Omnivore
- Published
- 1 January 1968
- Pages
- 189
- ISBN-13
- 9781606593806
- Type
- novel
About this book
Omnivore, published in 1968, opens Piers Anthony's Of Man and Manta trilogy at a brisk 189 pages, sending three human investigators of contrasting temperaments to the alien planet Nacre to study its shapeshifting, telepathic mantas.
Key facts about Omnivore
Omnivore is a novel by Piers Anthony. Readers have had it since 1968. It runs to 189 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Omnivore. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781606593806 to find the main one.
Omnivore is book 1 of 3 in the Of Man and Manta series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Piers Anthony writes Battle Circle, Jason Striker and Cluster, plus 11 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction, action thriller and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Three Novel Nymphs is the latest published Piers Anthony book on file, from 2025.
About Piers Anthony
Piers Anthony is a prolific British-born American author best known for Xanth, his long-running comic fantasy series built around magical puns and wordplay, which has run to more than forty novels since 1977. See every Piers Anthony book in order.
Its place in Of Man and Manta
Omnivore is book 1 in the Of Man and Manta series. It is followed by Orn. See the full Of Man and Manta reading order.
A trio of human investigators — an omnivore, a herbivore, and a carnivore by temperament and diet alike, each representing a different survival strategy and worldview — travel to the alien planet Nacre to study its native life, most strikingly the shapeshifting, telepathic creatures known as mantas. What begins as a scientific expedition steadily reveals larger and stranger threats: Nacre's ecology, its relationship to human colonization efforts, and the true nature and intelligence of the alien life the team…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781606593806