Synopsis

Much to Clothahump the Wizard's distress, ex-hippie Jon-Tom and Talea's son Buncan wants to be a questing hero, but not a spellsinger. Instead he forms a band with Mudge's kids, otters Noctor and Squill, one that creates a wild unpredictable magic - based on rap!

Then an anteater arrives with rumours about a dangerous legend. Soon the young rappers, aided by a drunk rhino, are off on an odyssey to a fortress where evil sorcerers threaten the world. And where only the unknown power of Buncan's beat can stop the hordes of hideous hybrids.

About Alan Dean Foster

New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is also the author of numerous nonfiction articles, as well as novelizations of many films, including Star Wars, the first three Alien films, and Alien Nation. His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction, the first science fiction book to ever do so. Alan lives with his wife in Prescott, Arizona.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Meggies

Buncan Meryweather, Sohn des legendären Bannsängers Jon-Tom und der ehemaligen Diebin Talea, langweilt sich zu Tode, da er aufgrund seines mäßigen Gesangstalentes das Bannsingen nicht richtig beherrscht. Und so ist er dazu verdammt, seinen Gesang zu verbessern, bevor er sich weiter der Magie widmen......more

Goodreads review by Judi

A good read...but not as good as the earlier books in the series. Jon-Tom is no longer the central character. His son, Buncan, and Mudge's children are now a rap spellsinging group. The young otters are amusing but not up to Mudge's standards. I missed the nuances of Jon-Tom's recognition of words f......more

Goodreads review by Curtis

Alan Dean Foster has a wonderful creativity with characters in this adventure. I was enthralled with each new member that was introduced into this story. Magic fights off the evil forces encountered along the journey of a youth and his woodland friends, as they seek to find a legend far from their......more