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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
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Subject: Re: Jack Chalker
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Date: Sun, 30-Jun-85 13:10:19 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 30 13:10:19 1985
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Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT
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Summary: Worse than that


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*** mild spoiler warning ***

> In many of
>his stories [...]
> a previously strong, likable female character is transformed into
>some weird sort of mutant sex-creature for no adequately explored reason.


As far as I can tell, Chalker uses the *same* two ideas in every book he
writes: shape change and mind control/tyranny.  He is reasonably inventive
in coming up with variations on these, but as far as I am concerned, enough
is enough.