Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn
7.77.7 / 10
Score out of 1064 ratingsConfidence 30%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- 309
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
Part of a seriesXanthVolume 8 of 47
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About the book
Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the eighth book of the Xanth series.
Reading order · Xanth
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7.57.5 / 10 - The Source of Magic
7.67.6 / 10 - Castle Roogna
7.67.6 / 10 - Centaur Aisle
7.67.6 / 10 - Ogre, Ogre
7.67.6 / 10 - Night Mare
7.77.7 / 10 - Dragon on a Pedestal
7.67.6 / 10 - Crewel Lye: A Caustic YarnThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - Golem in the Gears
7.67.6 / 10 - Vale of the Vole
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 64 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 30% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 10 | 16% |
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 54 | 84% |
Frequently asked
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It has 309 pages — shorter than 93% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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