title: A Spell For Chameleon (The Magic of Xanth, Volume One)
author:  Piers Anthony 
description: Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled--where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. That is, except for Bink of North Village. He was sure he possessed no magic, and knew that if he didn't find some soon, he would be exiled. According to the Good Magician Humpfrey, the charts said that Bink was as powerful as the King or even the Evil Magician Trent. Unfortunately, no one could determine its form. Meanwhile, Bink was in despair. If he didn't find his magic soon, he would be forced to leave....
zlib_text: **A Spell for Chameleon**
  
  Xanth Book 1
  
  By Piers Anthony
  
    
  
  Table of Contents
  
  Chapter 1: Xanth.
  
  Chapter 2: Centaur.
  
  Chapter 3: Chasm.
  
  Chapter 4: Illusion.
  
  Chapter 5: Spring.
  
  Chapter 6: Magician.
  
  Chapter 7: Exile.
  
  Chapter 8: Trent.
  
  Chapter 9: Transformer.
  
  Chapter 10: Chase.
  
  Chapter 11: Wilderness.
  
  Chapter 12: Chameleon.
  
  Chapter 13: Rationale.
  
  Chapter 14: Wiggle.
  
  Chapter 15: Duel.
  
  Chapter 16: King.
  
    
    
  
   **Chapter 1: Xanth.**
  
  A small lizard perched on a brown stone. Feeling threatened by the approach of
  human beings along the path, it metamorphosed into a stingray beetle, then
  into a stench-puffer, then into a fiery salamander.
  
  Bink smiled. These conversions weren't real. It had assumed the forms of
  obnoxious little monsters, but not their essence. It could not sting, stink,
  or burn. It was a chameleon, using its magic to mimic creatures of genuine
  threat.
  
  Yet as it shifted into the form of a basilisk it glared at him with such
  ferocity that Bink's mirth abated. 