Ogre, Ogre

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Title Ogre, Ogre

Smash on the cover of Ogre, Ogre.
Author Piers Anthony
Cover artist Darrell K. Sweet
Country USA
Language English
Series Xanth series
Genre(s) Fantasy novel
Publisher Del Rey Books
Released October 1982
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 307 pp (paperback 18th printing)
ISBN ISBN 0-345-35492-3
Preceded by Centaur Aisle
Followed by Night Mare

Ogre, Ogre is the fifth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.

[edit] Plot introduction

Smash the ogre goes to see the Good Magician Humfrey to get his question answered, although he doesn't know what his question is. The magicians answer, travel to the Ancestral Ogres to find what you seek. His payment is to guard Tandy, a half-nymph, for one year.

They travel about Xanth, and Smash acquires other young women who travel with him and he protects. Along the way, he is infected with the Eye Queue vine, which makes him smart.

[edit] Plot summary

Characters of
Ogre, Ogre
Primary character Smash
Major characters Tandy
Chem
Siren
John Fairy
Blythe
Imbri
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony
  1. A Spell for Chameleon
  2. The Source of Magic
  3. Castle Roogna
  4. Centaur Aisle
  5. Ogre, Ogre
  6. Night Mare
  1. Dragon on a Pedestal
  2. Crewel Lye
  3. Golem in the Gears
  4. Vale of the Vole
  5. Heaven Cent
  6. Man from Mundania
  1. Isle of View
  2. Question Quest
  3. The Color of Her Panties
  4. Demons Don't Dream
  5. Harpy Thyme
  6. Geis of the Gargoyle
  1. Roc and a Hard Place
  2. Yon Ill Wind
  3. Faun & Games
  4. Zombie Lover
  5. Xone of Contention
  6. The Dastard
  1. Swell Foop
  2. Up In A Heaval
  3. Cube Route
  4. Currant Events
  5. Pet Peeve
  6. Stork Naked
  7. Air Apparent
Characters
List of Xanth characters - The Magicians of Xanth - The family of Merlin of Xanth - The family of Ebnez of Xanth - The family of Humfrey of Xanth - The Centaur family of Xanth - The Goblin family of Xanth - From the Gourd of Xanth - Mundanes in Xanth - Other characters of Xanth
Geography of Xanth