Mundania Press books by Piers Anthony

ChroMagic Series Key to Havoc Key to Chroma Key to Destiny Key to Liberty

Pornucopia Series Pornucopia The Magic Fart

Dragon’s Gold Series by Piers Anthony and Robert Margroff Dragon’s Gold Serpent’s Silver Chimaera’s Copper Orc’s Opal Mouvar’s Magic

Of Man and Manta Series Omnivore Orn OX

Other Titles by Piers Anthony Macroscope Tortoise Reform Conversation With An Ogre (Video)

The Magic Fart copyright © 2003,2005 by Piers Anthony Jacob

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Trade Paperback ISBN-10: 1-59426-008-7
Trade Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-59426-008-7
Hardcover ISBN-10: 1-59426-007-9
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eBook ISBN-10: 1-59426-009-5
eBook ISBN-13: 978-1-59426-009-4

First Edition—August 2003 Second Edition—September 2005 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2003108296

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Contents

PART 1: Challenge ................................................................................... 7
Chapter 1—E Mission ...................................................................................9
Chapter 2—Fartingale..................................................................................15
Chapter 3—Spire ..........................................................................................21
Chapter 4—Prize ..........................................................................................26
Chapter 5—Now...........................................................................................33
Chapter 6—Plea ............................................................................................42
PART 2: Contest ...................................................................................... 49
Chapter 7—Oubliette...................................................................................51
Chapter 8—Farting Off...............................................................................61
Chapter 9—Trail ...........................................................................................67
Chapter 10—Interviews ..............................................................................73
Chapter 11—Fartingale................................................................................79
Chapter 12—Curse.......................................................................................92
Chapter 13—Tower ......................................................................................98
Chapter 14—Choice.................................................................................. 105
PART 3: Honeymoon............................................................................ 113
Chapter 15—Eden..................................................................................... 115
Chapter 16—Gulf...................................................................................... 122
Chapter 17—Escape.................................................................................. 129
Chapter 18—Trap...................................................................................... 134
PART 4: Fart Off .................................................................................. 145
Chapter 19—Challenge............................................................................. 147
Chapter 20—Tease .................................................................................... 150
Chapter 21—First Branch ........................................................................ 154
Chapter 22—Demoness ........................................................................... 157
Chapter 23—Second Branch ................................................................... 161
Chapter 24—Third Branch ...................................................................... 165
Chapter 25—Fourth Branch.................................................................... 169
Chapter 26—Fifth Branch ....................................................................... 173
Chapter 27—Three Curses....................................................................... 178

Author’s Note..................................................................................................... 183
About the Author.............................................................................................. 184