When Esk, a young ogre-nymph-human, began his pilgrimage to the Good Magician Humfrey to rid himself of a seductive demoness, little did he know it would become a mission of mercy. A running river paradise and its harmless inhabitants were perishing in the wrathful wake of a greedy demon horde. Now it is up to Esk and his companions--a beautiful winged centaur named Chex and a brave burrower Called Volney--to search Xanth's treacherous reaches, gathering together a mind-boggling company of creatures to defend the precious V"ale of the Vole."
- ISBN10 0812574966
- ISBN13 9780812574968
- Publish Date 15 March 2000 (first published 1 January 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 3 July 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tor Books
- Edition Tor ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 291
- Language English