Yon Ill Wind (Xanth, No. 20)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812555104 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Not as good as the earlier ones Anne B. I am a big Xanth fan, but I hadn't gotten any new episodes for over 10 years, because of becoming a very busy working mother. My brother-in-law got me this one after I had recently re-read all my old ones. The kids having finally gotten interested in Xanth got me going on my re-reading project.I don't think this one measures up. It doesn't flow like the others and you don't get into the story. Maybe it's because there are too many main characters, so that none of them can be developed very well. They all run off in different dir. "Loved it!" according to Amazon Customer. I have read all of the books in the Xanth series leading up to this book. I then waited for what seemed an eternity for this book to come out in paperback. When I finally bought it I just couldn't get interested - I'm not sure why, but I'm sure it had something to do with my new children keeping me busy. :^)Anyway now that my kids are a little older and I have more time to read again, I dug this book out to read. I loved every bit of it and couldn't put it down. I read it in two days! The ending was perfect and I immediately sea. "One last chance" according to A Customer. After reading in not quite chronological order all of the Xanth series, the contrasts between the earlier Xanth novels and the more recent ones is tremendous. The developement of the series has seemingly progressed from a unique and interesting world of puns to the more current and fairly repetitive plots of charachter searching for spouse visits Good Magician, conquers troubles, finds spouse in process, the end. (Technically the plot of every Xanth novel.)Though similarly formulaic, Yon Ill Wind differs in its offering of actua
Anthony incorporated about 150 suggestions from fans in Roc and a Hard Place (1995); he uses?and credits?another 100 here, including two major premises. From Publishers Weekly Devotees of Xanth, Anthony's engaging fictional realm, will applaud his latest pun-filled entry in the series. Once again, Anthony's unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Xanth, where everything is very literal and each being has its own one talent, can continue only if everyone from mightiest to humblest works together. To save Xanth and to win a cosmic wager, the Demon X(AN) must become Nimby, a mortal, ass-headed pink-and-green-striped dragon and wring an unlikely tear from the hard-hearted maiden Chlorine. . A Mundane (human) family is blown to Xanth by a tropical storm that threatens the land's existence. Anthony relates each episode of this frothy adventure through a different characte
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 teenaged sons, David and Sean - gusted into Xanth from the mundane world beyond. An All-New Xanth AdventureFirst Paperback Edition!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. Together they encounters a host of turbulent misadventures as they struggle to keep Xanth from being blown off the map forever.A brisk and breezy adventure in the grand Xanth tradition, Yon Ill Wind is sure to bring gales of laughter and excitement to Piers Anthony's legion of loyal readers.