.
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adam k may
1.0 out of 5 stars this book was a disappointment. unlike other books by Piers Anthony
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2015
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Unlike the first 5 books, which I was blown away by, this book was a disappointment. unlike other books by Piers Anthony, I found "The Iron Maiden" to be a forced read. As others have said, it was mostly a retelling in short form of what happened in the first 5. I expected so much when I first saw this book but was quite letdown. I know I am just a reader and have no writing skills and should not criticise someone who is, but I feel this is not Piers Anthony at his best. I also feel that this book really does not belong in such an epic series as "The Bio of a Space Tyrant".
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3.0 out of 5 stars Decent story, poor quality writing
Reviewed in Canada on February 23, 2024
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I bought the six books of the series. Given that the stories are older, I think they are overpriced.
Each of the books have dozens of typographical errors. I thought that the first five books may have been filled with typos just due to being scanned in from an earlier printed copy. This latest book however, which, from the Author's note, was not scanned, is just as bad; maybe he did not want to pay to have an editor fix his work. Given the number of books he wrote, I would have hoped for higher quality writing.
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Willhelm III
5.0 out of 5 stars Good finish to the series
Reviewed in Germany on October 7, 2021
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The book for everyone who enjoyed the first five installments. It reveals not that many new things, but it is refreshingly straight forward. In my opinion there are now slow passages and a must-have to re enjoy the whole journey from the eyes of a more relatable protagonist.
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Mr Space Pirate
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Piers Anthony Classic
Reviewed in Australia on November 7, 2020
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The space tyrant series has surprising depth, twists and tragedy all through every book. Another brilliant work By Piers.
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Tracey
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2015
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loved the book
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