In this amazing work, a master of the fantastic comes back to reality and conjures a classic horror story: a tale of attraction and repulsion of the most primitive sort. There is a predator on the loose--the Firefly, as it comes to be called--which lures and then entraps its victims by emitting intense pheromonesto cue human sexual reactions. Illustrated.
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In this amazing work, a master of the fantastic comes back to reality and conjures a classic horror story: a tale of attraction and repulsion of the most primitive sort. There is a predator on the loose--the Firefly, as it comes to be called--which lures and then entraps its victims by emitting intense pheromonesto cue human sexual reactions. Illustrated.
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Add this copy of Firefly to cart. $0.99, good condition, Sold by Greenworld Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Arlington, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Avon Books.
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Good condition. It may show normal signs of use such as light writing highlighting or library markings but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid complete copy that's ready to enjoy.
Add this copy of Firefly to cart. $1.87, fair condition, Sold by Gulf Coast Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cypress, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Avon Books.
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Fair. Used-Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact but shrink wrap dust covers or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes highlighting or minor water damage but the text is readable. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable. Any access codes or passwords originally included with the book may be expired used or no longer valid. Image is stock photo and cover art edition may be different than pictured.
Add this copy of Firefly to cart. $3.16, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by William Morrow & Co.
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This book was a staple in my book collection. A few years ago, I suggested my ex-boyfriend read it. When the relationship was over, it disappeared from my bookshelf. Well.......at least his taste in books improved..
Illustrious1
Jul 3, 2007
Not your typical Piers Anthony
I've read a large number of Piers Anthony's works including the Incarnations of Immortality series, Xanth series, Apprentice Adept series, and many other of his titles. Firefly is unique in that it's subject matter is much more perverse, it is a very sexual book warping standard views and conventions and is definitely not for everyone, however the book is very well written and entertaining and contains one of my favorite passages. "The affair had turned sour, and her guilt waxed inversely as the romance waned. How could she, a married woman, have done this thing? What had seemed so exciting at the outset now seemed sordid. She was sorry she had ever gotten into it. Her husband was ten times the man her lover was, and she knew that now. She had betrayed the man she loved, and was ill with self-loathing for it. There was no help for it: she would have to tell him. She would make a clean breast of it and beg his forgiveness, and if he threw her out, well, it was his right and she had brought it on herself by her foolishness. But what a loss to her it would be! Yet she couldn't keep silent, for that would make a mockery of their relationship; there had to be honesty between them, however painful it might be. She nerved herself and broached the matter that evening. 'Dear, I have something to say that I fear will not please you, and-' 'Oh, you found out!' he exclaimed. 'What?' She was nonplussed. 'About my indiscretion, over now. I really wanted to tell you, but I was so afraid of losing you, the only woman I ever truly loved. Now you have found out, and it's too late for courage. I wish it were otherwise!' He had had an affair? At first she felt a surge of anger. But following hard on its heels was relief: he couldn't condemn her, if he had done the same! Nevertheless, honesty compelled her. 'I didn't know,' she said, 'What I have to confess is my own indiscretion. I-' 'You?' he asked incredulously. 'Me,' she agreed. 'I-' He looked almost relieved. 'Maybe-would it be amiss if we simply let things cancel out, without going into details?' And so it was that they devoted the night to love instead of confession and recrimination. He stroked her hair and she kissed him, and their marriage prospered thereafter. It was only much later that she learned by chance from another source that her husband hand never had an extramarital affair. Then she realized that she had been mistaken: he was not ten times the man her lover had been. He was a hundred times."
