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Nathan Brazil had been the guardian of the Well of Souls, where the Well World's master control lay. But now the universe faced a threat more grave than mere destruction: An unnamed and utterly alien entity had somehow been released from its ancient prison and was bent on the corruption of the Well World itself. If successful, it would cause chaos beyond mortal understanding....Tags
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Bumping up my earlier rating from three to four stars and mulling the fifth. The re-read was quite enjoyable and the story better than I remembered. I've always thought Chalker's Well World stories were great stuff and a little time off between reading Twilight and Echoes was the key to renewing interest.
Immortal guardian Nathan Brazil faces a new, alien threat aimed at corrupting the Well World's master control system. Brazil and his companion, high-tech thief Mavra Chang, must combat this threat to stop the universe from descending into chaos.
An ancient, alien entity escapes its prison, aiming to destroy or corrupt the Well World—the planet-sized supercomputer that shapes the universe.
An ancient, alien entity escapes its prison, aiming to destroy or corrupt the Well World—the planet-sized supercomputer that shapes the universe.
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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 show more 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) show less
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- Echoes of the Well of Souls
- Original publication date
- 1993-05 (first US edition) (first US edition)
- Dedication
- This one is for my family:
To my father and mother, Lloyd Allan Chalker and
Nancy Hopkins Chalker,
who lived to see their son "make it" but not
to see this book, but whose stregnth and support
continue with me;... (show all)
For David Whitley Chalker,
the unknown Super Mario Brother
who wasn't even born when the last one appeared;
For Steven Lloyd Chalker,
whose birth was another delaying factor in getting
this one finished;
And for Eva as always. - First words
- In the nearly one billion years it had been in its lonely imprisonment, it had never lost its conviction that this universe required a god.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)So far, so good, thought the Kraang.
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