Dragon on a Pedestal is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the seventh book of the Xanth series .

When the book begins, the Good Magician Humfrey, and his son Hugo, run into the Gap dragon while filling a vial with water from the Fountain of Youth.

In Castle Roogna, Dor accidentally put a forget spell on the Gap Chasm (the huge rift that splits Xanth in two), while trying to escape a horde of harpies and goblins, with the result being that everyone forgot the Gap Chasm existed, with the exception of the people who live near it.

Near the end of the novel, all the characters join forces against a swarm of wiggles, which threaten the welfare of Xanth by burrowing through anything and everything in their path.

Dave Langford reviewed Dragon on a Pedestal for White Dwarf #52, and stated that "Despite a predilection for very didactic explanations and very stupid protagonists, Anthony is engagingly breezy and inventive, titivating each tired old quest plot with new varieties of 'magic'.