Split Infinity

Apprentice Adept Series, Book 1

By: Piers Anthony

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

On the technological, decadent world of Proton, someone was trying to destroy Stile, serf and master Gamesman. His only escape lay in Phaze, a world totally ruled by magic. Soon he learned that his alternate self had already been murdered, and that he was next. On Proton, his fate depended on winning the great Games. On Phaze, he must master magic to survive. And if he used any magic at all, his friends were determined to kill him at once!

Be sure to check out all of the titles in the Apprentice Adept Series.

©1987 Piers Anthony (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"To solve his own demise, Stiles must travel between the two realities, each abounding with the expected confusions and unexpected plot twists for which Anthony is famous. An artful blending of SF and fantasy clichés and situations, Split Infinity shows Piers Anthony at the top of his ingenious game(s)." (Amazon.com review)

Apprentice Adept Series

you cant go wrong with Piers Anthony.
i have everything by Piers Anthony from here and love them all.
the best in the Apprentice Adept Series is the first 3 books.
but Apprentice Adept Series is all part of one story.
try the first book and if you dont like it then dont bother with the rest in this Series.
but if you do like it then get them all.

Not a classic, yet remembered fondly.

I first read this book over twenty years ago, I think. I was a teenager and all my friends loved it.

It was one of the staples of teenage sci-fi reading in the late eighties, such was Donaldson, Eddings and Fiest. Piers Anthony is the lesser of these four.

It is entertaining, and the story spans over several books. I started listening to book 4, which is new to me, and immediately felt it betrayed the first three.

First book of a favorite trilogy

First book of a favorite trilogy, which later became a series dealing with the next generation.

Read this book forty years

Read this forty years ago and a mesmerising as I remembered it. While at that time I read the original first three novels, I will now finish the entire series.

Interesting story, great narration.

Protagonist is a person with integrity, needed commodity right now. Narrator does a great job of capturing the emotions of the characters without being cheesy. I read this book many years ago and I’m enjoying listening to it because there are so many subtle details the author included to cause the reader to think about human decisions. He discusses humanity in the same way that Star Trek does with the character Data. With A.I. becoming a big part of this century, The authors intriguing inquiry is even more relevant today than when the book was first written.

Over 30 years old and still yields modern interest

Great story leading into future books. The technology aspect is very interesting mixed with fantasy. The books holds my attention.

Fantastic SciFi Fantasy!

loved it! I finished faster than I intended, because I couldn't stop listening! Now on to book 2...YEAH

An somewhat entertaining book...

What did you like best about Split Infinity? What did you like least?

The book was well performed and it was an interesting split of Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Though the main character seemed to be both too perfect and completely helpless at times. Not one of the best Piers Anthony books I ever enjoyed.

Has Split Infinity turned you off from other books in this genre?

Nope

What about Traber Burns’s performance did you like?

Traber Burns did an excellent job of voicing all the characters with various voices so you could easily differentiate between characters. This made it seem like a one man play more than an audio-book.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes

reliving the classics.

Reading some classic Sci-Fi. I may consider the rest if the series..this one was pretty good...not as predictable as many I have read lately. The living of dual lives, in dual dimensions. Nice...

The Joy of Rediscovering Piers Anthony

Years and years ago, our family tumbled into the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. We anticipated each entry into the series, reading aloud as a family group and quoting the puns for months, even years after. Time passed; the books passed from children to grandchildren and my husband and I, now great-grandparents, fell prey to cataracts and all the other travesties of old age. Enter Audible and three years of catching up on old favorite stories. Sadly, the Xanth novels have not yet made the transition to audio ... but what was this? Another series by Piers? Surely this would measure up to our expectations. And it has ... in spades. Split Infinity hooked us from the very beginning and as the story unfolded we reveled in the author's skill weaving words. The narrator, Traber Burns, speaks clearly, distinctly and at an even volume. We despise books where we are constantly required to adjust the volume. Best of all, this narrator does NOT mispronounce words. Nothing tears a listener out of the story flow more than a mispronounced word. Also, Mr. Burns does not 'act' the narration. He demonstrates character changes with perfect inflection. This combination of author and narrator makes Split Infinity a pure joy to hear. We look forward to hearing the rest of the series. We highly recommend this book.