Not quite as good as A Spell for Chameleon or Castle Roogna, but still one of my favorite Xanth books. If you like short, light-hearted and punny fantasy, you'll like the Xanth series. ( )

This was the second book I read in the Xanth universe and I found the world still fresh and fun to explore. I liked the mixture of drama, humorus puns, and beautiful/exciting imagery. the plot was interesting and of course the explanation of the source of magic was fun. ( )

Book 2 of the Xanth series also follows Bink's quest -- this time to find the source of magic in Xanth. His old friend Crombie the soldier, Chester the Centaur, and (under duress) the Good Magician Humfrey come with him on a quest, but someone/something unknown with a similar magic to Bink's own seems to be trying to stop him in his tracks.

Though a reread, I didn't remember much of what happened. Bad puns continue (though it's not yet in the full swing of later volumes in the series), and several characters that have their own quests show up for the first time (Grundy the Golem is one I remember in particular). A satisfying read. ( )

The premise is wearing a little thin, so I don't know how many more of these books I'll be making it through, but for the moment it remains acceptable. ( )

See A Spell for Chameleon. ( )