Heaven Cent - Land of Xanth Traditional Cache
Heaven Cent - Land of Xanth
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Heaven Cent is named for the eleventh book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. Xanth is a place where "appearance counts for most of reality" and nearly everyone has some magical talent, even if it is only the ability to change the color of popcorn. It's all about the "Test of the Roses."
In the mind of Xanth's precious shapeshifting Prince Dolph, son of King Dor and Queen Irene and younger brother of Princess Ivy, the perfect way to see the world is to search for the missing sorcerer, Humfrey. He sets off with his faithful Adult companion, Marrow. Dolph will penetrate an island of illusion, escape a goblin kingdom, outwit a husband-hungry mermaid, and find romance with a slinky snake princess, Nada. —all on his way to discovering a magic coin, The Heaven Cent, with all the answers!
When Dolph, Marrow, and Nada finally find the right island where the Heaven Cent is supposed to be they encounter a magical castle where a maiden has been under a magical sleep for 900 years of a 1000 year sentence. The sleeping maiden is named Electra. Dolph kisses the sleeping Electra and awakens her, but to Dolph's surprise Electra cannot survive unless she marries the person who broke the spell on her.
Once the entire party returns to Castle Roogna Dolph is left with the decision about what to do with his two betrothed women. After much debate with both women and the King and Queen, Dolph asks for the test of the roses. In the end Dolph remains betrothed to each girl even though the King and Queen do not believe in it, but Dolph and the girls believe that, in the next seven years before Dolph can marry, they will work out all the problems.
Additional Hints
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Ebfrf qba'g tebj va gur qnex.
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