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Asmodeus Mogart was not a bad fellow, as demons go. Having gotten in trouble back in the home office, he had been assigned to duty on Earth. There he toiled, doing the kinds of things demons do and turning into something of a drunk. Then a rogue asteroid threatened to crash into Earth and destroy all life on the planet -- demons included! There had to be a better way. Mac Walters and Jill McCullough, holding a private wake for their world in a Reno bar, were more than startled when a strange-looking little drunk told them they could save the world. All they had to do was enter five alternate universes and steal a demon-guarded jewel in each. Clearly, the man was crazy. But they had nothing better to do than go along with the gag. Then they each found themselves, naked and alone, on a hostile alien world!… (altro)
It was okay, fun even at times. But after reading so much Chalker in the past, it really did feel derivative. Oh, it's completely science fiction, yep. All the magic is actually sufficiently advanced technology. And the demons? Just denizens of another universe, of course. Right.
It was just a few pages in before people started possessing other people's bodies. And the expected Chalker standard magical gender transformation never happened, but one character DID get SRS by way of a flint knife after losing a primitive duel. Because one of the terms of the duel was that he would become "no man no more". And there was plenty of magical mind control. It's all so very Chalker...
I probably would have really enjoyed this book a decade or two ago. But as it stands now, I think giving it three stars is maybe being a little generous. ( )
A variation on the classic temptation by the devil theme, but with Chalker's usual unique perspective. This time the 'prize' is saving the world, and two normal people must survive several challenges, each harder than the last, to claim the reward at the end. Good stuff! ( )
Une approche assez extraordinaire de la liberté des hommes face à leur destin. J'ai adoré le clin d'œil au monde Lovecraftien à un moment donné du récit. Un univers multimonde bien ficelé et dans lesquelles les aventures sont très très agréables à lire. J'ai adoré l'originalité fus passionnné par sa lecture dès les premières pages. ( )
A flawed, sometimes silly novel, but enjoyable nonetheless. The writing is not fabulous, but the story is fun and original. The author's enthusiasm for a good story rescues the novel from tedium. Reads more like an outline (or screenplay) than a finished novel, but the outline is a good (and quick) read. ( )
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For my father, Lloyd allen Chalker, Sr., who will never read it, and probably wouldn't like it anyway, and for my mother, Nancy Hopkins chalker, who will but might not like it, in minor payment for letting a crazy kid like me have such weird habits and coming out a writer. No one who enjoys my books will ever know the contributions we all owe these two people.
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When the end of the world is near, spend the remaining time in a bar.
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Several casino owners have offered them bail and a job, and they are said to be considering the offers.
Asmodeus Mogart was not a bad fellow, as demons go. Having gotten in trouble back in the home office, he had been assigned to duty on Earth. There he toiled, doing the kinds of things demons do and turning into something of a drunk. Then a rogue asteroid threatened to crash into Earth and destroy all life on the planet -- demons included! There had to be a better way. Mac Walters and Jill McCullough, holding a private wake for their world in a Reno bar, were more than startled when a strange-looking little drunk told them they could save the world. All they had to do was enter five alternate universes and steal a demon-guarded jewel in each. Clearly, the man was crazy. But they had nothing better to do than go along with the gag. Then they each found themselves, naked and alone, on a hostile alien world!
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It was just a few pages in before people started possessing other people's bodies. And the expected Chalker standard magical gender transformation never happened, but one character DID get SRS by way of a flint knife after losing a primitive duel. Because one of the terms of the duel was that he would become "no man no more". And there was plenty of magical mind control. It's all so very Chalker...
I probably would have really enjoyed this book a decade or two ago. But as it stands now, I think giving it three stars is maybe being a little generous. (