He published the hugonominated sf magazine mirage from 1960 to 1971 and was also a noted speaker on science fiction and fantasy at colleges, universities, and the s. Chalker 1986, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Author and editor jack chalker is best known for his well world series, especially his wildly successful midnight at the well of souls. Ill never forget chalker and his boy id suggest the wonderland gambit. Probably best known for his larger serial works, particularly the well world sf and dancing gods fantasy sagas, though he also wrote several standalone books and nonfiction works including a definitive biography of h. He went on to teach history and geography in baltimore.
On the mysterious well world, the evil tyrant josich and his dark agents search. A typical character in a chalker book can expect to undergo at least one involuntary transformation andor gender bender. A tiger by the tail the four lord of the diamond book 4. Chalkers works when looking through the pamphlet for the science fiction book club. Victor gonser finds himself trapped in one body after another as he unwillingly becomes part of a skirmish over earth by two alien races. On my version of this book the title contains the words book one which is, if you ask me, a good thing. In 1963 he helped found the baltimore science fiction society and was a threeterm treasurer of the science fiction and fantasy writers of america. Chalker includes books midnight at the well of souls, quest for the well of souls, exiles at the well of souls, and several more. The other series is called the watchers at the well series, beginning in 1993 with echoes of the well of souls and ending with 1994 with gods of the well of souls. Like many of jack chalker s earlier books, this one is almost totally unpredictable and will keep you guessing to the last page. There are areas that are more or less like our planet where the conventional physical laws work.
Jack laurence chalker december 17, 1944 february 11, 2005 was an american science fiction author. I took a look at the situation and realized how ludicrous it was. It starts out with this book, midnight at the well of souls and takes you on a ride youll never believe. On the mysterious well world, the evil tyrant josich and his dark agents search desperately for the. Now this boldly imagined, intricately plotted new novel takes us deeper into the well world than ever before. Jack laurence chalker december 17, 1944 february 11, 2005 prolific american science fiction and fantasy author of over 60 works. Then again, most books arent as good as volume one of jack chalker s four lords of the diamond series.
Today chalker is most famous indeed notorious for the sheer amount of author appeal packed into his works, exceeded perhaps only by piers anthony in this regard. He also gave lectures about science fiction at numerous universities. The cybernetic walrus is a science fiction novel by the jack l chalker. Chalker s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Hed just stopped grieving a little to read his dads mail and comforted by his many, many fans who had conversations with his father. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The books in the series follows reacher as he goes through a number of exploits in his world. Then about 3 years later, i got a response from his son saying his dad had passed suddenly 3 years before. At the time, one of the selections that was offered was the four lords of the diamonds, comprised of his novels lilith. And, even though the rating shows up here as 4 stars out of 5, im really rating it at 312 stars out of 5. He wrote the well watchers, four lords of the diamond, dancing gods, soul. Jack chalkers well world epic occupies an honored place among the classics of science fiction.
Chalker is one of science fictions most prolific and popular authors, with a readership numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Chalker 19442005 was an american author of science fiction novels. He went on to study at towson university and johns hopkins university. I definitely remember the well world series with fondness, but i also remember his lesserknown dancing gods novels these books are a queer duck mix of straight fantasy mixed with christian mythology and parody of the fantasy genre. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Some of his books said that he was born in norfolk. Its also the second book of a two book sub series introducing mavra chang. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The computer was built by a nowextinct race, the markovians. Chalker books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Chalker s quest for the well of souls is the third book in his seven volume well world saga. His bestselling novels and series include the changewinds, midnight at the well of souls and its sequels, the quintara marathon trilogy, the soul rider series, the rings of the master series, and others.
Chalker wrote some fantasy but nobody considers these books as classics. Chalker was a decent enough writer and plotter, with a fertile imagination. Jack l chalker was best known for his well world series of novels but wrote many other novels and short stories over his lifetime. A dragon at the gate is the third in his four lords of the diamond series. Ghost of the well of souls well of souls series, book 7. He also was a member of the washington science fiction association and was involved in.
Chalker began the well of souls series in 1977 with the novel midnight at the well of souls. Nathan brazil is the captain of a starship that goes from planet to planet. Chalker belonged to the washington science fiction association and also had a part in the founding of the baltimore science fiction society. Many of chalkers works involve some physical transformation of the main characters. I believe reading is a great way to learning more about your hobbies, history, and enjoying series from your favorite author. Chalker, including midnight at the well of souls, and quest for the well of souls, and more on. Chalker 19442005 was one of science fictions most prolific and popular authors, with a readership numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Well world was built by an ancient race of nowextinct aliens known as the markovians.
While still in high school, he began writing for the amateur science fiction press, and in 1960 he launched the hugonominated amateur magazine mirage. When i was first beginning to participate in panels at science fiction conventions, i was selected to moderate a panel with jack chalker and mike resnick at rivercon. Besides being a science fiction author, jack laurence chalker was a baltimore city schools history teacher in maryland for a time, a member of the washington science fiction association, and was involved in the founding of the baltimore science fiction society. Chalker is the first book in the well world series. On the mysterious well world, the evil tyrant josich and his dark agents. The first book midnight at the well of souls is even a minor classic. An extremely prolific author of both science fiction and fantasy, publishing at least two to four books a year, chalker produced a multitude of other sagas and stand alone novels. Black gate articles the golden age of science fiction. Jack chalker s well world epic occupies an honored place among the classics of science fiction. Ive finished jack chalkers five volume soul rider series and since, ive been obsessing more and more about issues of sex, gender and sexuality raised by the work. Chalker first made his writing debut in 1976 with the publication of his novel, a jungle of stars. Its also the second book of a two book subseries introducing mavra chang.
If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Chalker has 91 books on goodreads with 76187 ratings. See the complete well world series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The series lasted seven novels, concluding in 2000 with ghost of the well of souls. Chalker is one of the best of the best in sf, and the well world series is his best. Im halfway through the four books on audio so i may be speaking too soon but im surprised this series and chalker doesnt get. Chalkers quest for the well of souls is the third book in his seven volume well world saga. Jack chalker s four lords of the diamond series is an overlooked classic. Suddenly he gets a distress call, he is transported to the well world. Jack reacher is the lead character and the protagonist in the series of books by british author jim grant who writes under the pseudonym of lee child.
His bestselling novels and series include the changewinds, midnight at the well of souls and its sequels, the quintara marathon trilogy, the soul rider series, the rings of the master series. For the most part, if youve read the previous two books in the series, there will be no surprises here. He wrote the well watchers, four lords of the diamond, dancing gods, soul rider, rings of the master and several other series. He also was a member of the washington science fiction association and was involved in the founding of the baltimore. He was very involved in the science fiction and fantasy writing community.
Chalker was also a baltimore city schools history teacher in maryland for 12 years, retiring during 1978 to write fulltime. The well world series is a series of science fiction novels by jack l. You are bidding on 4 science fiction books by jack chalker. About the only two differences i noticed are that the book has more of a chalkerish f. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. This exciting, actionpacked novel marks jack chalker s triumphant return to his celebrated multivolume saga. His best series is sf, although there are strong fantastical elements. Jack l chalker was best known for his well world series of novels but wrote many other novels and. A year later he founded mirage press, which grew into a major specialty publisher of nonfiction and reference books on science.
Its also the first book of a two book sub series introducing mavra chang. The topic was one that just required jack and mike to talk to each other. More information about well of souls series by jack chalker. Chalker was also a baltimore city schools history teacher in maryland for a time.
Chalker was a science fiction writer best known for his well world series. Many individuals may be familiar with the tom cruise one shot movie featuring the character of jack reacher. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Chalker is best known for his well world series of novels, but he also wrote many other novels most, but not all, part of a series, or large novels which were split into series by the publishers, and at least nine short stories. Chalker s exiles at the well of souls is the second book in his seven volume well world saga. All too often you have to read the fine print on the back of a book to find out that its number one in a series sometimes you will not know that you are reading part one of a series, until you have been left hanging. A snake in the grass 1981 read online free book by. It involves a planetsized supercomputer known as the well of souls that builds our reality on top of an underlying one of greater complexity but smaller size. Saga of the well world watcher at the well midnight at the well of souls saga of the well. Chalker was a prolific and fascinating author, best known for his well world series of science fiction novels. Each book is standalone, but together theyll blow you away really.
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