Jack L. Chalker

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

Life

Chalker visited the Baltimore City Public School, the Townson State College and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in History and English from. 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 publishing Mirage Press Ltd. and worked as a sound engineer, typographer, bookseller and a teacher.

During the Vietnam War Chalker was stationed from 1968 to 1971 in Special Forces in the U.S., but never took part in combat operations. Since 1978, Chalker was a freelance writer.

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

Works

Series

  • Hexagon - world cycle ( Well of Souls ):
  • The four rulers of the diamond (Four Lords of the Diamond):
  • The Soul Rider ( Soul Rider):
  • Dancing Gods ( 1984-95, 5 vols )
  • Ring Of The Master ( 1986-88, 4 vols )
  • Change Winds ( 1987-88, 3 vols )
  • Quintara Marathon (1989-91, 3 vols )
  • Wonderland Gambit (1995-97, 3 vols )
  • Tales Of The Three Kings (2000-2003, 3 vols )

Novels

  • Army of the Immortals, 1978 ( A Jungle of Stars, 1976) - ISBN 3-404-00895-2
  • The network of Chozen, 1981 ( The Web of the Chozen, 1978) - ISBN 3-453-30686-4
  • Five magic stones to bind five verschied'ne worlds, 1981 ( And the Devil Will Drag You Under, 1979) - ISBN 3-442-23808-0
  • The Tourist Planet, 1982 ( Dancers in the Afterglow, 1978) - ISBN 3-442-23407-7

Short story collection

  • Dance Band On The Titanic, 1988

Non-fiction book

  • The New H. P. Lovecraft Bibliography, 1961
  • In Memoriam: Clark Ashton Smith, 1963
  • The Index To The Science Fiction Publications, 1966
  • The Necronomicon Study, 1967 ( with Mark Owings )
  • The Revised H. P. Lovecraft Bibliography, 1974
  • The Science - Fantasy Publishers. A Critical And Bibliographical History

Publisher

  • Hotel Andromeda, 1994
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