Description: The 29th pun-filled fantasy set in the magical land of Xanth stars Goody Goblin, who is uncharacteristically kind and well-spoken for a member of a species notorious for its bad manners. Tasked with finding a suitable home for a trash-ta...
Synopsis The 29th pun-filled fantasy set in the magical land of Xanth stars Goody Goblin, who is uncharacteristically kind and well-spoken for a member of a species notorious for its bad manners. Tasked with finding a suitable home for a trash-talking bird named Pet Peeve, Goody must take on more important responsibilities when an army of robots threatens Xanth.
Details
Publication Date:
2005-10-01
Series:
Xanth
Size
Length:
332 pages
Height:
9.5 in
Width:
6.5 in
Thickness:
1.5 in
Weight:
21.1 oz
Publisher's Note Unlikely Goblin hero Goody is instructed by the Good Magician Humfrey to find a suitable home for a foul-tempered bird, a quest that inadvertently triggers an invasion by an army of seemingly indestructible killer robots and forces Goody to enlist the aid of a host of supernatural denizens.
Industry Reviews "[F]un, humorous light fantasy." Kirkus (07/15/2005)