Knot Gneiss Explained

Knot Gneiss
Author:Piers Anthony
Country:United States
Language:English
Cover Artist:Darrell K. Sweet
Carol Russo Design
Genre:Fantasy
Publisher:Tor Books
Release Date:12 October 2010
Media Type:Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages:304
Isbn:0-7653-2352-4
Preceded By:Jumper Cable
Followed By:Well-Tempered Clavicle

Knot Gneiss is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the 34th book of the Xanth series.

Plot introduction

This is about Jumper's friend Wenda Woodwife, who has a nymphly front but no back, being hollow from behind, who speaks with the forest dialect: "I wood knot dew that to yew." She has to transport a boulder made of petrified reverse wood that naturally terrifies (petrifies) everyone else. She has to put together a group of six or more and starts out her journey asking help from her best friend Jumper, King of the Spiders, and enlists the aid of a winged mermaid, the Princess Ida, a fallen angel, and a handsome prince in search of his princess.