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Loading... A Spell for Chameleonby Piers Anthony
None. (Re?)read all of Xanth in order? COMMENCERER! (  )  morbusiff | May 9, 2013 |  I had fun reading Anthony's Xanth series in my youth. Not sure how I'd feel about these books if I read them today...but I still have a terrible weakness for puns! (  ) TeknoKat | Apr 3, 2013 | I read this book back in high school and loved it dearly, but nowadays I may not be so forgiving with Piers' sexist attitude towards EVERY woman he writes about (you know every woman's breast size, and if they are a hag with saggy boobs, you know that too.) This book starts out a little lighter on the sexism than his later books, and can still be enjoyed for the story which I think is the best thing about this book. The setting is kind of silly, full of puns. This book did have a great ending though. Even though the characters are simple for the most part, it was great to see the end come together as it did. ( ) GrapeNoggin | Mar 30, 2013 | The milieu is intriguing- a world where every person and object has a unique magical skill. The structure is traditional but works. The adolescent sexuality is distracting and sometimes off-putting, but it sort of fits, considering the main character's station in life. Anthony throws dozens of horror and fantasy tropes into the mix, giving it a nice flavor. Props on doing zombie animals and zombie insects way back in 1977- Anthony was way ahead of the curve on zombie innovation. BK138 | Mar 23, 2013 | In The magical land of Xanth everyone has a magical talent, everyone that is, except for Bink. Bink needs to find his talent or he is going to be exiled to Mundania, a boring world with no magic to speak of. Bink makes his way through the land of Xanth, meeting many magical creatures and people, in his quest for discovery. During his adventure Bink discovers that magic takes all forms, and that at first blush what seems evil may be only misunderstood. This is a great first novel and a wonderful introduction to a magical world where nothing is as it first appears. I am looking forward to reading the series. ( ) burningtodd | Mar 11, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0345347536, Mass Market Paperback)Though already developing a successful career in SF with such heady novels as Chthon and Omnivore, Piers Anthony did not reach brand-name status until he cooked up some fantasy in 1977. And it was cheerful, humorous fantasy at that, as in his first Xanth series novel, A Spell for Chameleon. The book's young hero, Bink, is without magical powers in a world ruled entirely by magic. Worse still, if he doesn't discover his own magical talent soon, he will be forever banished from his homeland. Naturally, it takes an epic quest for Bink to learn what his unique talent truly is--and perhaps to win the girl of his dreams as well. A Spell for Chameleon was the very first of Anthony's bestselling (and still ongoing) humorous fantasy series. Noteworthy for their outrageous word puns and bizarre characters, the Xanth books are a light yet often satisfying brew, especially when compared with the author's sometimes nihilistic and ultraviolent hard SF. --Stanley Wiater(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:06:47 -0500) At age 25 Bink was exiled from the magic land of Xanth because he had no magic spell that was observable to his people. But both the good genie and the magic wall chart insisted that he did. How could he prove he had magic? |
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