A Spell for Cameleon by Piers Anthony

Enjoyed the surprisingly clever and heart-warming quirk of discovering how the secret magic of the protagonist, Bink, motivates moral behavior on the part of the Evil Magician Trent. Bink is a magical 'every man'! Even the powerful must work for his benefit because it is ultimately in their self-interest. Great metaphor! Jolly good story. (By a belated convert to Xanth.) I got my copy of A Spell for Cameleon in a box of books purchased at a Calgary SciFi con last summer. I've been working my way through them. Lots of duds. But enough discoveries to make the project worthwhile! A good book is never old.