The Paths of the Perambulator

by Alan Dean Foster

Book Overview

A trapped cosmic creature may drive the whole world mad--unless the spellsinger can set it free: "Foster knows how to spin a yarn" (Starlog). It's an ordinary day in the Bellwoods, save for the fact... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446326798
• ISBN13: 9780446326797
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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bizarre book for sure [no spoilers]

"The Paths of the Perambulator" is the wacky fifth volume in the Spellsinger adventure about Jon-Tom and colleague Mudge.Back cover of book:There Goes the Neighborhood!Nobody wants to be around when a freak of supernature called a Perambulator enters the world, bringing with it some really weird shifts in the fabric of existence...like suddenly turning Jon-Tom into a giant blue crab, or Mudge the Otter into a nasty disease...But the mad Perambulator is there to stay, unless the wizard Clothahump can muster all his power and boot it into the next dimension. So, despite the bumblings of Sorbl the drunken owl and the fitful runes of a koala amateur wizard, Jon-Tom, Mudge, and Clothahump make their way ever deeper into the realms where Chaos perambulates...to find a deadly foe that only the combined forces of illogic can hope to defeat....End back cover of book.If the first four volumes were strange, this one is the strangest with neat new characters to compliment the foursome of Jon-Tom, Mudge, Clothahump, and Sorbl. The storyline is quite weird and while written in the middle 1980's, the referred songs are dated but still give a good chuckle at their usage. I enjoyed this volume for its bizarre nature and Jon-Tom's improved spellsinging. The foes and spells encountered continue to be distinctive to the series.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.

Philosophy????????

For those who are like me and have kept track of the series, I'm not going to mention character descriptions. For those who've never read any of the books, I suggest reading "Spell Singer 1", otherwise, you'll have no idea what is being discussed. Mudge, in this installment goes well beyond his normal complaining self...and some of his predicaments left me rolling with laughter. The book delves far deeper into Clothahump's feelings than any in the past.The book does start off, however, with some very confusing, and questionable points of logic...i.e. the concept of "nothingness". I'll not spoil it for you, but keep in mind, you don't have to understand that to enjoy the book.

Not Your Average Sword 'n Sorcery

The Spellsinger series has been one of my favorites since I was nine, and I still find myself flipping through a volume every now and then. In this fifth book in the series, reluctant hero Jon Tom and a new band of aliies are on a mission to save the world (yet again). A being of pure chaos has accidentally got itself caught in Jon Tom's adoptive universe, and unless it's freed soon, the world will end. This book is characteristic of the series, full of high adventure, wonderful humor and believable, detailed characters which make this series such a geat read. Foster's unusually personal approach to characters, both essential and otherwise, is given a bit more exposure in Paths' than in most other volumes in the series. While Paths' may not be one of the best books in the series, it's still an excellent read. I reccomend this for SCA members who at any time have thought "You know what we need? A big talking otter with the sophistications of a small lump of gravel and a sex drive you could use to move a thirty ton truck."

Howlingly funny

Easily one of the most hilarious in a downright funny collection of books. If for nothing else, read it for the punchdrunk, rune-reading koala bear!