Castle Roogna (The Magic of Xanth, No. 3)

Ah Xanth, such an amazing world to visit. Loved the structure of the story and the connections between time. Looking forward to the next one.

Piers Anthony is fun to read. I enjoyed finding out how some things came to be in Xanth. And his puns, as always, are entertaining.

I loved this part of the xanth chronicles. The storyline weaves perfectly around the previous one and the punmanship was superb.

I read this series years ago. I'm one who likes to read books over and over, so I ordered the first three books of the series for my KIndle. Piers Anthony is quite a writer. In the "Xanth" series, he is the king of "pun". This particular book of the series centers on Bink's son, Dor. Dor is beginning to grow up and needs a "mission". So between King Trent and Magician Murphy, they come up with the idea to send Dor into a tapestry hanging in Castle Roogna to find out the history of the castle. Inadvertantly, a spider happens to be in the wrong place at the right time, and it ends up as Dor's companion in a more "primative" time of Xanth. It is a fun read, with lots of interesting experiences for the immature Dor. I really liked this episode. We get an opportunity to meet several characters that we have met in earlier books of the series. I won't give any more away. This is a fun book to read, gives lots of history, and insight into the personalities of familiar characters. It is also fun to see Dor's responses to the realization that he needs to mature a bit more to experience aspects of adulthood. That sounds cryptic, I know; read the book and you'll understand what I mean.

Kept me interested and rooting for Dor the whole adventure. A great, relaxing fantasy trip for getting away from a stressful time.

I started reading Piers Anthony awhile back and fell in love with the way he makes his worlds come alive. You can see it all in your minds eyes and sometimes even smell the wind

Castle Roogna is a mind trip that is full of idioms wrapped in puns, which are enveloped in irony. Piers Anthony is one of the greatest writers of all time in that he is educating younger readers while entertaining older ones. I realize that the primary demagraphic he is shooting for is teenage boys but his style is so delicious that EVERYONE can enjoy his books.What sets this one apart from the first two Xanth novels is the fact that he is teaching important life lessons here(Ones that some of us may have forgotten but need to relearn). For instance, Dor learns not to judge by appearances but by actions. This may sound simplistic but Anthony presents it in such a way that it is entertaining. And the reasoning behind the goblin\harpy war has disturbing resonance to many modern conflicts. In other words, he is writing about more than a magic land and his story has much deeper meaning.But what makes this a must read is his expert storytelling and style. I love Hemingway and Kafka and theres nothing like Thomas Mann, but when I want to relax and be entertained there is no better author than Piers Anthony and his Xanth novels. Cheers! (melodorous entertainment or foul play?) LOL!!!

Punny very punny, as I have come to expect from Piers Anthony, in the Xanth series of books. I had read the first 2 books right after they were published. There weren't that many in the series then. I will be getting the rest of the series as I can. Just because they are written by him. I will also look into some of his other books as well.To anyone who has a love of word play you will enjoy the Xanth series, although I had to look up some words to fully get the pun, and I thought that I was well read.Silly me.Thank you very much Piers Anthony!Debbie

I love Piers Anthony books and this one did not disappoint. It is full of his usual play on puns and the characters are already known from previous stories. It goes much more in depth about the castle and its inhabitants, which fills in nicely where there were gaps from previous books. I really enjoyed this, it is one of those books you can pick up and put down if you have to but far easier to plonk yourself in a corner and read all the way to the end.

Similar to the previous two episodes in Xanth, amusing to reread after a gap of twenty odd years. Piers can be a bit long winded and a bit to much moralizing, but humorous in places and a fair read.

Third in the xanth series . Very good fantasy story like are most of the early xanth stories . Best to read books 1 & 2 first . (great books themselves !)

A third tale of Xanth with a giant spider and the body of a warrior with a twelve year old boys mind.

Fantastic series. Being a fan of puns is a must.