Ogre, Ogre

by Piers Anthony

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Series: The Magic of Xanth (05)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Thriller. Humor (Fiction.) HTML: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!.… (more)

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A long time ago when I was tweenish, I loved this series. I know it won't survive a re-read, so I'm noting it and letting it go.

jennybeast | Mar 2, 2024 |

The Xanth books by Piers Anthony were one of the first SciFi/Fantasy series I ever read. I love puns so I have always enjoyed them. Upon re-reading them I can see that they have some weaknesses but overall they stand the test of time. They are a fun and fast read that keeps me amused without any deep thinking required. (

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KateKat11 | Sep 24, 2021 |

Another delightful Xanth. (

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Karen74Leigh | Sep 4, 2019 |

Another fun entry in the world of Xanth. Not as good as previous entries, but I still enjoyed it. Anthony is quite clever, methinks.... (

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utbw42 | Dec 21, 2014 |

# 5 -- laughs keep on coming-- keep up the good work
"They travel about Xanth, and Smash acquires other young women who travel with him and whom he protects. Along the way, he is infected with the Eye Queue vine, which makes him intelligent (although actually invoking his human half) making him distressed as ogres are not supposed to be smart in any way. As he finds an antidote to his intelligence, he undergoes several adventures; saving Tandy from the dream realm in the gourd and smashing (true to his name) the Gap Dragon. Soon he finds matchs and finds solutions to all of the women, who leave one by one." (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Anthony, Piers	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Sweet, Darrell K.	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Bastei Science Fiction Fantasy (20069)

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The Continuing Xanth Saga by Piers Anthony

Xanth Series #1-6 by Piers Anthony

Xanth Series #1-9 by Piers Anthony

Xanth Series #1-10 by Piers Anthony

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Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire (Winner – Prix Jacques Chambon de la traduction – 1993)

Locus Award (Nominee – Fantasy Novel – 1983)

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Ogre, Ogre

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Ogre, Ogre

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1982-10

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Xanth

Good Magician Humfrey's Castle

Inside the Gourd

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For Cheryl—
my daughter,
whose tantrums really
aren't that bad

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Tandy tried to sleep, but it was difficult. The demon had never actually entered her private bedroom, but she was afraid that one night he would.

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Fantasy. Fiction. Thriller. Humor (Fiction.) HTML: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!.

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WHEN OGRE-HOOD WAS IN FLOWER

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 you got for going to Good Magician Humfrey for an Answer - before he even knew what the Question was!

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