- Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Time Warner Publishing M/M (July 28 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446356476
- ISBN-13: 978-0446356473
- Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,330,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
the power of music [no spoilers],
By Oscar "DaRK KNighT" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Spellsinger (Paperback)
"Spellsinger" is the first volume in an entertaining series about the adventures of Jon-Tom, summoned to another world to help fight a growing threat to the lives of all sentient animals and possibly his own world.Back cover of book: The Wizard's World It was where beasts walked and talked as men, armed with sword and dagger. And it was where Clothahump, turtle and wizard, stretched his powers to sorcery, seeking a source to the unknown evil that threatened his land, seeking a helper from another dimension, another universe. And so Jonathan Thomas Meriweather - grad student and rock guitarist - found himself plucked from his cannabis-filled campus room in L.A. and whisked into a world of disarming beauty and savage violence. Here Jon-Tom, Mudge the otter, the flame-haired Talea and others would form a motley fellowship with the wizard. Their mission: to travel where no warm-blooded being has been and destroy the strange new force emanating from the dreaded Greendowns. Now the peace-loving student must become a soldier and crusader, fighting with sword and song. For strumming his otherworldly duar, he is the maker of magic, his music conjuring configurations, transforming Jon Meriweather into the Spellsinger End back cover of book. I loved this story but it is incomplete without the second volume titled "The Hour of the Gate". Given the lengths of recent novels, combining the two would be welcome. The characters aren't limited to unaccented English but have a range including Australian, possibly making Mudge the original Lizard (Crocodile) Hunter, and Brooklyn, New York. Understanding a written accent can be more difficult than hearing it and the rare vulgar word (not beyond a modern schoolyard) should be noted. As a fan of the classical, rock, and heavy metal music genres, I find the magic Jon-Tom creates with his duar exciting since I believe a well-constructed song can affect people with its intensity and power in a primal aspect. Thank you.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews) 18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Love the Books HATE THE PRICE 9.99? seriously?,
By Jim Raby "we don't need no stinking badges!" - Published on Amazon.com
these books are great reads, i loved them back in the day and i love them now but no way in hell am i paying top dollar for a fondly remembered re-read and i doubt mr. foster is getting much out of this deal. find them in a used book store for a buck a pop.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Great Series...Terrible Price!,
By Ed Vineyard - Published on Amazon.com
I remember buying all of these books when they came out years ago. It is a really good series but I can't believe they want full price for a series as old as this one. As noted in an earlier review, you can find these books fairly easily in used bookstores for $1-$3. That being said, if you like talking animals, weird characters, amazing magic and great storytelling then you will enjoy the series!
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Funny and full of Adventure,
By Peter Dykhuis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Spellsinger (Paperback)
I have to disagree with a previous reviewer in one regard. I do think that the animals in the book are cute and funny. Granted, the animals act in realistic, sometimes noble, but more often crass ways. Part of the fun in this book is the sheer absurdness of the animals and the world at all. I think you have to treat the book slightly humorously. I think humor was a great par of Mr. Foster's intent. The original cover has a bespectacled turtle on a boat with two humans and an otter. The turtle has drawers in his shell which open. I laughed quite hard the first time I looked at the cover. The hero gets to the fantasy world after smoking marijuana. The hero wins his battles and creates magic by playing and singing rock and roll.....BADLY. A very fun book but also treat it as fun and not high fantasy. |
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