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Spellsinger Two: The Hour of the Gate

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Alan Dean Foster is amazing yet again in this 2nd book in an amazing series. I have read every one in the series and can say without a doubt, it is in my top 5 of fantasy series. The story of a pre-law student, Jonathan Thomas Merriweather, sucked into an alternate dimention is thrust into a world of savages, sorcery, sex, and song. If you are a Xanth fan, this series is right up your alley. I would suggest buying the whole series at one time, to avoid having to hunt down the next one while itching to find out what happens next. Read it.

Where Jon-Tom has to figure out where his heart lies on certain issues (and on certain people) and nothing is quite what it seems!

I have only read the first three books in this series so far, but I do plan to read the rest because I simply love the style. I have heard this series compared to anthony's xanth series, and having read that entire series (yes every single one so far published) I believe that it is a pretty good comparison, if only that Foster's humor is slightly different, as I have said before, I enjoyed this book emensely and the only reason it's not a 5 is that it is a little predictable

Perhaps Alan Dean Foster isn't the most skilled writer of our time, but the fact of the matter is that if you're looking for an easy, entertaining read for a car trip or some such thing, this book and its slightly lesser counterparts in the Spellsinger series are a good choice. They're a lot like the Xanth books by Piers Anthony, but they lack the nerdy smarminess that occasionally gives one difficulty with his humor. If you can manage to find a copy of one of these books, don't let it pass you by.