ChroMagic · Book 1

Key to Havoc

by Piers Anthony

Published
1 January 2003
Pages
547
ISBN-13
9780972367066
Type
novel

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Cover of Key to Havoc

About this book

Key to Havoc opens the ChroMagic series in Charm, a fantasy realm where color itself is a living form of magic embodied by beings called Chromas, as a human protagonist is drawn into its world and politics. Published in 2003, it runs 547 pages and is a later, self-contained addition to Piers Anthony's fantasy output outside Xanth.

Its place in ChroMagic

Key to Havoc is book 1 in the ChroMagic series. It is followed by Key to Chroma. See the full ChroMagic reading order.

The ChroMagic novels are set in Charm, a fantasy realm where color itself is a living form of magic: creatures and forces called Chromas embody specific colors and the powers associated with them, and a human protagonist drawn into this world must learn to navigate a society and landscape literally built from magical color. Each of the five 'Key to...' novels follows a different stage of conflict and discovery in Charm, as outside threats and internal political struggles test the world's color-based magic system…

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