Barrett's The Prophecy Machine and its sequel, The Treachery of Kings, are also worth reading. They are anthropomorphic but not Furry.
Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series did not start until 1983, by which time the Gallacci groups were spending most of their time discussing Don Bluth's The Secret of NIMH movie, the disappearance of Vootie, and the first attempts to self-publish Furry comic books. The Spellsinger books were mentioned as "you have to read this!", but not talked about much except as an example of how, with Barrett's Aldair books and Foster's Spellsinger books, Furry s-f & fantasy was becoming more popular.
Barrett's The Prophecy Machine and its sequel, The Treachery of Kings, are also worth reading. They are anthropomorphic but not Furry.
Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series did not start until 1983, by which time the Gallacci groups were spending most of their time discussing Don Bluth's The Secret of NIMH movie, the disappearance of Vootie, and the first attempts to self-publish Furry comic books. The Spellsinger books were mentioned as "you have to read this!", but not talked about much except as an example of how, with Barrett's Aldair books and Foster's Spellsinger books, Furry s-f & fantasy was becoming more popular.
Fred Patten