The Source of Magic

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Author(s):

Piers Anthony

First Pub:

1979

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

1980

Times Read:

2 times

Rating:

Chapters:

See 14

1 - Closet Skeleton

2 - Treasure Hunt

3 - Nickelpede Chase

4 - Magician's Castle

5 - Golem Heights

6 - Magic Dust

7 - Deadly Distaffs

8 - Mad Constellations

9 - Vortex Fiends

10 - Precious Nymph

11 - Brain Coral

12 - Demon Xanth

13 - Magic Loss

14 - Paradox Wish

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Series:

A Spell For Chameleon
Castle Roogna

Magic of Xanth*

#2 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:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

The magic-sniffer ambled toward Bink, its long limber snout snuffling industriously.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Bink turned toward the door of the cottage, ready to join his family,

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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 26-Feb-2023

12-Dec-1979

Ballantine Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

12-Dec-1979

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.25

Pages*:

326

Read:

2 times

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 1980 - 1 Jan 1980

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

626

Publisher:

Ballantine Books

ISBN:

0-345-28765-7

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-28765-6

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Doug Beekman - Cover Artist

THE MAGIC OF XANTH

As the ruler of a country steeped in enchantment, King Trent was naturally curious about the source of its magic. It made sense to order Bink, the only one of his subjects immune to supernatural harm, to undertake a quest to discover the wellspring of Xanth's uniqueness.

From the beginning, Bink and his companions, Chester the centaur and Crombie, the soldier transformed into a griffin, were harried by an unseen enemy determined to thwart them. Even the power of the Good Magician Humphrey, together with Bink's protective talent, scarcely saved their lives.

Then when Humphrey and Crombie turned against him, all seemed lost. But Bink's ingenuity and luck prevailed, and he reached his goal. The King's orders had been carried out...

But the King had not expected Bink's next act - to destroy utterly tha magic of Xanth!

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Notes and Comments:

First Edition: February 1979
Fifth Printing: May 1980
First Canadian Printing: March 1979
Second Canadian Printing: April 1979

I got the first three books of the Magic of Xanth (it was a trilogy then) when I first joined the Science Fiction Book Club when I was in Junior High. I remember reading them during two-a-days in junior high football.

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