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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) |
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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| Title | : | A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth #1) |
| Author | : | Piers Anthony |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 344 pages |
| Published | : | September 1977 by Del Rey |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Humor. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.93 From 39422 Users | 1589 ReviewsAppraise Containing Books A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth #1)
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
Very original and with good storytelling, this is a good fantasy by an excellent writer. Bink is at first banished from Xanth for apparently not having a magical talent until it is revealed that he does have a very unique magical quality.The element of this book that I still remember today ( I read this in HS more than 25 years ago) is the magical characteristics of Chameleon. Her beauty and charisma runs inversely to her intelligence, similar to a menstrual cycle. So as the month goes on, she
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.
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
So it has been a number of years since I first read this book. I was surprised to find that this wasn't the cringe worthy pun fest that later books would become. It was more of a straightforward Fantasy book that is well written, has some well developed characters and the basis for a solid world to explore and enjoy. Makes me wonder when it became a pun event more than a story, might have to read some more and see if i can find where this transition took place.
I got book 2 of this series first, read it a couple of times before I finally got the first. I think the first 4 books are well worth reading - a must read for anyone into fantasy books. I think the series is up in the 20 odd count somewhere now. The first 3 or 4 are excellent. After that, I just couldn't get too into it any more. Might just be me. When this came out, it was unlike any series before it AND was funny on top of that. Humor in this sort of fiction is hard to pull off, but Anthony
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