The Time of the Transference ( 1986 ) (The sixth book in the Spellsinger series) A novel by Alan Dean Foster Jon-Tom was quite happy to settle into domestic bliss with fiery Talea, study magic and practise spellsinging on his duar. But when the magic instrument is broken, his quest to find the one person who can fix it leads to the discovery of a way back to Earth - and he must choose which world is home.