Spellsinger
It has all the things that make a great fantasy novel: the battle of good against evil, an unwilling hero, Jon Tom, reaches within himself for his inner strength to overcome great adversity, lots of twists and turn before the conflict is finally resolved. What makes the Spellsinger different is Foster's use of common things (music, talking animals) to achieve these goals. Other books by Foster include:
Nor Crystal Tears
Before Man and insectlike Thranx had become allies, when the reptilian AAnn were just occasional raiders of Thranx colony worlds, one young Thranx agricultural expert lived a life of quiet desperation. A dreamer in a world of sensible, stable beings, Ryo buried himself in his work -- reclaiming marshland from a tenacious jungle -- until he came across a letter describing a relative's encounter with horrid, two-legged, soft-skinned space-going beasts...
Pip and Flinx
Moth was a beautiful planet, the only one with wings -- two great golden clouds suspended in space around it. Here was a wide-open world for any venture a man might scheme. The planet attracted unwary travelers, hardened space-sailors, and merchant buccaneers -- a teeming, constantly shifting horde that provided a comfortable income for certain quick-witted fellows like Phillip Linx known to his friends as Flix, an orphan sold at the Drallar slave markets and his pet flying snake Pip. With his odd talents, the pickings were easy enough so that Flinx did not have to be dishonest ... most of the time. In fact, it hardly seemed dishonest at all to steal a starmap from a dead body that didn't really need it anymore. But Flinx wasn't quite smart enough. He should have wondered why the body was dead in the first place... The first book, "Nor Crystal Tears," provides the setting and history behind Flinx's universe.
The Tar-Aiym KrangOrphan StarThe End of the MatterFor Love of Mother NotMid FlinxFlinx in Flux
Spellsinger
The Hour of the Gate
The Day of Dissonance
The Moment of the Magician
The Paths of the Perambulator
The Time of the Transference
Chorus Skating
Journeys of the Cathechist
The tall herdsman/warrior Etjole Ehomba of the Naumkib tribe lives by the sea. When a number of strange warriors wash up dead on the sand, only the nobleman Tarin Beckwith survives long enough to whisper a dying request: It seems that the Visioness Themaryl of Laconda has been abducted by Hymneth the Possessed and carried off to the remote land of Ehl-Larimar. Etjole accepts the dead man's entreaty to rescue her, and sets off on a very long journey. Along the way he aquires a sidekick, the garrulous treasure-hunter Simna Ibn Sind and he saves Ahlitah, a large black cat--part lion, part cheetah--who feels obligated, and joins the expedition. Oh, did I mention that Etjole can also speak to animals? He can.
Carnivores of Lightand Darkness
Into the Thinking Kingdoms
A Triumph of Souls
Other books by Alan Dean Foster
Greenthieves
Glory Lane
Cyber Way
Codgerspace
When machines cease their required functions in order to search for a nonhuman species of higher intelligence, their quest produces a threat to man and machine. Now the fate of the galaxy lies in the hands of five senior citizens and their faithful food processor.
Midworld
For hundreds of years, the globe-spanning rain forest of Midworld sustained a peaceful primitive society. Then, the aliens came. Ignorant of Midworld's Upper and Lower Hell, they were taught by the natives to survive. But the visitors have destructive plans for Midworld--and the natives will have to take desperate measures.
With Friends Like These Who Needs Enemies?
From a Brilliant site called Steve's Bookshelf well worth a visit http://webhome.idirect.com/~helspawn/reading.html
Cheers Chris.
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