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Centaur Aisle
A Fantasy Novel by Piers Anthony
Book 4 of the Xanth Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Portal Fantasy,
- Quest,
- Reluctant Hero,
- Found Family
This book is for you if you're into...
- Fantasy quests where magic suddenly stops working
- Reluctant rulers thrown into leadership before they're ready
- Offbeat travel parties with golems, centaurs, and ogres
The magic of Xanth was useless in Mundania—until Dor tried honesty!.
Dor was having troubles growing up to be the next Magician-King of the magic Land of Xanth. He wanted no part of running the Kingdom. But now the Good King Trent was leaving on a trade mission to non-magical Mundania, home of such weird beasts as horses and bears, so Dor had to take over as King for a week..
A week passes. No Trent. Then three weeks. King Trent still hasn't returned. Surely, something terrible had happened; he was apparently held captive in some foul dungeon, unable to escape. Dor was left with the burden of ruling—and with Irene, who was entirely too willing to be his Queen!.
His only hope was to enter Mundania and free King Trent. But how could it be done without the powers of magic? Nevertheless, he started forth bravely—together with Irene, a golem, a centaur, and a young ogre—heading for the far south of Xanth..
The entrance to Mundania, of course, lay to the north.
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