The Day of the Dissonance (Spellsinger, Book 3)
Clothahump, the wizard, is dying. All that can save him are rare medicinal powers to be found across the Glittergeist Ocean. Jon-Tom, the Spellsinger, sets out on the most perilous pilgrimage of his still-young career, armed with only his music-making duar and a reluctant Mudge, the otter, as his guide. Original.
Jon-Tom (Fictitious character), Mudge (Fictitious character : Foster), Magic, Fiction, Wizards
Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. He currently resides in Prescott, Arizona, with his wife, and is also known for his novelizations of film scripts. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. ([Source][1])


  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dean_Foster