) Spellsinger book cover | |
| Author | Alan Dean Foster |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Kevin Johnson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Phantasia Press |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 0-932096-22-0 |
| OCLC | 9615217 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 2962 vol. 22 |
| Followed by | The Hour of the Gate |
Spellsinger (1983) is a fantasy novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book follows the adventures of Jonathan 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 summary
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 is Jonathon Thomas Meriweather, law student, part-time would-be rock guitarist and janitor, 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
- Spellsinger title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Spellsinger review
- Alan Dean Foster homepage