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> From: Newman.pasa@XEROX.ARPA
> 
> What does anyone know about Jack Chalker's work? I have read the "Well
> of Souls" stuff, but I saw the "Soul Rider" series and another series
> (something about Dancing?) in the bookstore yesterday, and I am curious
> if they are any good.
> 
> 
> >>Dave

Not all of Jack Chalker's work is as good as the Well of Souls series,
but he has written some nice things.  Other than the Soul Rider series
and any new, new books, there are:

And the Devil Will Drag You Under  (quite good, very funny, recommended)
Well Of Souls:
   Midnight at the Well of Souls
   Exiles at the Well of Souls
   Quest for the Well of Souls
   The Return of Nathan Brazil
   Twilight at the Well of Souls
Dancers in the Afterglow     (strange)
Four Lords of the Diamond:
   Lilith: A Snake in the Grass
   Cerberus: A Wolf in the Fold
   Charon: A Dragon at the Gate
   Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail
   (The above are in order, they are also in decreasing order of
   quality, but if you read them, read them all to find out what
   happens...)
The Identity Matrix
A Jungle of Stars
The Web of the Chozen  (none of these three stands out in my memory)

				 Muffy

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> > From: Newman.pasa@XEROX.ARPA
> > 
> > What does anyone know about Jack Chalker's work? I have read the "Well
> > of Souls" stuff, but I saw the "Soul Rider" series and another series
> > (something about Dancing?) in the bookstore yesterday, and I am curious
> > if they are any good.
> > 
> > 
> > >>Dave
> 
> Not all of Jack Chalker's work is as good as the Well of Souls series,
> but he has written some nice things.  Other than the Soul Rider series
> and any new, new books, there are:
> 
> And the Devil Will Drag You Under  (quite good, very funny, recommended)
>
> 				 Muffy

I second the Devil Will Drag You Under recommendation.... it was really
very well done.

-eli

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> > From: Newman.pasa@XEROX.ARPA
> > 
> > What does anyone know about Jack Chalker's work? I have read the "Well
> > of Souls" stuff, but I saw the "Soul Rider" series and another series
> > (something about Dancing?) in the bookstore yesterday, and I am curious
> > if they are any good.
> > 
> > 
> > >>Dave
> 
> Not all of Jack Chalker's work is as good as the Well of Souls series,
> but he has written some nice things.  Other than the Soul Rider series
> and any new, new books, there are:
> 
>  [ list of books here]
> 
> 				 Muffy

I have been a fan of Chalker's for a long time.  I think I've read
all of his available works - at least, I've read all that I've
been able to find, including all those on Muffy's list and maybe
a few others.  I'll have to look through my collection when I get
home and see if there are any I could add to the list.  

The only book/series I thought was less interesting than the rest
was the Four Lords of the Diamond series.  By the time I got to
the fourth, I had pretty much lost interest, but I finished them
just to see how they came out.  I've read the Well of Souls series
several times, and I think it's his best (especially the first book -
Midnight at the Well of Souls).  The Web of the Cozen was also very
good, particularly because of the somewhat unusual ending. (For those
who haven't read it, I won't spoil it :-)


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