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Author
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Xanth volume 2
Language
English
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A quest for the source of power threatened to doom the land of Xanth
As a 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...
As a 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...
Author
Series
Xanth volume 1
Language
English
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BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR, BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY • Discover the magical beginning of Piers Anthony’s enthralling Xanth series
Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled—where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. It was a land of centaurs and dragons and basilisks.
For Bink of North Village, however, Xanth was no fairy tale. He alone had no magic. And unless he got some—and got some fast!—he...
Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled—where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. It was a land of centaurs and dragons and basilisks.
For Bink of North Village, however, Xanth was no fairy tale. He alone had no magic. And unless he got some—and got some fast!—he...
3) Crewel lye
Author
Series
Xanth volume 8
Language
English
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A knight of ghosts and shadows!
Jordan was a ghost in Castle Roogna now, spending his time with little five-year-old Ivy and watching his own past unfold on the magic tapestry. But once he had been a valorous knight, riding his ghost horse Pook on a fabulous and dangerous mission.
He had been betrayed with a cruel lie by two wily magicians and the woman he loved. He had been killed at the end, and his bones had been scattered. Now he...
Jordan was a ghost in Castle Roogna now, spending his time with little five-year-old Ivy and watching his own past unfold on the magic tapestry. But once he had been a valorous knight, riding his ghost horse Pook on a fabulous and dangerous mission.
He had been betrayed with a cruel lie by two wily magicians and the woman he loved. He had been killed at the end, and his bones had been scattered. Now he...
4) Ogre, ogre
Author
Series
Xanth volume 5
Language
English
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When a Nymph rides a Night Mare, Ogre beware!
Smash knew all about ogres. After all, despite his having a human mother, Smash was an ogre himself. Ogres were not only huge and horribly ugly, as Smash was; they were also so stupid they could hardly speak, and they spent most of their time fighting, destroying, and eating young girls.
So what was he doing here with seven assorted females looking to him to guide them and save them? Even...
Smash knew all about ogres. After all, despite his having a human mother, Smash was an ogre himself. Ogres were not only huge and horribly ugly, as Smash was; they were also so stupid they could hardly speak, and they spent most of their time fighting, destroying, and eating young girls.
So what was he doing here with seven assorted females looking to him to guide them and save them? Even...
Author
Series
Xanth volume 16
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Dug has yet to be impressed by a computer game, but that's before he gets hooked by Companions of Xanth-and the beguilingly beautiful princess-serpent he's chosen to guide him. Nada Naga has her work cut out for her keeping Dug's eyes on the magical prize . . . and off of her human form.
Kim is no stranger to Xanth, which is why she chooses her favorite companion, Jenny Elf, to accompany her through its marvels-and dangers. Though...
Author
Series
Xanth volume 23
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Climate and culture shock ensue when Xanthians swap bodies with mere humans in this madcap adventure in the New York Times–bestselling series.
All Breanna of the Black Wave and her newfound love, Justin Tree, want is a little time to get to know each other better, but a climatic catastrophe is causing a massive meltdown that threatens to inundate the ancient forests of Xanth.
The only way to avert this dire disaster is to undertake a voyage into...
7) Isle of view
Author
Series
Xanth volume 13
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
A bumbling elf girl and a shapeshifting prince must rescue a kidnapped flying centaur in this humorous fantasy adventure by a New York Times–bestseller.
Shapeshifting Prince Dolph can take on almost any form he chooses but he can't decide on whom to marry. Dolph has two fiancées: Nada Naga and Electra. While he prefers Nada to Electra, Nada has no interest in him. Meanwhie, Electra loves Dolph and if she doesn't marry him, she'll die.
Fortunately,...
8) Skeleton key
Author
Series
Xanth volume 44
Publisher
Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Upgrading her shape-changing abilities to lead a mission against an adversarial Demon, Squid joins a covert group disguised as traveling dancers before new friendships and a growing bond with a secret companion challenge their goals.
Author
Series
Xanth volume 39
Publisher
Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Follows the characters from Board Stiff as they encounter adventures in Xanth and Mundiana and try to save five difficult children.
Author
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Slim's a Texas bluesman of a certain age, down on his luck and just about broke - but hey, that's what the blues are all about. He loves his music: "Not the popular blues, homogenized, synthesized, and zombilized; but the real down-home gut-bucket blues." Then one day the music loves him back. In a single hot burst of lightning that comes straight up out of the ground, Slim finds himself in Tejas. It's a little bit magic and a whole lot different,...
Author
Series
Xanth volume 18
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
1995.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
13) Vale of the vole
Author
Series
Xanth volume 10
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
1987.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
15) Esrever doom
Author
Series
Xanth volume 37
Publisher
Tor Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Piers Anthony's 37th adventure in Xanth changes the Mood to one of Doom! Kody woke up in a hospital bed, not knowing how he got there. Before his questions could be answered, he was told that he was about to undergo surgery, and that there could be some side effects.... And then he woke up again, this time in Xanth. Kody is the only person in Xanth who has not been affected by a dreadful spell that reverses how people see each other. What was adorable...
16) Question quest
Author
Series
Xanth volume 14
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
1991.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Author
Series
Xanth volume 35
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Picka Bones and his sister Joy'nt are off in search of adventure with three creatures newly arrived from Mundania--and not the sort of creatures one might expect.
Author
Series
Xanth volume 41
Publisher
Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The princesses of Xanth come up with a plan to fight the Night Colt, who has teamed with a Mundane to plant stories in the air, compelling people to reenact them.
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