Spellsinger Books in Order
The Spellsinger books follow Jon-Tom Meriweather, a law student and would-be rock musician who is pulled into a world of talking animals, where his guitar playing works real magic. A comic fantasy full of puns and odd companions.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1983 to 1986
- First book
- Spellsinger
- Latest
- The Time of the Transference (1986)
- Setting
- Set in invented worlds
The reading order
Every Spellsinger book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
- 1Spellsinger1983With Jon-Tom MeriweatherJon-Tom Meriweather, a law student who plays guitar in his spare time, is accidentally summoned by a wizard turtle named Clothahump into a world of talking animals.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Hour of the Gate1984With Jon-Tom MeriweatherJon-Tom, a student and rock guitarist whose music works magic in a world of talking animals, joins the turtle wizard Clothahump on a perilous journey to find allies before the insect armies of the Plated Folk invade.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Day of the Dissonance1984With Jon-Tom MeriweatherJon-Tom sets out to find medicine for the ailing wizard Clothahump, gathering a giant white tiger, his short-tempered otter friend Mudge and a teenage street kid along the way.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Moment of the Magician1984With Jon-Tom MeriweatherBuy on Amazon
- 5The Paths of the Perambulator1985With Jon-Tom MeriweatherBuy on Amazon
- 6The Time of the Transference1986With Jon-Tom MeriweatherAfter his magical instrument is broken, Jon-Tom must cross the Glittergeist Sea with Mudge to find the one person who can repair it.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Spellsinger books in order, starting with Spellsinger. Each is a quest of its own, but Jon-Tom’s companions and his progress as a spellsinger carry on through the series.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jon-Tom Meriweather | Mudge | Clothahump |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Spellsinger | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The Hour of the Gate | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Day of the Dissonance | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 The Moment of the Magician | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 5 The Paths of the Perambulator | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 6 The Time of the Transference | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Spellsinger books
3 characters from Alan Dean Foster’s chart, with the number of Spellsinger books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Jon-Tom MeriweatherStudent guitarist turned spellsinger | 6 | Spellsinger 1983 |
| MudgeOtter rogue | 6 | Spellsinger 1983 |
| ClothahumpWizard turtle | 6 | Spellsinger 1983 |