by Piers Anthony (336 pgs)
Rating: 3
The second book in the Xanth series, Source of Magic continues to follow Bink as he is sent on a quest by King Trent to locate the source of all magic in Xanth. Not coincidently this happens while his wife is 9 months pregnant and very angry about it. He gathers up a host of characters and nearly destroys Xanth in the process.
the Xanth books are all basically fluff. Some of them are better than others. This is actually one of the better ones. The pace is good and the ever present puns don't get in the way too much. The character development was good and the somewhat convoluted resolution came off cleanly. All in all a fun read. There really isn't much to say about these books except that I would recommend them to kids between 10 and 15. They are enjoyable and indulge in language play which I feel is good for that age group.
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