Synopses & Reviews
Slim's a Texas bluesman of a certain age, down on his luck, and just about broke--but hey, that's what the blues are all about. Then, one day, in a single hot burst of lightning that comes straight up out of the ground, Slim finds himself in Tejas. Not Texas, but somewhere else. It's a little bit magic and a whole lot different, but the blues are the same.
And the blues--manifest here in the form of a maple-necked pearl-gray Fender Stratocaster with blue-chrome pickups a.k.a. The Gutbucket--needs him and needs him bad. The Strat's fallen into the hands of T-Bone Pickens and his Vipers, who want to suck up all its power and turn it to evil.
Slim's off and running on the Gutbucket Quest, with the help of his new mentor, rhythm guitarist Progress T. Hornsby, and a purely unstoppable blues singer named Nadine.
Review
"A house rocking good time."--
Booklist"Notably successful...Readers will appreciate the compelling passion for the blues that positively sings out of the pages."--Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
A burst of lightning transports a Texas blues man named Slim, who is down on his luck, to Tejas, where the blues are manifested in the form of a pearl-gray Strat known as the Gutbucket. The instrument falls into the hands of T-Bone Pickens and his Vipers, who want to suck up all its power and turn it to evil.
About the Author
Piers Anthony is one of the world's most popular fantasy authors, and a
New York Times bestseller twenty-one times over. His Xanth novels have been read and loved by millions of readers around the world, and he daily receives hundreds of letters from his devoted fans.
In addition to the Xanth series, Anthony is the author of many other best-selling works. Piers Anthony lives in Inverness, Florida.