Centaur Aisle

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Author(s):

Piers Anthony

First Pub:

1981

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

1983

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 12

1 - Spelling Bee

2 - King Dor

3 - Wedding Spell

4 - Hungry Dune

5 - Girding Loins

6 - Silver Lining

7 - Dastardly Deed

8 - Mundane Mystery

9 - Onesti's Policy

10 - Hate Love

11 - Good Omen

12 - Midnight Sun

Internal ID:

Series:

Castle Roogna
Ogre, Ogre

Magic of Xanth*

#4 of 47

Magic of Xanth*

An ongoing series by Piers Anthony that takes place in a mystical realm that, geographically, looks a lot like Florida.

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1) A Spell For Chameleon
2) The Source of Magic
3) Castle Roogna
4) Centaur Aisle
5) Ogre, Ogre
6) Night Mare
7) Dragon on a Pedestal
8) Crewel Lye
9) Golem In the Gears
10) Vale of the Vole
11) Heaven Cent
12) Man from Mundania
13) Isle of View
14) Question Quest
15) The Color of Her Panties
16) Demons Don't Dream
17) Harpy Thyme
18) Geis of the Gargoyle
19) Roc and a Hard Place
20) Yon Ill Wind
21) Faun and Games
22) Zombie Lover
23) Xone of Contention
24) The Dastard
25) Swell Foop
26) Up in a Heaval
27) Cube Route
28) Currant Events
29) Pet Peeve
30) Stork Naked
31) Air Apparent
32) Two to the Fifth
33) Jumper Cable
34) Knot Gneiss
35) Well-Tempered Clavicle
36) Luck of the Draw
37) Esrever Doom
38) Board Stiff
39) Five Portraits
40) Isis Orb
41) Ghost Writer in the Sky
42) Fire Sail
43) Jest Right
44) Skeleton Key
45) A Tryst of Fate
46) Six Crystal Princesses
47) Apoca Lips

Copyright:

Dedication:

The author thanks Jerome Brown for the notion of the "Spelling Bee" used in the first chapter, and the many other fans whose letters of encouragement have caused the Xanth trilogy to be expanded. May those who feel Xanth is sexist have pleasure in this novel, wherein Mundania is show to be worse.

First Sentence:

Dor was trying to write an essay, because the King had decreed that any future monarchs of Xanth should be literate.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

And Dor had to hold Irene delightfully tight to prevent her from kicking the golem.

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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 26-Feb-2023

01-Jan-1982

Ballantine Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-1982

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.75

Pages*:

293

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 1983 - 1 Jan 1983

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

amazon.com

Internal ID:

628

Publisher:

Ballantine Books

ISBN:

0-345-29770-9

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-29770-9

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Michael Whelan - Cover Artist

INTO DARKEST
MUNDANIA

Dor was having troubles growing up to be the next Magician-King of the magic Land of Xanth. He wanted no part in running the Kingdom. But now Good King Trent was leaving on a trade mission to non-magical Mundania, home of such weird beasts as horses and bears, so Dor had to take over as King for a week.

A week passes. No Trent. Then three weeks. King Trent sill hadn't returned. Surely, something terrible had happened; he was apparently held captive in some foul dungeon, unable to escape. Dor was left with the burden of ruling - and with Irene, who was entirely too willing to be his Queen!

His only hope was to enter Mundania and free King Trent. But how could it be done without the powers of magic? Nevertheless, he started forth bravely - together with Irene, a golem, a centaur, and a young ogre - heading for the far South of Xanth.

The entrance to Mundania, of course, lay to the north.

FIRST PUBLICATION ANYWHERE

Don't Miss the Earlier Xanth Adventures
A SPELL FOR CHAMELEON
THE SOURCE OF MAGIC
CASTLE ROOGNA
- All available from Del Rey Books -

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Notes and Comments:

First Ballentine Books Edition: January 1982

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