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novel by British-American writer

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, the twenty-fifth book of the

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Plot summary

Cynthia Centaur and her companions must find the Six Rings of Xanth (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Void, and the Idea) in order to find the Swell Foop and use it to rescue the Demon E(A/R)^th from the thrall of the Demoness Fornax.

Characters

*Cynthia Centaur *Che Centaur *Sim *Jaylin *The Demons FO(R\N)^ax, JU(P/I)^ter, M(A/R)^s, V(E\N)^us, E(A/R)^th and ME(R/C)^ury *Justin Tree *Breanna

References

External links

* American fantasy novels 25 2001 American novels Tor Books books {{2000s-fantasy-novel-stub