- Spellsinger (novel)
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name = Spellsinger
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author =Alan Dean Foster
country =United States
language = English
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genre =Fantasy novel
publisher =Warner Books
release_date =March 1983
media_type = Print (Paperback )
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isbn = ISBN 0-446-90352-3
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followed_by =The Hour of the Gate "Spellsinger" (1983) is a
fantasy novel written byAlan Dean Foster . The book follows the adventures ofJonathan Thomas Meriweather who is transported from our world into a land of talking animals and magic. It is the first in the Spellsinger series.Plot introduction
In a world of sentient animals and humans, the hardheaded tortoise wizard
Clothahump searches across the dimensions for another kind of wizard to help defeat the looming threat posed by the armies of the Plated Folk. What he gets isJonathon Thomas Meriweather , law student, part-time would-be rockguitarist andjanitor , who finds that with the use of a unique instrument called a duar, he can perform magic by playing and choosing from his well-worn repertoire of rock. Jon-Tom, as he is called in Clothahump’s world, quickly discovers that while he might be able to use magic with his music making, the results are often unpredictable and usually humorous. Ever searching for a way to get back to Earth, Jon-Tom takes up the battle to save this world.External links
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* [http://www.alandeanfoster.com/ Alan Dean Foster homepage]
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