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This is the fifth book in Piers Anthony's Xanth series and the best of those first five by a wide margin. Piers Anthony has a quirky, almost clunky way of unfolding a story, but the deeper structure-the skeleton of his tales-is always sound and well imagined. Some story ideas just naturally s. Free download or read online Dragon on a Pedestal pdf (ePUB) (Xanth Series) book. The first edition of this novel was published in October 1983, and was written by Piers Anthony. The book was published in multiple languages including English language, consists of 306 pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are,.

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(Xanth #1)

Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled - where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. It was a land of centaurs and dragons and basilisks.
For Bink of North Village, however, Xanth was no fairy tale. He alone had no magic. And unless he got some - and got some fast! - he would be exiled. Forever!
But the Good Magician Humfrey was convinced that Bink di..more

Published September 1977 by Del Rey

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This answer contains spoilers…(view spoiler)[ It's perhaps more appropriate for a 13 year old than an adult. They'll read it as if the lead character is a junior high kid. They themselves are well…more It's perhaps more appropriate for a 13 year old than an adult. They'll read it as if the lead character is a junior high kid. They themselves are well aware of their own fascination in glimpses of others nudity and the thoughts that result. Those moments will pass by in the story and if they were like me, they will remember the land and the magic.
That said while I definitely remember the accidental clutching when Bink fell of the back of the topless female centaur, I did not remember the rest of the book's fascination with a pubescent exploration of which makes for better wife: stupid but endowed and promiscuous, ugly but smart and capable, or just the typical bland middle woman who isn't all that hard to look at. It's the kind of thoughts that may go through the mind of a boy just discovering girls for the first time.
The fact that Bink is a 25 year old man is a bit more troublesome. If anything, for an adult, the book may be too honest in its baseness. There's nothing really directly lewd given today's standards (at least not yet 3/4 of the way through), but there are a bunch of things that would never fly in a book published today - for example a 25 year old admitting that he would sometimes want a 14 year-old girl for his mate as he is offered one in marriage (an offer he turns down). From its simplistic views to a 'She probably asked for it.' rape trial verdict, there's a lot of 'reality' that may pass in one ear and out the other, but then again maybe some thoughts will linger longer and would be best with some conversation.
Let me put it this way - after this re-read, I'd think twice before playing it in the minivan on a road trip.(less)(hide spoiler)]

R.S. MerrittI think in order makes the most sense for this series. Even though they almost could be standalone but they reference earlier works multiple times..

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Dec 22, 2009Renee rated it did not like it

I saw A Spell for Chameleon on a shelving cart the other day and realized two things. First, that I'd read it before and enjoyed it, but had forgotten it completely. Second, that the author was Piers Anthony, who's been described as an outrageous sexist even among sci-fi/fantasy writers. So I picked up a copy, for nostalgia's sake but also to see if Anthony was so bad (he couldn't be, right? I mean, I liked this before..). And after reading it again, all I can say is..
HOW DID I MISS THIS? HOW?..more

Dec 13, 2012Dirk Grobbelaar rated it really liked it

Xanth. Where nothing is quite as it seems, and even inanimate objects can cast spells; where even puns aren’t so much puns, as something else…
He remembered the wild oats he had planted as an adolescent. Sea oats were restless, but their cousins the wild oats were hyperactive. They had fought him savagely, their stems slashing across his wrists as he tried to harvest a ripe ear.
Despite the lightheartedness of the story there is a perilous undertone. Xanth is a magical place, but it can be pretty..more

Feb 03, 2009Azz Lunatic rated it did not like it

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Very original and with good storytelling, this is a good fantasy by an excellent writer. Bink is at first banished from Xanth for apparently not having a magical talent until it is revealed that he does have a very unique magical quality.
The element of this book that I still remember today ( I read this in HS more than 25 years ago) is the magical characteristics of Chameleon. Her beauty and charisma runs inversely to her intelligence, similar to a menstrual cycle. So as the month goes on, she g..more

Jun 23, 2008Kevin rated it did not like it

Shelves: fantasy, ya-fiction

I wish I could give this book a higher review. The storytelling is tight, the magic is interesting, and it can be occasionally funny. But the characters are mostly two-dimensional, with maybe an extra half dimension added to The Evil Magician Trent and to Chameleon of the book's title. And oh my god is this thing sexist. Chameleon herself could be a truly great character if Anthony had much interest in watch she thinks of her condition, of how her thinking changes as she changes, or in any other..more

Aug 26, 2010Jill rated it did not like it · review of another edition

This book follows Bink as he undertakes an Odyssey-like series of adventures in a search to discover his magical talent. It's set in the land of Xanth, a Florida-shaped land of magic and literal puns reminiscent of Wonderland, or Oz perhaps. I thought Xanth was a pretty fun, quirky world. I particularly liked the history and Anthony's unique take on magic as being an evolutionary biological trait. Really, I would have enjoyed the book thoroughly (even in spite of Anthony's weird love affair with..more

Jul 14, 2013Benedict Jones rated it did not like it

A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony, first in the Xanth series, was to be my quickie 49th book on my list. It proceeded to keep me delayed for days.
This book is toxic.
From a scene where it's explained how horrible it is for men to be convicted of rape and how women make up accusations, to two scenes where the main character is sexually attracted to fourteen year olds, and the fact that the main character could not think or look at a woman without thinking about their fuckability factor, the c..more

Jun 25, 2013Julien V rated it did not like it

Shelves: guilty-pleasure, forever-ado, fantasy, oh-god-why

So, Piers Anthony is a pervert, a sexist pervert. That this particular book was written in 1977 is no excuse.
That out of the way, what we have here is a classic light fantasy full of nice ideas and concepts. But the story lacks direction, a bit like a badly planned Dungeon and Dragons session: 'an encounter! another encounter! a fight! you fall in a hole! Oh, look, a dragon! a sexy babe! another fight!'
What also annoyed me was the constant rationalization. Characters talk all the time about th..more

Oct 29, 2011mark monday rated it liked it

Shelves: super-private-journal, first-loves, fantasy-60s-70s-80s

read this in junior high while staying at my aunt's house. read it on an ugly couch covered in plastic. read it cover to cover, realized I loved it, then read it again. jacked off to it too. my aunt's house was next to a smelly sewage plant so it was sort of a struggle at that. but I soldiered on! read it a third time years later but the magic was gone. years after that, when I was living in a punk rock flophouse, the couch was donated to us. oh the memories on that couch.

Jul 22, 2008Scurra rated it really liked it

This is a stand-in for the entire Xanth sequence, since it is currently running at 30-odd books and counting. And I love all of them.
Ultimately, this is a series that you either 'get' or you don't. And if you don't, then nothing I (or anyone else!) can say here will make any difference.
I don't like them for the writing quality. Even after all this time, Anthony still has trouble putting a sentence together, or making his dialogue sparkle or creating a convincing character (either male or female..more

Aug 10, 2008Stephen rated it it was ok

Shelves: 1970-1979, light-and-fluffy, award-nominee-british-fantasy, award-winner-british-fantasy

2.5 stars. First in the Xanth series of books. Took me a while to get around to reading this as it has been on my 'to read' list for a while. A decently written, fun book with a good system of magic and interesting world-building. Definitely on the lighter side, but I enjoyed the puns and the tone of the book. Not as good as some of Anthony's other books (most notably On a Pale Horse), but still a good read.

Dec 19, 2007Jim rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, 3series, 2fiction, 1paper, fantasy

I got book 2 of this series first, read it a couple of times before I finally got the first. I think the first 4 books are well worth reading - a must read for anyone into fantasy books. I think the series is up in the 20 odd count somewhere now. The first 3 or 4 are excellent. After that, I just couldn't get too into it any more. Might just be me.
When this came out, it was unlike any series before it AND was funny on top of that. Humor in this sort of fiction is hard to pull off, but Anthony d..more

One of the first series that really got me hooked on reading. i had to buy every one of these as soon as they came out (showing my age!) I recommend to anyone who enjoys reading Fantasy and is amused by PUNS.

Wow.
i began reading the Xanth series somewhere around the 15th or 16th book many years ago. It was filled with light-hearted drama, action and puns that made me laugh out loud.
But this first book was such an original idea & filled with an amazing amount of tension, thoughts, morals, as well as the drama & etc. that will come to follow.
Bink not only takes an amazing journey through Xanth, into Mundania & back, but also inside & outside himself.
'How many people similarly spent thei..more

Despite what people say about the author's sexism, his fondness for puns (a greater crime in some people's eyes) and the juvenile nature of some of the storytelling, this book has many good qualities, most of which reviewers haven't really talked about.
The central premise here is this: which is preferable, a very beautiful, very dumb woman, or a super smart, wise but ugly woman?
You can probably tell from this that a) the book is aimed at young men, and b) women might find the question, never mi..more

May 04, 2012Wanda rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, speculative-fiction, reading-project

Am I alone in finding Piers Anthony's work more than a little creepy? This is an adult man writing really adolescent stuff, obsessed with women's breasts (his characters notice them even in life-and-death situations) and really emotionally shallow. I really dislike his portrayal of female characters--to me they all just seem like assemblies of body parts that speak. Its all about how attractive they are or aren't. I find that odd, since I believe the author has daughters and no sons. You would t..more

Aug 26, 2011Stanley Townsend rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This 1st Xanth book held my interest. I was reluctant to get into the series based on the many charges of sexism raised by reviewers. A female friend discounted these and I jumped in. Glad I did. Lots of themes in this one pertaining to characteristics and traits of the female gender - intrinsic to the plot - but this did not strike me as denigration. I'm sure some zealot could quote me line and verse in attempt to prove me wrong. I just don't see it. I thought the ending was a bit weak - like h..more

Jun 24, 2013Jesse rated it did not like it

The land of Xanth is a land of magic. Everyone has a magical talent, even some of the animals of the forest. Everyone, that is, except for Bink. And now that he's approaching adulthood, he has to find his magic..or face exile.
I struggled with this one, but I read the first sixty pages before I finally gave up. The writing is entertaining, and the descriptions are vivid. At first, all the thinly-veiled innuendo was amusing, but it quickly went from amusing to annoying. When it began to seem like..more

Aug 05, 2015Jakk Makk rated it did not like it

Recommends it for: comedic fantasy might be thinly disguised sadness

Shelves: fantasy

Surely one of the most despised books of all time. I could bash it for hours, so I'll try instead to say some nice things. I commend the author's bravery for sticking to his vision. At times it does portray the less than ideal state of male adolescence. It has lots of fantasy monsters. I abandoned this several times since middle school, and my instincts were correct: for most people it is best avoided. This listening was twenty years in the making, and only possible due to a cassette transferred..more

Jun 10, 2015deilann rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Originally posted on SpecFic Junkie.
Usually I love ripping apart the books I hate. But no, I've been avoiding writing this review. Why? This is the most sexist fantasy book I've ever read. That's saying something. Merely thinking about this book makes my skin crawl. Below the cut, you'll hear more, there will be spoilers, there will be a lot of gross talk about rape culture, and a shitton of sexism will be unveiled.
So, there's a story behind why I read this book. One of my friends went with me t..more

Nov 22, 2016Maggie Dore rated it did not like it

Oh no, no, no... this could not be it! WHY?! Why was this so bad? Oh, god. This review is GONNA BE TOUGH. This book was SO bad, I forgot I even read the thing!
I believe that in every book, there is at least ONE thing that I enjoy, no matter what the rating. So, I will start this review with the (few) things I enjoyed in this before bombarding the review with everything that has gone SO DARN WRONG.
So, I liked the cover. Yeah, I know, it is not really part of the story, but hey, at least one t..more

Aug 08, 2007Chris rated it really liked it

Piers Anthony is an author who is more conceptually innovative than literary. His writing is like puff pastry and not very substantive, but his characters are likable and the plots engaging. He has moments of preachiness mixed in, and sometimes a puerile sense of humor, but if you don't mind these things (or indeed, revel in them) you should give him a try. None of Anthony's books takes long to read, and you'll be able to tell by the first 100 pages of a series whether you're into his concept.
Xa..more

May 24, 2011Marvin rated it liked it

This was a re-read. I originally read it around 1980. I remembered it being a lot of fun and read about 6 more in the series. After that, they started to feel like they were factory manufactured. Someone told me there are now about 30 books in the series. On this second read of the first Xanth book, I still thought they were fun but the puns didn't seem as clever as when I was younger. I was also more annoyed with the author's obvious sexism. But hey! A Spell for Chameleon is still cute and wort..more

Jun 03, 2019Dominique rated it liked it

2.5 stars

Aug 09, 2013Andrew Crawford rated it it was amazing

I have to credit this book as being the book that really introduced me to reading as a fun pastime. I originally read this in my early preteen years and I loved the way it awakened my imagination. I was able to immerse myself in the land of Xanth. I found it to be a good easy read that had colorful characters and an extremely well put together world of magic that I have never seen duplicated.
Now I've read all the reviews about Anthony being sexist, but I've found that I have to put this in pers..more

Oct 22, 2017Richard rated it liked it

This book is a classic, and by that I mean that I have seen copies of this book everywhere since I've been interested in reading fantasy. The cover art by Michael Whelan is almost iconic. Kudos to Mr. Anthony on this title staying in print all these years. I've always steered away from the Xanth series because I thought they were comedic fantasy, and I just don't see myself being a fan of it. Reservations aside I found this one and twelve of it's siblings in the library book room and..
Overall,..more

May 28, 2008Michael rated it did not like it

Within the book's original context of the late seventies, perhaps this seemed more clever than it does now. But, now we have Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, who are much funnier. And don't rely on the cheapest possible puns, and don't write stories geared toward horny middle-school boys. One of the strangest phenomenons in fantasy, and perhaps in all of reality, is that Piers Anthony still sells tons of books. If anyone can shed some light on why, I'd love to hear it.

Jun 09, 2008Jillian rated it it was ok

I turned to the Xanth series because I wanted an enjoyable summer read that would remind me of my childhood instead of my thesis. Though I'd somehow never read him, I assumed Piers Anthony would be an excellent choice, what with all of the praise and awards lavished on him, but I must say I'm somewhat disappointed. He certainly creates an intriguing alternate world and is an undeniably clever writer, especially skilled at word games and puns. (I imagine he would be an ideal video game writer, th..more

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Jun 20, 2009Hannah rated it really liked it

Awesome read, and so much fun!
I loved the main characters; they were all so quirky in their own ways, intelligent and straightforward without being whiny and know-it-all. Bink made a great lead; for once, a fantasy hero who isn't invincible OR a whiny, angsty loser! He's tall, young and good-looking, but he's also flawed. He has issues with them, but then he faces them head-on and deals with them with minimal fuss. Same goes for Trent and Chameleon, and the three make an extremely likeable trio..more

Dec 19, 2010Irishgirl1247 rated it it was amazing

I like many other reviewers read these books when I was rather young.My dad started me on them when I was about 11 and was breezing through children books so fast it was damaging his credit card with trips to borders and gas to the library. I loved them. As a child a read horse books, Nancy Drew and a few fairy tales, but this opened up a whole new world to me. What I find most interesting is how the sexism/sex went completely over my head. I actually kinda of worked out nicely, my brain simply..more

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Though he spent the first four years of his life in England, Piers never returned to live in his country of birth after moving to Spain and immigrated to America at age six. After graduating with a B.A. from Goddard College, he married one of his fellow students and and spent fifteen years in an assortment of professions before he began writing fiction full-time.
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Free download or read online Dragon on a Pedestal pdf (ePUB) (Xanth Series) book. The first edition of this novel was published in October 1983, and was written by Piers Anthony. The book was published in multiple languages including English language, consists of 306 pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are , . The book has been awarded with , and many others.

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Author:	Piers Anthony
Original Title:	Dragon on a Pedestal
Book Format:	Paperback
Number Of Pages:	306 pages
First Published in:	October 1983
Latest Edition:	June 23rd 1997
ISBN Number:	9780345418555
Series:	Xanth #7
Language:	English
category:	fantasy, fiction, humor, science fiction fantasy, seduction
Formats:	epub(Android), audible mp3, audiobook and kindle.

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