I haven't read Pier's Anthony before; always wanted to try Xanth, but just never got around to it. So when I came across this at a book sale I snatched it up. There's a lot of puns - and from what I understand of Anthony's writing, that was expected. And fun, even if groan-worthy at times. The story seemed a little disjointed at times, but came together enough at the end.What struck me the most was that I felt like I was reading 80's SF pulp (which is not a bad thing). So I was surpirsed when I checked out the pub date when I was done reading to find it was a recent as 2000. Most noteable, the male/female roles were most definitely old-school here. While it doesn't bother me a bit, I have some friends who I'm sure would have put the book down in disgust pretty early on--especially knowing it is old-school thinking in a present(-ish) market.Beyond that, this was more SF than I expect from Anthony, so I still would like to try out his more classic works (yes, I realize this ia a collaboration). This one is a silly, an enjoyable read, but maybe not a big candidate for a re-read.
