Heaven Cent

New English Library, 1989, Paperback, Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: N/A, First Edition

black & brown titles spine; the eleventh book in the 'Magic of Xanth' series; "Xanth is Piers Anthony's fantastic world, full of creatures beyond imagining and guided by Magicians who can change into anything they like at the slightest whim. When his castle was found empty everybody agreed that the Good Magician Humfrey must be found but nobody knew how. Wouldn't it be great if a mere nine-year-old solved the riddle of the age? Prince Dolph is as well equipped to search as anyone: he is a full Magician. From watching the Tapestry Dolph knows that the Good Magician went up in a cloud of holy smoke. Once he and his Adult Companion, Marrow Bones the adaptable skeleton, find the clue - SKELETON.KEY TO HEAVEN CENT - all they have to do is figure it out. Dolph is obsessed by the adult conspiracy which prevents him from finding out precisely how the stork is called by adults engaged in the 'mushy stuff'. So he should be, for his adventures will leave him betrothed to two ladies, one with a snake body, the other an attractive eight-hundred-and-fifty-year old. Following 'Vale of the VoIe' in his new Magic of Xanth trilogy, Heaven Cent is fabulous Piers Anthony at his most magical and charming."; perfect copy of this large-format paperback; 324 pages. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction. ISBN: 0450490882. ISBN/EAN: 9780450490880. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: SFC00080.