The deep rivers in Xanth are drying up, and waves of crazy magic are interfering in the lives of its inhabitants. It turns out that these phenomena are directly related to each other. And the main character, resisting the next disaster, this time is the stone gargoyle Gary. He and our old friends the sorceress Iris, Mencia, the worse half of the demoness Metrin, Hiatus, brother of Lacuna, and the miracle girl Surprise, who has a whole bunch of magical talents, bravely enter the Madness Zone. And the Search is directed, of course... who would you think... yes, yes, the same Good Wizard Humphrey. The travelers are faced with the task of saving Xanth...