Vale of the Vole

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Title Vale of the Vole
Author Piers Anthony
Cover artist Darrell K. Sweet
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy novel
Publisher Avon Books
Released October 1987
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 324 pp (paperback 1st printing)
ISBN ISBN 978-0-380-75287-4
Preceded by Golem in the Gears
Followed by Heaven Cent

Vale of the Vole is the tenth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. It begins a trilogy including Heaven Cent and Man from Mundania.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The story begins with Esk, son of Tandy Nymph and Smash Ogre, visiting a private retreat made out of an abandoned beerbarrel tree. But then a pie starts talking to him. He retreats and returns later. Then he sits on a pillow which makes a comment about the flabbiness of his posterior. This causes him to go home again. When he returns again to his retreat a blanket talks to him then tries to strangle him. Finally he realizes that the pie, the pillow and the blanket are the same. It is actually a demoness named Demetria, Metria for short, and she has claimed the hollow as her own. The demoness Metria tries to reach an agreement with him about the treehouse offering sex and death (she offered to simulate her death for him). But not trusting her he sets out to go to the Good Magician Humphrey and ask for a way to make her leave. On the way he meets Chex. Chex is the winged centaur daughter of Xap Hippogryph and Chem Centaur. He also meets up with Volney Vole who always replaces S's with V's during speech. All are looking for the Good Magician. They decide to travel together.

Characters of
Vale of the Vole
Primary character Eskil
Major characters Volney
Chex
Bria
Metria
The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony
  1. A Spell for Chameleon
  2. The Source of Magic
  3. Castle Roogna
  4. Centaur Aisle
  5. Ogre, Ogre
  6. Night Mare
  1. Dragon on a Pedestal
  2. Crewel Lye
  3. Golem in the Gears
  4. Vale of the Vole
  5. Heaven Cent
  6. Man from Mundania
  1. Isle of View
  2. Question Quest
  3. The Color of Her Panties
  4. Demons Don't Dream
  5. Harpy Thyme
  6. Geis of the Gargoyle
  1. Roc and a Hard Place
  2. Yon Ill Wind
  3. Faun & Games
  4. Zombie Lover
  5. Xone of Contention
  6. The Dastard
  1. Swell Foop
  2. Up In A Heaval
  3. Cube Route
  4. Currant Events
  5. Pet Peeve
  6. Stork Naked
  7. Air Apparent
Characters
List of Xanth characters - The Magicians of Xanth - The family of Merlin of Xanth - The family of Ebnez of Xanth - The family of Humfrey of Xanth - The Centaur family of Xanth - The Goblin family of Xanth - From the Gourd of Xanth - Mundanes in Xanth - Other characters of Xanth
Geography of Xanth


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