Stork Naked

First edition
Author	Piers Anthony
Cover artist	Darrell K. Sweet Carol Russo Design
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication date	2006
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN	978-0-7653-4312-3
Preceded by	Pet Peeve
Followed by	Air Apparent

Stork Naked is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the thirtieth book of the Xanth series.^[1]

Plot

Surprise summons the stork with Umlaut, only to discover with dismay that the stork refuses to deliver her baby due to a clerical error. Off on an adventure to find her child, she seeks the aid of Pyra, who wields a tool that can find, and enter, alternate realities. As Surprise and her entourage search for the correct world, the sinister mechanism behind the whole adventure is revealed.

Characters

• Surprise Golem, daughter of Grundy Golem and Rapunzel Elf
• Che Centaur, winged Centaur, tutor
• Pet Peeve, an insulting bird
• Half-Demon Ted
• Half-Demon Monica
• Woe Betide, the child aspect of the Demoness Metria
• Pyra