Jack L. Chalker

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Jack L. Chalker, January 2003

Jack Laurence Chalker (* 17th December 1944 in Baltimore , † 11. February 2005 ) was an American science fiction - author .

Life

Chalker attended Baltimore City Public School , Townson State College and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in history and English. He then taught history, geography and English at various high schools in Baltimore and was a lecturer in science fiction at several universities. He founded the Mirage Press publishing house and worked as a sound engineer, typesetter, bookseller and teacher.

During the Vietnam War , Chalker was stationed with the Special Forces in the USA from 1968 to 1971. Chalker has been a freelance writer since 1978.

In the same year he married Eva C. Whitley. From this marriage two sons were born. Chalker was three times Treasurer of Science Fiction Writers of America ( SFWA ). He lived and worked in Baltimore , Maryland .

Awards

bibliography

Series and cycles

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.

Well World - Saga of the Well of Souls / Hexagon World Cycle (novels)
  • 1 Midnight at the Well of Souls (1977; also: Midnight at the Well of Souls (Part 1 of?) , 2019)
    • German: The hexagon world. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23338, 1980, ISBN 3-442-23338-0 .
  • 2 Exiles at the Well of Souls (1978)
    • English: Exile Hexagon World. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23346, 1980, ISBN 3-442-23346-1 .
  • 3 Quest for the Well of Souls (1978; also: Quest For the Well of Souls )
    • German: Decision in the hexagon world. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23348, 1980, ISBN 3-442-23348-8 .
  • 4 The Return of Nathan Brazil (1979)
    • English: Return to the hexagon world. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Fantasy # 23801, 1981, ISBN 3-442-23801-3 .
  • 5 Twilight at the Well of Souls: The Legacy of Nathan Brazil (1980)
    • English: Twilight on the hexagon world. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Fantasy # 23804, 1981, ISBN 3-442-23804-8 .
  • 6 The Sea is Full of Stars (1999)
  • 7 Ghost of the Well of Souls (2000)
The Four Lords of the Diamond / The four rulers of the diamond (romantic tetralogy)
  • 1 Lilith: A Snake in the Grass (1981; also: Lilith: a Snake in the Grass )
    • English: Lilith - a snake in the grass. Translated by Sylvia Brecht-Pukallus. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23466, 1985, ISBN 3-442-23466-2 .
  • 2 Cerberus: A Wolf in the Fold (1981; also: Cerberus: a Wolf in the Fold )
    • English: Cerberus - a wolf in a snare. Translated by Sylvia Brecht-Pukallus. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23467, 1985, ISBN 3-442-23467-0 .
  • 3 Charon: A Dragon at the Gate (1982; also: Charon: a Dragon at the Gate )
    • English: Charon - a dragon at the gate. Translated by Sylvia Brecht-Pukallus. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23468, 1985, ISBN 3-442-23468-9 .
  • 4 Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail (1983, in: Jack L. Chalker: The Four Lords of the Diamond ; also: Medusa: a Tiger By the Tail )
    • English: Medusa - a tiger by the tail. Translated by Sylvia Brecht-Pukallus. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23469, 1985, ISBN 3-442-23469-7 .
  • The Four Lords of the Diamond (collective edition from 1–4; 1983, collective edition)
Dancing Gods
  • 1 The River of Dancing Gods (1984)
  • 2 Demons of the Dancing Gods (1984)
  • 3 Vengeance of the Dancing Gods (1985)
  • 4 Songs of the Dancing Gods (1990)
  • 5 Horrors of the Dancing Gods (1995)
  • The Dancing Gods: Part One (collective edition of 1 and 2; 1995)
  • The Dancing Gods: Part Two (Collective Edition of 3 and 4; 1996)
  • The River of Dancing Gods (in: Galaxy's Edge, Issue 3: July 2013 )
Soul Rider / The Soul Rider (novels)
  • 1 Spirits of Flux & Anchor (1984)
    • German: Der Seelenreiter 1. Translated by Marcel Bieger. Bastei-Verlag Lübbe (Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 24125), Bergisch Gladbach 1989, ISBN 3-404-24125-8 .
  • 2 Empires of Flux & Anchor (1984)
    • English: Der Seelenreiter 2 - The Lords of Hell. Translated by Marcel Bieger. Bastei-Verlag Lübbe (Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 24131), Bergisch Gladbach 1990, ISBN 3-404-24131-2 .
  • 3 Masters of Flux & Anchor (1985)
    • English: Der Seelenreiter 3 - The curse of the gates of hell. Translated by Marcel Bieger. Bastei-Verlag Lübbe (Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 24138), Bergisch Gladbach 1990, ISBN 3-404-24138-X .
  • 4 The Birth of Flux & Anchor (1985)
    • English: Der Seelenreiter 4 - The birth of demons. Translated by Marcel Bieger. Bastei-Verlag Lübbe (Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 24145), Bergisch Gladbach 1991, ISBN 3-404-24145-2 .
  • 5 Children of Flux & Anchor (1986)
    • German: Der Seelenreiter - The children of chaos. Translated by Marcel Bieger. Bastei-Verlag Lübbe (Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 24150), Bergisch Gladbach 1991, ISBN 3-404-24150-9 .
The Rings of the Master (novels)
  • 1 Lords of the Middle Dark (1986)
  • 2 Pirates of the Thunder (1987)
  • 3 Warriors of the Storm (1987)
  • 4 Masks of the Martyrs (1988)
Changewinds (novels)
  • 1 When the Changewinds Blow (1987)
  • 2 Riders of the Winds (1988)
  • 3 War of the Maelstrom (1988)
  • The Changewinds (collective edition from 1–3; 1996, collective edition)
GOD Inc. (novels)
  • 1 The Labyrinth of Dreams (1987)
  • 2 The Shadow Dancers (1987)
  • 3 The Maze in the Mirror (1989)
The Quintara Marathon (novels)
  • 1 The Demons at Rainbow Bridge (1989)
  • 2 The Run to Chaos Keep (1991)
  • 3 The Ninety Trillion Fausts (1991)
Well World - The Watchers at the Well (novels)
  • 1 Echoes of the Well of Souls (1993)
  • 2 Shadow of the Well of Souls (1994)
  • 3 Gods of the Well of Souls (1994)
  • The Watchers at the Well (collective edition from 1–3; 1994, collective edition)
The Wonderland Gambit (novels)
  • 1 The Cybernetic Walrus (1995)
  • 2 The March Hare Network (1996)
  • 3 The Hot-Wired Dodo (1997)
Tales of the Three Kings (novels)
  • 1 Balshazzar's Serpent (2000)
  • 2 Melchior's Fire (2001)
  • 3 Kaspar's Box (2003)

Novels

  • A Jungle of Stars (1976)
    • German: Army of the Immortals. Translated by Michael Görden. Bastei-Verlag Lübbe (Bastei Lübbe # 21100), Bergisch Gladbach 1978, ISBN 3-404-00895-2 .
  • The Web of the Chozen (1978)
  • Dancers in the Afterglow (1978)
    • German: The tourist planet. Translated by Jürgen Saupe. Goldmann-Taschenbuch # 23407, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-442-23407-7 .
  • And the Devil Will Drag You Under (1979)
    • English: Five magic stones, to bind five different worlds. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Fantasy # 23808, 1981, ISBN 3-442-23808-0 .
  • A War of Shadows (1979)
  • The Devil's Voyage (1981)
  • The Identity Matrix (1982)
  • Downtiming the Night Side (1985)
  • The Messiah Choice (1985)
  • The Red Tape War (1991; with Mike Resnick and George Alec Effinger )
  • Priam's Lens (1999)
  • The Moreau Factor (2000)

Collections

  • Dance Band on the Titanic (1988)
  • The Rings of the Master (1988, collective edition)
  • Dancers in the Dark (2002)
  • Jack L. Chalker SF Gateway Omnibus (2014, collective edition)

Short stories

1974
  • Ancestry (1974, in: Jack L. Chalker: An Informal Biography of Scrooge McDuck )
  • An Informal Biography of Scrooge McDuck (1974)
1977
  • No Hiding Place (1977, in: Judy-Lynn del Rey (Ed.): Stellar # 3 )
1978
  • Dance Band on the Titanic (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July-August 1978 )
  • In the Wilderness (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, July 1978 ; also: Forty Days and Nights in the Wilderness , 1988)
1979
  • The Stormsong Runner (1979, in: Stuart David Schiff (Ed.): Whispers II )
1984
  • In the Dowaii Chambers (1984, in: George RR Martin (Ed.): The John W. Campbell Awards, Volume 5 )
1988
  • Adrift Among the Ghosts (1988, in: Jack L. Chalker: Dance Band on the Titanic )
    • German: Ghost seers of the third kind. Translated by Marcel Bieger. In: Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha (eds.): World's best SF 8. Bastei-Lübbe SF Special # 24120, 1989, ISBN 3-404-24120-7 .
  • Moths and Candle (1988, in: Jack L. Chalker: Dance Band on the Titanic )
  • The Nolacon Visitation (1988, in: Guy H. Lillian III (Ed.): Let the Good Times Roll: The Official Nolacon II Program & Souvenir Volume ; with numerous other authors)
1992
  • Now Falls the Cold, Cold Night (1992, in: Mike Resnick (Ed.): Alternate Presidents )

Anthologies

  • Hotel Andromeda (1994)

Non-fiction

  • The New HP Lovecraft Bibliography (1962)
  • In Memoriam: Clark Ashton Smith (1963)
  • Mirage on Lovecraft: A Literary View (1965)
  • The Index to the Science-Fantasy Publishers (1966; with Mark Owings)
  • The Revised HP Lovecraft Bibliography (1973; with Mark Owings)
  • The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History (1991; with Mark Owings)

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Chalker, Jack L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chalker, Jack Laurence (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 2005
Place of death Baltimore