Dragon on a Pedestal [Paperback]

There is trouble in Xanth again—all kinds of trouble, in fact.

The Gap Dragon had escaped from the Gap and was ravaging across the land. The forget-spell that had covered the Gap was breaking up into small forget-whorls that wandered about, giving amnesia to all they touched. Good Magician Humfrey might have had the Answer, but he had overdosed on water from the Fountain of Youth and was only a helpless baby.

And Ivy, three-year-old daughter of King Dor and Queen Irene, as lost in the jungles south of the Gap. While Irene sought her without much hope, Ivy was wandering further into danger, her memories erased by a passing forget-whorl. Her path was leading her directly to where the Gap Dragon was seeking dinner.Piers Anthony, sometimes called Pier Xanthony, is the pseudonym of a Mundane character who was born in England in 1934, came to America in 1940, was naturalized in 1958, and moved to Xanth in 1977. His first story was published in 1963, and his first novel,Chthon,in 1967. His first Xanth novel,A Spell for Chameleon,won the August Derleth Fantasy Award as the best novel for 1977, and his fantasy novels began placing on theNew York Timesbestseller list withOgre, Ogre. He shifted from writing in pencil to writing on the computer, andGolem in the Gearswas his first novel created on the machine; naturally, the computer found its way into Xanth.Chapter 1. Ivy League
 
Irene held her little girl snugly before her as they rode the centaur. They were approaching Castle Zombie, and she didn’t want any problems about sliding off. Ivy, only three years old, had not encountered a zombie before and might react in an unfortunate manner.
 
Suddenly Irene experienced a terrible vision. She screamed and almost fell off the centaur herself.
 
Chem Centaur spun her front section about, trying to catch woman and child before they fell. Simultaneously, Chet jumped close, real³'