Piers Anthony Roc and a Hard Place

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';Puns and playfulness reign supreme' as a demoness learns that big birds of a feather don't flock together in the New York Timesbestselling Xanth series (The Toronto Star). Seeking a solution to a perplexing personal problem, the delectable Demoness Metria asks for help from the wise Magician Humfrey. But before he will help her, she must perform a perilous mission: Rove the length and breadth of Xanth in search of a suitable jury for the trial of Roxanne Roc, a notably noble and virtuous bird charged with a most improbable offense. Exciting, exhilarating, and brimming with hilarious high jinks, Roc and a Hard Place is Xanth at its most enchanting. ';[A] lighthearted series ... many outlandish characters, adventures, jokes and plays on words.' Publishers Weekly