Golem in the Gears -- Piers Anthony, Mass Market Paperbound

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.

Author: Piers Anthony
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 01/12/1986
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 6.88h x 4.21w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780345318862

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 10859 / Golem in the Gears


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/1986

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.