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SHE WAS HAUNTED BY THUNDER AND PLAGUED BY DREAMS...strange, dark dreams of a world beyond time and space, a land of magic and mystery. But Charley knew it was more than a dream---for her friend Sam shared her vision. SUDDENLY, THE DREAMS BECOME A REALITY...as a raging storm sweeps Charley and Sam to the fantastic land of Akahlar, where unicorns and griffins run free, an enchantress commands a den of unearthly pleasures, and a wizard warns of a terrifying inescapable event: THE CHANGEWINDS show more ARE COMING...savage, purple-tinged storms that alter the shapes of man and beast alike. Soon, all creatures must look to the skies---and beware... show lessTags
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Friends Charley and Sam are plagued by visions of a strange world beyond time and space. These dreams turn into reality when a violent storm transports them to the fantasy realm of Akahlar.
Akahlar is a place of magic, mythical creatures, unicorns and griffins, and mysterious, purple-tinged storms known as the Changewinds. The Changewinds are chaotic storms that alter the physical shape of everything they touch, man and beast. A wizard warns a major, destructive, and unavoidable Changewind is coming.
The Ahkbreed, a group of sorcerers seeking to dominate all universes by controlling the winds, dominate the land. Charley and Sam are swept into this conflict, with Charley becoming a pawn in a larger scheme involving the wizard and the show more forces of the winds. show less
Akahlar is a place of magic, mythical creatures, unicorns and griffins, and mysterious, purple-tinged storms known as the Changewinds. The Changewinds are chaotic storms that alter the physical shape of everything they touch, man and beast. A wizard warns a major, destructive, and unavoidable Changewind is coming.
The Ahkbreed, a group of sorcerers seeking to dominate all universes by controlling the winds, dominate the land. Charley and Sam are swept into this conflict, with Charley becoming a pawn in a larger scheme involving the wizard and the show more forces of the winds. show less
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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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- Canonical title
- When the Changewinds Blow
- Original publication date
- 1987
- Dedication
- For Eva
- First words
- There is something almost other-worldly about a huge shopping mall; enter it and you leave heat or cold, night and day behind, and enter a futuristic Disney-like vision of a future world which is all antiseptic, insulated, an... (show all)d artificial yet somehow it caters to all your basic modern needs.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Find it and erase it before we all catch our death of cold."
- Original language
- English
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