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Author photo. Jack L. Chalker (by Patti Kinlock, 2003)

Jack L. Chalker (by Patti Kinlock, 2003)

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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 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) — biography from Midnight at the Well of Souls… (more)
Midnight at the Well of Souls 1,154 copies, 23 reviews
Quest for the Well of Souls 872 copies, 4 reviews
Exiles at the Well of Souls 868 copies, 8 reviews
The Return of Nathan Brazil 803 copies, 3 reviews
Twilight at the Well of Souls 785 copies, 4 reviews
The River of Dancing Gods 665 copies, 11 reviews
Lords of the Middle Dark 659 copies, 7 reviews
Pirates of the Thunder 598 copies, 4 reviews
Demons of the Dancing Gods 585 copies, 2 reviews
Lilith: A Snake in the Grass 545 copies, 7 reviews
Warriors of the Storm 544 copies, 3 reviews
Vengeance of the Dancing Gods 539 copies, 3 reviews
Masks of the Martyrs 537 copies, 2 reviews
Cerberus: A Wolf in the Fold 513 copies, 7 reviews
Charon: A Dragon at the Gate 491 copies, 5 reviews
Spirits of Flux and Anchor 487 copies, 4 reviews
Medusa: a Tiger by the Tail 470 copies, 4 reviews
Echoes of the Well of Souls 449 copies, 2 reviews
When the Changewinds Blow 418 copies, 1 review
The Demons at Rainbow Bridge 418 copies, 6 reviews
Empires of Flux and Anchor 408 copies, 2 reviews
And the devil will drag you under 407 copies, 6 reviews
Masters of Flux and Anchor 397 copies, 2 reviews
Shadow of the Well of Souls 376 copies, 2 reviews
Songs of the Dancing Gods 367 copies, 3 reviews
The Labyrinth of Dreams 362 copies, 3 reviews
War of the Maelstrom 357 copies, 1 review
Riders of the Winds 346 copies, 1 review
The Run to Chaos Keep 341 copies, 7 reviews
Gods of the Well of Souls 334 copies, 1 review
Ninety Trillion Fausts 331 copies, 5 reviews
The Birth of Flux and Anchor 312 copies, 1 review
The Shadow Dancers 296 copies, 1 review
The Web of the Chozen 291 copies, 4 reviews
The Sea Is Full of Stars 288 copies, 2 reviews
Ghost of the Well of Souls 278 copies, 2 reviews
The Identity Matrix 277 copies, 2 reviews
Downtiming the Night Side 272 copies, 3 reviews
The Maze in the Mirror 269 copies, 1 review
The Cybernetic Walrus 239 copies, 1 review
A War of Shadows 237 copies, 1 review
The Messiah Choice 235 copies, 2 reviews
Priam's Lens 216 copies, 2 reviews
Horrors of the Dancing Gods 213 copies, 1 review
The Four Lords of the Diamond 188 copies, 2 reviews
Red Tape War (Author) 176 copies, 1 review
Dance Band on the Titanic 171 copies, 1 review
Hot-Wired Dodo 159 copies
Balshazzar's Serpent 150 copies, 2 reviews
Melchior's Fire 123 copies, 3 reviews
Kaspar's Box 109 copies, 3 reviews
Hotel Andromeda (Editor) 80 copies, 1 review
The Changewinds 71 copies, 1 review
The Shadow at the Gate 2 copies, 1 review
L'ABISSO 1 copy
The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century (Contributor) 554 copies, 10 reviews
Next of Kin (Introduction, some editions) 290 copies, 7 reviews
Alternate Presidents (Contributor) 236 copies, 7 reviews
The 1989 Annual World's Best SF (Contributor) 232 copies, 1 review
Three to conquer (Introduction, some editions) 167 copies, 5 reviews
Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (Contributor) 140 copies, 2 reviews
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF (Contributor) 102 copies
Major Ingredients (Introduction) 73 copies, 1 review
Stellar #3: Science-Fiction Stories (Contributor) 46 copies
Dixie Ghosts (Contributor) 36 copies, 1 review
Great American Ghost Stories (Contributor) 34 copies
The John W. Campbell Awards Vol. 5 (Author, some editions) 13 copies
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