Ogre, Ogre

Piers Anthony

Mar 2002 · Xanth Book 5 · Sold by Del Rey

About this ebook

When a Nymph rides a Night Mare, Ogre beware!

Smash knew all about ogres. After all, despite his having a human mother, Smash was an ogre himself. Ogres were not only huge and horribly ugly, as Smash was; they were also so stupid they could hardly speak, and they spent most of their time fighting, destroying, and eating young girls.

So what was he doing here with seven assorted females looking to him to guide them and save them? Even in Xanth, where magic made anything possible, why should Tandy the Nymph trust him and seem fond of him? And how could all that high-flown conversation be coming out of his mouth?

But that, it seemed, was what he got for going to Good Magician Humfrey for an Answer—before he even knew what the Question was!

Ratings and reviews

The Love of my life bought me this book. Even if it wasn’t an exquisite read, I would still proclaim my affinity simply because of him. ❤️🚛

The overall plot is OK and the delivery acceptable; even though the ending is known well in advance; just need to trudge through the middle section to get to the answer. These books are short reads and don't necessarily have to read in sequential order. The chapters are quick and the plot is paced enough to keep the pages turning.

Some of the Best Books ever written. The Xanth series is one to collect. I love Pier's sense of humor. He will slip it in and you will have to double read it too catch it sometimes. Also he incorporates tons of factual information about varies things we deal with on a day to day basis.

About the author

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 the New York Times bestseller list with Ogre, Ogre. He shifted from writing in pencil to writing on the computer, and Golem in the Gears was his first novel created on the machine; naturally, the computer found its way into Xanth.