The Paths of the Perambulator
The Paths of the Perambulator (1985) is a fantasy novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book follows the continuing adventures of Jonathan Thomas Meriweather who is transported from our world into a land of talking animals and magic. It is the fifth book in the Spellsinger series.
 First edition | |
| Author | Alan Dean Foster |
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| Cover artist | Kevin Johnson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Phantasia Press |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 288 pp |
| ISBN | 0-932096-39-5 |
| Preceded by | The Moment of the Magician |
| Followed by | The Time of the Transference |
Plot introduction
The strange world Jon-Tom has found himself trapped in takes a turn for the decidedly weird as Foster’s fantasy series take a page from Kafka's The Metamorphosis when the Spellsinger wakes up one morning as a giant crab. The cause, as determined by the turtle wizard Clothahump, is a trapped perambulator: an inter-dimensional creature that wanders through different universes leaving behind random changes to the fabric of the world. Jon-Tom and his friends attempt to free the perambulator before it wreaks permanent havoc on their world.
External links
- The Paths of the Perambulator title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Alan Dean Foster homepage