Demons Don't Dream

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Demons Don't Dream
Author Piers Anthony
Cover artist Darrell K. Sweet
Carol Russo Design
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy novel
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date February 1993
Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages 304 pp (hardcover 1st ed.)
ISBN ISBN 0812534832
Preceded by The Color of Her Panties
Followed by Harpy Thyme

Demons Don't Dream is the sixteenth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.

The Companions of Xanth computer game was marketed in a box set along with this novel. The game and novel share a storyline in which Kim and Dug, two mundane teenagers, play a mysterious computer game that magically transports them to the realm of Xanth to compete for a one-of-a-kind prize: a magical talent. In the actual computer game, Companions of Xanth, the player assumes the role of Dug.

[edit] Plot summary

Characters of
Demons Don't Dream
Primary character Dug
Major characters Kim
Nada
Jenny


Dug, a Mundane, is transported in to the magic land of Xanth when he plays a computer. There with his partner, Nada Naga he has to play through the game to find the key and get the prize. The prize is a magic talent in the land of Xanth. In Xanth he meets another mundane playing the game, Kim. Kim is with Bubbles, a dog she found in a bubble, Sammy Cat, and Jenny Elf (her companion). They meet many other characters, such as Cyrus Merman, Merci Merwoman, Sherlock (an immigrant from the Black Wave), and many other characters.