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4.0 out of 5 stars
the power of music [no spoilers], Mar 12 2004
"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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