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The '''''Apprentice Adept''''' series is a seven-book fantasy and science fiction series by [[Piers Anthony]]. The series takes place on two worlds occupying the same space in two different dimensional planes: Phaze - a [[Magical Land]] in [[Medieval Stasis]] and [[The Magocracy|more or less ruled by the Adepts]], the strongest magic users, each specializing in a separate aspect, and Proton, a barren mining planet of high technology, ruled by the Plutocratic Citizens (who control the immense wealth of the Protonite mines). The worlds are divided by The Curtain, an energy field only visible to those capable of crossing it (someone without a doppelganger on the other side).
The first trilogy (''Split Infinity'', ''Blue Adept'', and ''Juxtaposition'') starred Stile, a Proton serf who, after a mysterious assassination attempt destroyed his career as a race jockey, becomes the central figure in an ancient prophecy to [[Save Both Worlds]] from destruction, or ensure said destruction.
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* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: In this case, {{spoiler|it's an [[Anti-Villain]] for the first two-and-a-half books, and indirectly responsible for most of the crap Stile goes through.}}
* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: the unicorn Neysa is an outcast because of her small size and horse-normal coloration.
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** In a more series-wide sense, the Oracle does its best to make sure all its prophecies come true, aided by the fact that {{spoiler|it is a magical computer which can therefore work across both frames, and that it has contacts with the self-willed machines, including the [[Dungeon Master|Game Computer]].}}
* [[Serious Business]]: In a world where losing a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors can mean getting booted off the planet, ''everything'' possibly included in the Great Game is treated as Serious Business. Also, oaths on Phaze (which are magically enforced).
* [[Sex as Rite-
* [[Smug Snake]]: the Purple Adept
* [[Soul Jar]]: {{spoiler|Stile's harmonica, which contains the soul of the original Blue Adept.}}
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