The Paths of the Perambulator
core novel 1985 Spellsinger
Record
| First published | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.81 (2,796 ratings, collected 2026-10-29) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780446326797 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Strange transformations begin to twist Jon-Tom’s world: places and creatures change shape without warning, and even the turtle wizard Clothahump and his owl apprentice are not spared. The cause is the Perambulator, a mysterious being from beyond the world whose imprisonment in the distant mountains is warping reality around it. Together with Clothahump and Mudge the otter, Jon-Tom must find the creature and set it free before its effects unravel the fabric of the universe, while trying to keep their own minds intact along the way.
Where it sits
- Universe: Spellsinger
- Series: Spellsinger core; position 5 of 8 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Alan Dean Foster
Notes
- From the series record (Spellsinger): Eight comic fantasy novels, Warner Books (some first in Phantasia Press hardcovers), 1983 to 1994.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Spellsinger: position 5 of 8: previous The Moment of the Magician (1984) · next The Time of the Transference (1986)
Sources
- ISFDB: Spellsinger series
- Wikipedia: Spellsinger
- Wikipedia: Alan Dean Foster
- Most Recommended Books: Spellsinger books in order
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