"The River of Dancing Gods" by Jack L. Chalker

Very light, somewhat amusing read. Read this book because it's been lying around in fantasy forever and because I picked up volume 2 at FOPLA for Ray, with the vague idea that we had a similar/related book at home. Ray's memory is good enough that he was the one who pulled the first volume off our bookshelf. 

Now on to volume 2. Then I will have had my fill of Jack L. Chalker.

It's a real change to read a straightforward, short book, where there is only one narrative string, and nothing truly awful ever happens. Kind of pleasant and relaxing.