Source of Magic

Piers Anthony

Mar 2002 · Xanth Book 2 · Sold by Del Rey

About this eBook

A quest for the source of power threatened to doom the land of Xanth

As a ruler of a country steeped in enchantment, King Trent was naturally curious about the source of its magic. It made sense to order Bink, the only one of his subjects immune to supernatural harm, to undertake a quest to discover the wellspring of Xanth’s uniqueness.

From the beginning, Bink and his companions, Chester the centaur and Crombie, the soldier transformed into a griffin, were harried by an unseen enemy determined to thwart them. Even the power of Good Magician Humfrey, together with Bink’s protective talent, scarcely saved their lives.

Then when Humfrey and Crombie turned against him, all seemed lost. But Bink's ingenuity and luck prevailed, and he reached his goal.

The King’s orders had been carried out . . . 

But the King had not expected Bink’s next act—to destroy utterly the magic of Xanth!

Ratings and reviews

The content of the book is great. Its another easy and fun read in the series. This particular digital version is not good. It's not a digital version in most regards actually. It's a scanned copy of the book. The print is tiny and you can't change it because it's a picture of the text instead of a conversion to the digital format. If youre okay with this, then buy it. This is just to inform the buyer that you are not getting a true digital edition and if you can't handle small print, find a different version online.

These books seem geared for the adolescent male as buried in the magic and adventure are ample descriptions of scantily clad nymphs [etc] and bare breasted centaurs and other creatures. For my tastes it approaches too much. Not over-the-top pr0n but enough to invoke the Beavis and Butthead giggles.

I'm in love with this series after finding the first book at a local thrift store. It's fantastical, silly, and imaginative. I'm on book 8 now and have yet to be disappointed!

About the author

Piers Anthony, sometimes called Pier Xanthony, is the pseudonym of a Mundane character who was born in England in 1934, came to America in 1940, was naturalized in 1958, and moved to Xanth in 1977. His first story was published in 1963, and his first novel, Chthon, in 1967. His first Xanth novel, A Spell for Chameleon, won the August Derleth Fantasy Award as the best novel for 1977, and his fantasy novels began placing on the New York Times bestseller list with Ogre, Ogre. He shifted from writing in pencil to writing on the computer, and Golem in the Gears was his first novel created on the machine; naturally, the computer found its way into Xanth.