A Spell for Chameleon
Piers Anthony
Del Rey
EDITORIAL REVIEW:

Though already developing a successful career in SF with such heady   novels  as *Chthon* and *Omnivore*, Piers Anthony did not reach  brand-name status until he cooked up some fantasy in 1977. And it was  cheerful, humorous fantasy at that, as in his first   Xanth series  novel, *A Spell for Chameleon*. The book's young hero, Bink, is  without magical powers in a world ruled entirely by magic. Worse still, if  he doesn't discover his own magical talent soon, he will be forever  banished from his homeland. Naturally, it takes an epic quest for Bink to  learn what his unique talent truly is--and perhaps to win the girl of his  dreams as well. *A Spell for Chameleon* was the very first of  Anthony's bestselling (and still ongoing) humorous fantasy series.  Noteworthy for their outrageous word puns and bizarre characters, the Xanth  books are a light yet often satisfying brew, especially when compared with  the author's sometimes nihilistic and ultraviolent hard SF. *--Stanley  Wiater*