Fleeing Xeth's unwanted advances, Breanna uses all of her worldly wiles to escape a fate that is literally worse that death. With the help of some colorful companions, including King Dor, Prince Dolph, and a "youthened" Magician Bink- and Justin Tree, who serves as her spirit guide on this oddest of odysseys- Breanna sets out on a perilous quest. Her travels lead from the Region of Madness to the evanescent Isle of Women, which is ruled by women, and on to Xanth's myriad "worlds of maybe" orbiting Queen Ida's head. And at the end of her unearthly journey she discovers a surprising fulfillment of her fondest desires.

Summary:

Breanna, a beautiful young newcomer to the enchanted land of Xanth, must deal with a distressing dilemma. She has unwittingly attracted the affections of King Xeth, ruler of Xanth's Zombies, who yearns to make her Queen of the Undead! Her quest to preserve her innocence, and find her destiny, takes her on an exhilarating excursion packed with perils, puzzles, and piles of puns.