Spellsinger

A college student named Jonathan Thomas Meriweather is transported to a magical land of talking animals and dark sorcery after passing through an interdimensional portal. As he discovers the power of a mysterious instrument called a duar, he must join unlikely allies, including a turtle wizard, a cunning otter, and a confused dragon, to confront a looming threat. The first book in Alan Dean Foster's series unveils a world full of magic, danger, and unexpected heroism.