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The Source of Magic By Piers Anthony 326 pages Fantasy This book is number two of the Xanth series, the title The Source of Magic is significant because the main character, Bink, was wondering why Xanth had magic and Mundania didn’t. So he and his friends went on a quest to find the source of magic. Xanth is a magical world with magical creatures and magical people. But how did it become magical, and why isn’t Mundania magical? Bink had talked to King Trent about this back before Trent was king. After Trent was crowned he gave Bink the title of Official Researcher of Xanth. Since Bink talent was protection against magic harm it seemed he would be safe, but what about physical harm and transportation? For this the King assigned Chester, a centaur good with a bow and arrow, and Crombie, a soldier whose talent is direction. Bink could ride Chester and King Trent could transform Crombie into a Griffin so he could fly and not need someone to ride. The conflict in the story was man vs. nature because Bink had to fight against nature to find the source of magic. The nicklepedes in the crevice, the siren, and the fiends of the lake; these were all obstacles that Bink had to over come. As Bink went on his mission