A Spell for Chameleon

from librisissimo

Substance: The basic conceit of the book (the magic of Xanth) is still original and intriguing. The problems of Bink and Chameleon are certainly entertaining. The many positive points about honor, courage, loyalty, etc. are meaningful, but the treatment is directed toward a middle-school audience...

from adryon

On one hand, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and could barely put it down while I was reading it. The story is pure fun. I enjoyed the premise of everything in Xanth having some form of magic very much, and I loved the quest elements, the journey, the various adventures and discovering all the pl...

from TadAD

Though Piers Anthony doesn't have a good track record with me, I'm glad I read this one. The story is amusing, the characters enjoyable and the punning a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I don't think Anthony's plot ideas for subsequent books were as good and the punning simply got to be tedious. Since...

from Homechicken

I enjoyed A Spell for Chameleon, and wish I had read it many years earlier. Xanth is a magical land that looks just like Florida, but is full of magical creatures. This book was about Bink, a young man born seemingly without magic, and destined to be exiled because he has no magic talent. In his ...

from 5aweek

Xanth 1: A Spell for Chameleon, by Piers Anthony Twenty-five year old Bink of the North Village is in danger of being exiled from his homeland, Xanth, because he has no magic talent. Xanth is a land where magic is the norm, and the King requires that every citizen have a magic talent. Naturally B...