# 45 - A Tryst of Fate [TOF]
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You’re better wed than dead—even in Xanth—in the hilariously punny new adventure in the fantasy series soon to be adapted for film and television! Squid may only be a tween alien cuttlefish, but her feelings for Chaos, her Demon boyfriend, are real, which is why she’s more than ready to let someone else take over as the protagonist of this story. Being a main character is exhausting—and it’s drastically cutting down her flirting time with Chaos. But their alternate future is dependent upon their completion of one final mission . . . Seven years from now, in another reality frame, things are not so picture perfect. Squid’s dream of happily ever after turns into happily never after when Chaos’s human host is murdered the night before their wedding. So before they become newly dead instead of newly wed, Squid and Chaos must travel through time in order to meet their maker . . . Praise for Piers Anthony “Piers Anthony is one of those authors who can perform magic with the ordinary. . . . [He] is a craftsman.” —A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction “Anthony’s unflagging sparkle, verve and wordplay spin everyday trials of Mundane life into storytelling gold.” —Publishers Weekly
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Major Characters |
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| Character Name |
Species |
Origin |
Talent |
Notes |
First Chapter Mentioned |
| Terza |
Turtle |
Xanth |
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girl from the farm Turtleapparently human, lovely green hair, eyes, pale green skin. Actually a green turtle, like Turtle. A full telepath, able to read minds and project her image to others.. |
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| Ruby [TOF] |
Rabbit |
Xanth |
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a human/rabbit crossbreed, can assume either form, same mass. Lovely in human form, brown hair, brown eyes, shapely. Now possesses the magic mushroom, so they can change sizes. |
10 |
| Birdie |
Shee |
Xanth |
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a Shee, Light Elf, human size. Floating sky blue hair, eyes, trim body |
09 |
| ALna |
Oma |
Xanth |
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Oma name for our Incident |
07 |
| Turtle |
Turtle |
Xanth |
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companion, can assume any reptile form. Ninja Turtle can talk. |
04 |
| Rabbit |
Rabbit |
Xanth |
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companion, can assume any mammal form. Beetle Bunny can talk. |
04 |
| Bird |
Bird |
Xanth |
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companion, can assume any bird form. Bird Man can talk. |
04 |
| Incident |
Oma |
Xanth |
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originally Elle Sylph. Dirty brown hair, faded blue eyes, ugly face, gnarled proportions. Originally a lovely but naughty nymph. |
03 |
| Goar Golem |
Golem |
Xanth |
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black metallic torso, circular saws for hands, spiked knees, caterpillar tractor treads on stout wheels for feet, blank faceplate, bald dome of a head, ugly. |
02 |
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