The Time of the Transference
core novel 1986 Spellsinger
Record
| First published | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.83 (2,388 ratings, collected 2026-10-29) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780446300094 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
Life is good for the spellsinger from Los Angeles. He has battled demons, fought the Plated Folk and even met a socialist dragon, and now Jon-Tom is happy to settle into domestic life with the fiery Talea, study magic and practise spellsinging on his duar. But when he protects the wizard Clothahump from thieves, his magical instrument is broken, and without it his music has no power. To have it repaired he must set out across the Glittergeist Sea in search of the one person who can fix it, with Mudge the otter once again at his side.
Where it sits
- Universe: Spellsinger
- Series: Spellsinger core; position 6 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 6 of 8: previous The Paths of the Perambulator (1985) · next Son of Spellsinger (1993)
Sources
- ISFDB: Spellsinger series
- Wikipedia: Spellsinger
- FritzWiki: Alan Dean Foster bibliography
- Google Play Books: The Time of the Transference (publisher description)
- Most Recommended Books: Spellsinger books in order
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