Night Mare (Xanth Novels)

Night Mare (Xanth Novels)
Piers Anthony

Yup. I'm totally screwed. It's now April and I've been averaging 1 book a month since the beginning of the year. I swear I thought I read more than this!

In any case, here's my final thoughts of Piers Anthony's Night Mare, one of the books iin the Xanth series of novels.

As far as Xanth books go, this was probably my favorite one. The famous puns were there but they seemed to be toned back from previous efforts which enhanced the actual storyline of the book considerably. It's also made better because it seems by this point in the series, the world of Xanth has been well defined. So Piers Anthony doesn't have to spend time explaining the mechanics of the world. The storyline of this novel crosses the entire Xanth universe which gives it kind of an epic feeling which is good based on what the story was about.

And the twist towards the end of the book I never saw coming. But looking back on it, it doesn't seem forced or implausable like so many twists can seem. The book was carefuly constructed in such a way that if you don't know what the twist is, it's almost impossible for you to figure it out. But if you know what it is, you can find supporting evidence all over the place.

A very well written book and highly recommended to those interested in a fun, light-fantasy novel.

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