Golem in the Gears

Anthony, Piers

ISBN 10: 0345318862 / ISBN 13: 9780345318862

Published by Del Rey, 1986

About this Item

The ninth book in the Xanth series. Darrell K. Sweet cover art.

Seller Inventory # 01133138

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Golem in the Gears
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345318862
• ISBN 13: 9780345318862
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition: 1st Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Reading creases on spine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction - Science Fiction & Fantasy

About this title

Synopsis

A golem to the rescue!

Grundy Golem was the size of an inconsequence, and nobody had any respect for him—including Grundy! To prove himself, he volunteered to ride the Monster Under the Bed to the Ivory Tower to find little Ivy’s long-lost dragon, Stanley Steamer.

After many adventures, he reached the Tower, to learn that the evil Sea Hag kept lovely Rapunzel imprisoned there, her body destined to be used to maintain the witch’s immortality. Grundy managed to free the damsel, and they fled together.

As the descendant of Jordan the Barbarian and Bluebell Elf, Rapunzel could become any size, even that of any Golem’s dreamgirl. But Grundy knew she was surely fated for someone better than he. Besides, the Sea Hag still pursued them to destroy him and get her back.

And he still hadn’t found Stanley Steamer.

About the Author

Piers Anthony, sometimes called Pier Xanthony, is the pseudonym of a Mundane character who was born in England in 1934, came to America in 1940, was naturalized in 1958, and moved to Xanth in 1977. His first story was published in 1963, and his first novel, Chthon, in 1967. His first Xanth novel, A Spell for Chameleon, won the August Derleth Fantasy Award as the best novel for 1977, and his fantasy novels began placing on the New York Times bestseller list with Ogre, Ogre. He shifted from writing in pencil to writing on the computer, and Golem in the Gears was his first novel created on the machine; naturally, the computer found its way into Xanth.