Chimera (Barth novel) Chimera (Barth novel) Chimera is a 1972 fantasy novel written by American writer John Barth, composed of three loosely connected novellas. The novellas are "Dunyazadiad", "Perseid" and "Bellerophoniad", whose titles refer eponymously to the mythical characters Dunyazad, Perseus and Bellerophon (slayer of the mythical Chimera). The book is an example of postmodernism, which can be seen in its metafictional content and its incorporation of stylistic elements that go beyond the traditional novel genre. It shared the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction with "Augustus" by John Edward Williams. The Dunyazadiad is a retelling of the framing story of Scheherazade, the
Chimera (Dungeons & Dragons) for this edition (2000). The chimeric creature template appeared in "Monster Manual II" (2002), including the chimeric ankheg as a sample creature. The chimera appears in the revised "Monster Manual" for this edition (2003). The maurid advanced chimera appeared in "Dungeon" #112 (July 2004), as part of the Maure Castle adventure. The dungeonbred blue chimera appeared in "Dungeonscape" (2007). The gorgimera returned in "Dungeon" #151 (October 2007). The chimera appears in the "Monster Manual" for this edition (2008). The chimera appears in the "Monster Manual" for this edition (2014). A chimera has the hindquarters of a goat, the forequarters of