A War of Shadows
by Jack L. Chalker
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In California, the victims are blind. In Maine, severely retarded. Small towns across America are being systematically wiped out by terrorists and their campaign of germ warfare waged against the U.S. The President's only option seems to be an equally deadly counterattack.Tags
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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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- 1979
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- The shadow of death passed through Cornwall, Nebraska, but it was such a lovely day that nobody noticed.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Bob Hartman just watched him, a tiny little figure, ugly and unkempt, as he disappeared into his small brick house.
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