- Xanth (Imaginary place), Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
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, dragons and basiliks.But poor Bink alone had no magic. And unless he got some - and fast - he would be exiled. The Good Magician Humfrey was convined that Bink did indeed have magic, magic as powerful as any possessed by the King or Good Magician Humfrey himself. But no one could fathom the nature of Bink's very special magic. Bink was in despair. This was worse than having no magic at all...and he would still be exiled.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, effortless and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
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- Author
- Piers Anthony
- First published
- 1977
- Pages
- 344
- Publisher
- Orbit, Del Rey Books, Random House Publishing Group
- Editions
- 25
- Language
- French, Russian, English
- ISBN
- 9781857232509
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“A small lizard perched on a brown stone.”
Piers Anthony was born in Oxford, England. When he was four years old, his family immigrated to the United States. He graduated from Goddard College in Vermont in 1956, the year he met and married his wife, Carol Marble. After working at odd jobs, he joined the U.S. Army in 1957 for steady income and medical insurance. In 1958, he became a U.S. citizen. He became an editor and cartoonist for the Battalion newspaper. He left the army in 1959 and briefly taught public school before becoming a full-time writer. Anthony currently lives with his wife on a tree farm which he owns in Florida.
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