The Moment of the Magician. [Import] [Paperback]

Alan Dean. Foster (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books; New Ed edition (1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857232313
• ISBN-13: 978-1857232318
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,127,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alan Dean Foster's work to date includes excursions into hard science-fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He has also written numerous non-fiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving, as well as having produced the novel versions of many films, including such well-known productions as "Star Wars", the first three "Alien" films, "Alien Nation", and "The Chronicles of Riddick". Other works include scripts for talking records, radio, computer games, and the story for the first "Star Trek" movie. His novel "Shadowkeep" was the first ever book adapation of an original computer game. In addition to publication in English his work has been translated into more than fifty languages and has won awards in Spain and Russia. His novel "Cyber Way" won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990, the first work of science-fiction ever to do so.

Foster's sometimes humorous, occasionally poignant, but always entertaining short fiction has appeared in all the major SF magazines as well as in original anthologies and several "Best of the Year" compendiums. His published oeuvre includes more than 100 books.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!, December 7, 1999

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Joanne Couturier (Traverse City, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spellsinger: The Moment of the Magician - Book #4 (Mass Market Paperback)

Upon randomly picking up a copy of the 'Spellsinger's Scherzo,' I was instantly thrust into the 4th book of the Spellsinger series. (And yes, since then I have read all 8 of Alan Dean Foster's journeys into this fantastical world!) This book chronicals the further adventures of the Spellsinger Jon-Tom, as he travels with his otter companion Mudge to the distant city of Polastrindu, seeking to meet a mysterious magician who he suspects to be from the planet earth. Filled with humor and direness, lighthearted anecdotes and gripping action, this book, though it was the 4th in the series, grasped my attention as easily as if I had begun at the start of any epic series. A must have for any fantasy fan!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars another good time with Jon-Tom [no spoilers], March 26, 2004

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Oscar "DaRK KNighT" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Moment of the Magician. (Paperback)

"The Moment of the Magician" is the fun fourth volume in the Spellsinger adventure about Jon-Tom and colleague Mudge.

Back cover of book:

"Tropical, friendly, and largely uninhabited"

was how Clothahump the wizard had described the swamps of the south. But the warring colonies of tough-talking prairie dogs, to the magical mime-vines, to a mammoth mountain of living muck and a hidden colony of dreaded Plated Folk, Jon-Tom the spellsinger and his otter comrade Mudge find their journey southward full of strong spells and deadly foes.

Should they ever reach the city of Quasequa, their mission is to unmask the mysterious new magician, Marcus the Ineluctable. But Marcus' forces seem unlimited, his hunger for power insatiable, and his influence over his followers total. Is the spellsinging magic of Jon-Tom enough to save Quasequa - and all of the wizard's world?

End back cover of book.

This volume is a good continuation in the exploits of Jon-Tom and Mudge. The reader is introduced to more crazy individuals and a couple surprises. The political philosophies from one world as a part of the current world are amazing and the subtle means by which Jon-Tom upsets the balance create a great read. The ending is quite imaginative, equal with the prior books.

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Viking just loves it, May 12, 2009

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Tore Linde "The Viking" (Cairns, Qld Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Moment Of The Magician (A Spellsinger Adventure) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a huge fan of Alan Dean Foster and particularly the Spellsinger series. The Moment Of The Magician turned out to be a hard book to find in the secondhand shops in my hometown Cairns in Queensland, Australia. So to finally get it at Amazon at a ridiculously low price was a real boon to me. Although several reviewers seem to have some reservations about the Spellsinger series I'm not among them. Apart from the final book Chorus Skating, which suffers from an incredibly slow beginning, none of the books have really disappointed me. I enjoy the insane things the characters do in these books and I don't mind the episodic nature of them or the fact that talking animals are among the main characters. That just reminds me of storytelling time from my childhood. Good on ya, Alan! So to all those whingers out there, you don't know a good thing when you see one. Stop being so po-faced and enjoy the insanity and bedlam. I can get serious on the news.