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The Color of Her Panties

by Piers Anthony · first published 1992

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The 15th installment of the bestselling Xanth series. Gwenny Goblin and Jenny Elf are the only creatures who haven't seen Mela Merwoman's underpants -- preoccupied as they are with helping Gwenny beat out her awful half-brother for chiefship of the goblin horde. While Gwenny and Jenny master space and thyme, Mela discovers the power of a perfect pair of panties!We See England, We See Xanth, We See Mels's UnderpanthIn fact, Gwenny Goblin, Che Centaur and Jenny Elf are just about the only creatures on Xanth who have been spared the sight of Mela Merwoman's undergarment -- preoccupied as they ar

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  • shevy-java · May 8, 2026 · Mentions

    …turquoise hair He may have run out of ideas and tried to fill in a story with a dark mood in mind (speculation). The thing is that this is not that uncommon in many fantasy novels. Anyone remembers "The Color of Her Panties" by Piers Anthony? I read it, it is very cheesy (also silly, in particular when you as target audience are, say, 10 years old or something like that) but not necessarily mega-creepy either. But then you…

    on “Pinocchio is weirder than you remembered” ↗
  • alasdair_ · Mar 17, 2021 · Mentions

    …relationship with a fifteen year old girl (in both body and mind) was that due to time magic being used, she was technically legally eighteen and so everything was fine. He also wrote a YA novel entitled “the color of her panties” so...

    on “The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter (2017)” ↗
  • falcolas · Mar 17, 2021 · Mentions

    If I avoided every author who had problematic opinions, my reading list would be small. > He also wrote a YA novel entitled “the color of her panties” so... And yet it is probably justified in this case.

    on “The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter (2017)” ↗

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