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| Title | : | A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth #1) |
| Author | : | Piers Anthony |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 344 pages |
| Published | : | September 1977 by Del Rey |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Humor. Science Fiction Fantasy |
Piers Anthony
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 344 pages Rating: 3.93 | 39422 Users | 1589 Reviews
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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 would be exiled. Forever!
But the Good Magician Humfrey was convinced that Bink did indeed have magic. In fact, both Beauregard the genie and the magic wall chart insisted that Bink had magic. Magic as powerful as any possessed by the King or by Good Magician Humfrey - or even by the Evil Magician Trent
Be that as it may, no one could fathom the nature of Bink's very special magic. Bink was in despair. This was even worse than having no magic at all..and he would still be exiled!
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| Original Title: | A Spell for Chameleon |
| ISBN: | 034525855X (ISBN13: 9780345258557) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Xanth #1 |
| Characters: | Sabrina, Cherie, Martha, Bink, Chester, Crombie, Beauregard, Chameleon, Chilk, Donald The Shade, Gap Dragon, Hastings, Hermin the Hermit, Humfrey, Jama, Justin Tree, Manticora, Munly, Numbo, Potipher, Spring of Life, Storm King, Zink, Iris (Piers Anthony), Millie, Trent, Bigfoot, Roland, Bianca, Sally |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1978), Gandalf Award Nominee (1978), British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award) (1978) |
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Ratings: 3.93 From 39422 Users | 1589 ReviewsComment On Appertaining To Books A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth #1)
One of the first series that really got me hooked on reading. i had to buy every one of these as soon as they came out (showing my age!) I recommend to anyone who enjoys reading Fantasy and is amused by PUNS.Xanth. Where nothing is quite as it seems, and even inanimate objects can cast spells; where even puns arent so much puns, as something elseHe remembered the wild oats he had planted as an adolescent. Sea oats were restless, but their cousins the wild oats were hyperactive. They had fought him savagely, their stems slashing across his wrists as he tried to harvest a ripe ear.Despite the lightheartedness of the story there is a perilous undertone. Xanth is a magical place, but it can be pretty
Within the book's original context of the late seventies, perhaps this seemed more clever than it does now. But, now we have Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, who are much funnier. And don't rely on the cheapest possible puns, and don't write stories geared toward horny middle-school boys. One of the strangest phenomenons in fantasy, and perhaps in all of reality, is that Piers Anthony still sells tons of books. If anyone can shed some light on why, I'd love to hear it.
Oh no, no, no..... this could not be it! WHY?! Why was this so bad? Oh, god. This review is GONNA BE TOUGH. This book was SO bad, I forgot I even read the thing! I believe that in every book, there is at least ONE thing that I enjoy, no matter what the rating. So, I will start this review with the (few) things I enjoyed in this before bombarding the review with everything that has gone SO DARN WRONG. So, I liked the cover. Yeah, I know, it is not really part of the story, but hey, at least one
Am I alone in finding Piers Anthony's work more than a little creepy? This is an adult man writing really adolescent stuff, obsessed with women's breasts (his characters notice them even in life-and-death situations) and really emotionally shallow. I really dislike his portrayal of female characters--to me they all just seem like assemblies of body parts that speak. Its all about how attractive they are or aren't. I find that odd, since I believe the author has daughters and no sons. You would
I wish I could give this book a higher review. The storytelling is tight, the magic is interesting, and it can be occasionally funny. But the characters are mostly two-dimensional, with maybe an extra half dimension added to The Evil Magician Trent and to Chameleon of the book's title. And oh my god is this thing sexist. Chameleon herself could be a truly great character if Anthony had much interest in watch she thinks of her condition, of how her thinking changes as she changes, or in any other
This is a stand-in for the entire Xanth sequence, since it is currently running at 30-odd books and counting. And I love all of them. Ultimately, this is a series that you either "get" or you don't. And if you don't, then nothing I (or anyone else!) can say here will make any difference.I don't like them for the writing quality. Even after all this time, Anthony still has trouble putting a sentence together, or making his dialogue sparkle or creating a convincing character (either male or
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