Jack L. Chalker (1944–2005)

Autore di Midnight at the Well of Souls

98+ opere 23,024 membri 190 recensioni 38 preferito

Sull'Autore

Jack L. Chalker was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 17, 1944. He received a B. A. degree in English from Towson University and a graduate degree in English and history from Johns Hopkins University. Before becoming a full-time writer in 1978, he taught history and geography in the mostra altro Baltimore public school system. He founded a publishing house, The Mirage Press, Ltd., which produces nonfiction and bibliographic works on science fiction and fantasy. He was the author of several science fiction series including the Well World series, the Dancing Gods series, and the G. O. D. Inc. series. He received numerous honors including the Dedalus Award in 1983, the Gold Medal of the West Coast Review of Books award in 1984, the Skylark Award in 1980, and the Hamilton-Brackett Memorial Award in 1979. He died of kidney failure and sepsis on February 11, 2005. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

Comprende i nomi: J.L. Chalker, ג'ק צ'וקר, Jack L. Chalker, Jack L. Chalker, Jack L. Chaulker, Jack Laurence Chalker, Jack Jack L.; Chalker Chalker

Comprende anche: Chalker (1), Jack Chalker (1)

Fonte dell'immagine: Jack L. Chalker (by Patti Kinlock, 2003)

Serie

Four Lords of the Diamond

Watchers at the Well

Quintara Marathon

Changewinds Saga

The Wonderland Gambit

Tales of the Three Kings

G.O.D. Inc.

Opere di Jack L. Chalker

Popolari Recenti

Midnight at the Well of Souls (1977) 1,190 copie

L' abisso (1978) 895 copie

Exiles at the Well of Souls (1978) 885 copie

The Return of Nathan Brazil (1980) 827 copie

Twilight at the Well of Souls (1980) 808 copie

The River of Dancing Gods (1984) 690 copie

Lords of the Middle Dark (1986) 680 copie

Pirates of the Thunder (1987) 615 copie

Demons of the Dancing Gods (1984) 604 copie

Lilith: A Snake in the Grass (The Four Lords of the Diamond, Vol. 1) (1981) 565 copie

Warriors of the Storm (1987) 563 copie

Vengeance of the Dancing Gods (1985) 563 copie

Masks of the Martyrs (1988) 555 copie

Cerberus: A Wolf in the Fold (1982) 527 copie

Charon: A Dragon at the Gate (1982) 504 copie

Spirits of Flux and Anchor (1984) 502 copie

Medusa: a Tiger by the Tail (1983) 488 copie

Echoes of the Well of Souls (1993) 459 copie

When the Changewinds Blow (1987) 435 copie

The Demons at Rainbow Bridge (1989) 430 copie

Empires of Flux and Anchor (1984) 419 copie

And the devil will drag you under (1979) 419 copie

Masters of Flux and Anchor (1985) 409 copie

Shadow of the Well of Souls (1994) 383 copie

Songs of the Dancing Gods (1990) 380 copie

The Labyrinth of Dreams (1987) 372 copie

War of the Maelstrom (1988) 367 copie

Riders of the Winds (1988) 358 copie

The Run to Chaos Keep (1991) 355 copie

Ninety Trillion Fausts (1991) 346 copie

Gods of the Well of Souls (1994) 340 copie

The Birth of Flux and Anchor (1985) 323 copie

The Web of the Chozen (1978) 303 copie

The Shadow Dancers (1987) 301 copie

The Sea Is Full of Stars (1999) 295 copie

Children of Flux and Anchor (1986) 287 copie

The Identity Matrix (1982) 285 copie

Ghost of the Well of Souls (2000) 282 copie

Downtiming the Night Side (1985) 282 copie

The Maze in the Mirror (1989) 275 copie

A Jungle of Stars (1976) 266 copie

A War of Shadows (1979) 243 copie

The Cybernetic Walrus (1995) 242 copie

The Messiah Choice (1985) 239 copie

Horrors of the Dancing Gods (1995) 219 copie

Priam's Lens (1999) 219 copie

Dancers in the Afterglow (1656) 216 copie

The Four Lords of the Diamond (1981) 192 copie

March Hare Network (1996) 182 copie

Red Tape War (1991) — Autore — 177 copie

Dance Band on the Titanic (1988) 174 copie

Hot-Wired Dodo (1997) 160 copie

Balshazzar's Serpent (2000) 153 copie

The Moreau Factor (2000) 128 copie

Melchior's Fire (2002) 124 copie

Kaspar's Box (2003) 111 copie

Hotel Andromeda (1994) — A cura di — 79 copie

The Changewinds (1996) 72 copie

The Watchers at the Well (3 books) (1994) 64 copie

Dancing Gods: Part One (1995) 60 copie

The Devil's Voyage (1981) 34 copie

Dancing Gods: Part Two (1996) 25 copie

Informal Biography of Scrooge McDuck (1974) 9 copie

The science-fantasy publishers: A critical and bibliographic history (1991) 8 copie

The Saga of the Well World (5 books) (1984) 7 copie

Dancers in the Dark (2002) 6 copie

Soul Rider: Spirits of Flux and Anchor / Empires of Flux and Anchor / Masters of Flux and Anchor / The Birth of Flux… (1985) 4 copie

Dance Band on the Titanic [short story] 3 copie

Demons of the Dancing Gods / The River of the Dancing Gods / Vengeance of the Dancing Gods (1984) 3 copie

MIRAGE ON LOVECRAFT - A LITERARY VIEW — A cura di — 3 copie

Adrift Among the Ghosts [short fiction] 3 copie

In the Wilderness [short story] (1978) 2 copie

The Night Side 2 copie

The Shadow at the Gate 2 copie

Saga of the Well World (Well of Souls Complete 7 Book Set, 1. Midnight at the Well of Souls; 2. Exiles at the Well of… (2000) 2 copie

On Writing (Writers Chapbook Series) 2 copie

The index to the science-fantasy publishers : a bibliography of the science fiction and fantasy specialty houses (1966) 2 copie

Moths and Candle 1 copia

Soul Rider Book 4 1 copia

The Devil's Voyage & Lilth: A Snake in the Grass & Masters of Flux Anchor & Empires of Flux Anchor & Spirits of Flux… (1981) 1 copia

The Rings of the Master series: Lords of the Middle Dark, Pirates of the Thunder; Warriors of the Storm; Masks of the… 1 copia

No Hiding Place 1 copia

Tales from Well World, No. 2 (2000) 1 copia

Soul Rider I-Can: Grassy Knoll 1 copia

Exile at the Well of Souls 1 copia

Soul Rider Book 5 1 copia

Soul Rider Book 1 1 copia

Soul Rider Book 3 1 copia

Soul Rider Book 2 1 copia

In the Dowaii Chambers 1 copia

Jack L. Chalker - 2 Book Set - Saga of the Well World - Exiles at the Well of Souls - Twilight at the Well of Souls 1 copia

Set of 2 Jack L Chalker Books (Warriors of the Storm, Masks of the Martyrs, The Rings of the Master Books 3 and 4) 1 copia

Exiles at the Well of Souls 1 copia

The Four Lords of the Diamond, Lilith, Cerberus, Charon, Medusa hb 1 copia

Jack L. Chalker SF Gateway Omnibus (2014) 1 copia

Der Sechseck-Welt Zyklus (Die Sechseck-Welt - Exil ... - Entscheidung in der ... - Rückkehr auf die ... - Dämmerung… (1980) 1 copia

Stormsong Runner 1 copia

The Shadow Dancers 1 copia

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The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century (2001) — Collaboratore — 566 copie

Next of Kin (1959) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 293 copie

Alternate Presidents (1992) — Collaboratore — 241 copie

The 1989 Annual World's Best SF (1989) — Collaboratore — 237 copie

Three to conquer (1955) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 172 copie

Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996) — Collaboratore — 142 copie

The 1979 Annual World's Best SF (1979) — Collaboratore — 106 copie

Isaac Asimov: Science Fiction Masterpieces (1986) — Collaboratore — 101 copie

Major Ingredients (2000) — Introduzione — 75 copie

Stellar #3: Science-Fiction Stories (1977) — Collaboratore — 51 copie

Dixie Ghosts (1988) — Collaboratore — 40 copie

Great American Ghost Stories (1991) — Collaboratore — 35 copie

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 7 (July 1978) (1978) — Collaboratore — 27 copie

Great American Ghost Stories Volume 1 (Anthology 16-in-1) (1992) — Collaboratore — 25 copie

Isaac Asimov's Masters of Science Fiction (1978) — Collaboratore — 24 copie

The John W. Campbell Awards Vol. 5 (1984) — Autore, alcune edizioni — 13 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale: Chalker, Jack Laurence
Data di nascita: 1944-12-17
Data di morte: 2005-02-11
Luogo di sepoltura: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Plot: Cedar Section)
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: Howard Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Luogo di morte: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Luogo di residenza: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Istruzione: Towson University (BA, English)
Johns Hopkins University (MLA)
Attività lavorative: teacher
lecturer
science fiction writer
Organizzazioni: Washington Science Fiction Association
Baltimore Science Fiction Society
Mirage Press, Ltd. (founder)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (past Treasurer)
Premi e riconoscimenti: E.E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction (1980)

Utenti

Discussioni

Found: Sci Fi Body Swapping Initiated by Aliens in Name that Book (Marzo 2022)

SciFi from 80s about parallel worlds of tech and magic (but not Anthony's Adept) in Name that Book (Settembre 2010)

Recensioni

The Ninety Trillion Fausts (Quintara Marathon) di Jack L. Chalker

My ratings for this series were roughly:
4 stars Book 1
3.5 stars Book 2
3 stars Book 3

Great build-up in Book 1,
Action and plot development in Book 2,
But Book 3 just felt like it dragged a bit, and then the climax was a bit too simple after all the build-up.

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stubooks | 5 altre recensioni | Apr 4, 2024 |

The Run To Chaos Keep (The Quintara Marathon , No 2) di Jack L. Chalker

I enjoyed book 1 slightly more but found myself unable to put this book down.
Set up for an exciting finale.

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stubooks | 7 altre recensioni | Apr 4, 2024 |

The Demons at Rainbow Bridge (The Quintara Marathon… di Jack L. Chalker

How come people don't rave about Jack Chalker?
I loved this book.
I loved the way it has set things up for the next 2 books in the series.
3 empires with different philosophies, but similar mixes of human and alien members.
This book covers the previous mission of each team of talents from each of the empires before they converge on the demon planet. 3 stories with different casts, each generally with a different dilemna and a bit of a twist in the solution, sort of who-dunnits.
Actually having trouble deciding which team I'm barracking for or who my favourite character is.

Hope I don't get disappointed with the next book.… (altro)

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stubooks | 6 altre recensioni | Apr 4, 2024 |