GEIS OF THE GARGOYLE

Since Xanth began, the gargoyles of that magical place have been under a magical compulsion to protect the purity of the Swan Knee River which flows into Xanth from drury Mundania.  But recently the pollution from the outside world has grown ever greater, and young Gary Gar, latest in a long line of gargolye guardians, is finding it ever more difficult to fulfill his responsibilities.

So Gary does what any sensible Xanth resident with a dire dilemma would do.  He goes to see Good Magician Humphrey, who sends him on a peculiar quest - to transform himself into human shape, tutor a precocious child with more than her share of wild magical talents, and find a philter which can restore the river to its pristine state.

"Fans of the author's trademark humor will relish this latest jaunt through the wacky world of Xanth; new readers too will enjoy the fun."  - Publishers Weekly

"Another of Piers Anthony's frothy and delightfully fivolous fantasy novels about the land of Xanth, where puns and playfulness reign supreme."  - The Toronto Star