Roc and a Hard Place is the nineteenth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.[1]

Roc and a Hard Place
First edition
AuthorPiers Anthony
Cover artistDarrell K. Sweet
Carol Russo Design
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy novel
PublisherTOR Books
Publication date
October 1995
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages312 pp (hardcover 1st ed.)
ISBN0-312-85392-0
OCLC32698441
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3551.N73 R64 1995
Preceded byGeis of the Gargoyle 
Followed byYon Ill Wind 

Plot

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One year after the events of Geis of the Gargoyle, Demoness Metria, whilst making her husband Veleno deliriously happy, finds that the stork will not acknowledge her summons. Seeking to summon the stork, Metria (and her worse half, D. Mentia) are sent on a quest by the Good Magician Humphrey. Metria is then tasked by the Simurgh to deliver a bag's worth of summons to their respective citizens of Xanth in order to hold a trial for Roxanne Roc. All that remains is to find out why Roxanne Roc is on trial as Metria meets with many old Xanth characters, including Grundy Golem, Sorceress Iris, Magician Trent, Gray Murphy, Jordan the Barbarian and Desiree Dryad.

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