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Yon Ill Wind (1996)

by Piers Anthony

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Series: Xanth (20)

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This Xanth villain is full of hot air. "Anthony's unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold" (Publishers Weekly).   A fickle flux in the fabric of space has allowed a horrendous hurricane to blast into Xanth, stirring up mischief and madness wherever she goes. Trapped in a preposterous form by a cosmic wager, the Demon X(A/N)th must join forces with a vexatious vixen named Chlorine to save Xanth from this terrifying and tempestuous threat. Their companions on this haphazard quest are a hapless human family--Jim and Karen Baldwin and their two teenage sons, David and Sean--gusted into Xanth from the mundane world beyond. Together they encounter a host of turbulent misadventures as they struggle to keep Xanth from being blown off the map forever.   "Just the thing for pun-happy funsters." --Kirkus Reviews  … (more)
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I enjoyed the part in the Author's Note where he said that the people he collaborates with are incompetent. ( )
  3Oranges | Jun 24, 2023 |
The Xanth books by Piers Anthony were one of the first SciFi/Fantasy series I ever read. I love puns so I have always enjoyed them. Upon re-reading them I can see that they have some weaknesses but overall they stand the test of time. They are a fun and fast read that keeps me amused without any deep thinking required. ( )
  KateKat11 | Sep 24, 2021 |
#20--Xanth (the demon that is Xanth) gets his own adventure.... Hurricane Happy Bottom-- need I say more?

"Hurricane Happy Bottom is causing problems in Mundania and Xanth. The Mundane Baldwin family is blown into Xanth by a Yon Ill Wind. Also, Demon X(A/N)th has made a deal with Demon JU(P/I)ter that he could get one Xanthian to shed a tear. The demons change up by making X(A/N)th into a dragon ass and is only able to talk once explaining to a Xanthian what the quest is. As Nimby, Demon X(A/N)th meets Chlorine and makes her beautiful and talented. Together with the Baldwin family, they must banish Happy Bottom From Xanth." ( )
  Scoshie | May 6, 2011 |
Opening Sentence: '…The Demons of the system did not gather frequently unless there were intriguing contests to be made or issues to be settled.…’

I think the main problem with this book is that it came hard on the heels of 'The Graveyard Book' by Neil Gaiman - and I think any book would seem flat after that. Also this doesn't measure up to the other books in the Xanth series - it doesn't flow as well - the characters are all quite insipid and there are so many 'major' characters that none of them are given the 'life' they most justly deserved.

A Mundane (human) family is blown to Xanth by a tropical storm that threatens the land's existence. To save Xanth and to win a cosmic wager, the Demon X(AN)th must become Nimby, a mortal, ass-headed pink-and-green-striped dragon and wring an unlikely tear from the hard-hearted maiden Chlorine. Anthony relates each episode of this frothy adventure through a different character's eyes, which added to the confusion. The quest was not compelling, the characters just seemed to be going through the motions, even the puns seemed tired and less witty than I remember from previous books in the series. ( )
  sally906 | Sep 19, 2009 |
XANTH
  rustyoldboat | May 28, 2011 |
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It's an ill wind that blows nobody good...

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This Xanth villain is full of hot air. "Anthony's unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold" (Publishers Weekly).   A fickle flux in the fabric of space has allowed a horrendous hurricane to blast into Xanth, stirring up mischief and madness wherever she goes. Trapped in a preposterous form by a cosmic wager, the Demon X(A/N)th must join forces with a vexatious vixen named Chlorine to save Xanth from this terrifying and tempestuous threat. Their companions on this haphazard quest are a hapless human family--Jim and Karen Baldwin and their two teenage sons, David and Sean--gusted into Xanth from the mundane world beyond. Together they encounter a host of turbulent misadventures as they struggle to keep Xanth from being blown off the map forever.   "Just the thing for pun-happy funsters." --Kirkus Reviews  

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