Order of Jack L. Chalker Books
Jack L. Chalker (1944-2005) was an American author of science fiction novels. He wrote the Well Watchers, Four Lords of the Diamond, Dancing Gods, Soul Rider, Rings of the Master and several other series. Chalker was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended Balitmore City College. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in English from Towson University in Maryland and then went on to earn his MLA from Johns Hopkins University. After college, Chalker began a teaching career where he taught high school history and geography. Some of the awards he won included the Daedalus Award, The Gold Medal of the West Coast Review of Books, Skylark Award and the Hamilton-Brackett Memorial Award. Jack enjoyed esoteric audio, travel and being part of science fiction convention committees. He was married with two sons.
Jack L. Chalker made his debut as a published novelist in 1976 with the standalone novel A Jungle of Stars. His final novel was Kaspar’s Box in 2003. He left an unfinished novel behind, entitled Chameleon. Below is a list of Jack L. Chalker’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Well Of Souls Books
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Midnight at the Well of Souls |
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Exiles at the Well of Souls |
(1978) |
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Quest for the Well of Souls |
(1978) |
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The Return of Nathan Brazil |
(1979) |
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Twilight at the Well of Souls |
(1980) |
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The Sea is Full of Stars |
(1999) |
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Ghost of the Well of Souls |
(2000) |
Publication Order of The Four Lords of the Diamond Books
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Lilith: A Snake in the Grass |
(1981) |
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Cereberus: A Wolf in the Fold |
(1981) |
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Charon: A Dragon at the Gate |
(1982) |
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Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail |
(1983) |
Publication Order of Dancing Gods Books
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The River of Dancing Gods |
(1984) |
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Demons of the Dancing Gods |
(1984) |
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Vengeance of the Dancing Gods |
(1985) |
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Songs of the Dancing Gods |
(1990) |
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Horrors of the Dancing Gods |
(1995) |
Publication Order of Soul Rider Books
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Spirits of Flux and Anchor |
(1984) |
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Empires of Flux and Anchor |
(1984) |
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Masters of Flux and Anchor |
(1985) |
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The Birth of Flux and Anchor |
(1985) |
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Children of Flux and Anchor |
(1986) |
Publication Order of Rings of the Master Books
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Lords of the Middle Dark |
(1986) |
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Pirates of the Thunder |
(1987) |
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Warriors of the Storm |
(1987) |
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Masks of the Martyrs |
(1988) |
Publication Order of Changewinds Books
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When the Changewinds Blow |
(1987) |
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Riders of the Winds |
(1988) |
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War of the Maelstrom |
(1988) |
Publication Order of G.O.D. Inc. Books
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The Labyrinth of Dreams |
(1987) |
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The Shadow Dancers |
(1987) |
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The Maze in the Mirror |
(1989) |
Publication Order of Quintara Marathon Books
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The Demons at Rainbow Bridge |
(1989) |
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The Ninety Trillion Fausts |
(1991) |
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The Run to Chaos Keep |
(1991) |
Publication Order of Watchers at the Well Books
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Echoes of the Well of Souls |
(1993) |
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Shadow of the Well of Souls |
(1994) |
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Gods of the Well of Souls |
(1994) |
Publication Order of Wonderland Gambit Books
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The Cybernetic Walrus |
(1995) |
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The March Hare Network |
(1996) |
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The Hot-Wired Dodo |
(1997) |
Publication Order of Three Kings Books
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Balshazzar’s Serpent |
(1999) |
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Melchior’s Fire |
(2001) |
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Kaspar’s Box |
(2003) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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A Jungle of Stars |
(1976) |
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Dancers in the Afterglow |
(1978) |
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The Web of the Chozen |
(1978) |
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And the Devil Will Drag You Under |
(1979) |
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A War Of Shadows |
(1979) |
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The Devil’s Voyage |
(1981) |
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The Identity Matrix |
(1982) |
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Downtiming the Night Side |
(1985) |
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The Messiah Choice |
(1986) |
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The Red Tape War |
(1991) |
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Priam’s Lens |
(1999) |
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The Moreau Factor |
(2000) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Dance Band on the Titanic |
(1988) |
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Hotel Andromeda |
(1994) |
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Dancers in the Dark |
(2002) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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The Science-Fantasy Publishers |
(1991) |
Publication Order of Stellar Books
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Stellar Short Novels |
(1976) |
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Stellar #2 |
(1976) |
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Stellar #3 |
(1977) |
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Stellar #4 |
(1978) |
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Stellar #5 |
(1980) |
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Stellar #6 |
(1980) |
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Stellar #7 |
(1981) |
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Publication Order of Isaac Asimov’s Anthology Books
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Isaac Asimov’s Worlds of Science Fiction |
(1980) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Near Futures and Far |
(1981) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Space of Her Own |
(1983) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Fantasy! |
(1985) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Fantasy! |
(1989) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Aliens |
(1991) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Robots |
(1991) |
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Isaac Asimov’s SF-Lite |
(1993) |
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Isaac Asimov’s War |
(1993) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Cyberdreams |
(1994) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Skin Deep |
(1995) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Ghosts |
(1995) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Christmas |
(1997) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Camelot |
(1998) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Detectives |
(1998) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Werewolves |
(1999) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Solar System |
(1999) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Utopias |
(2000) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Father Day |
(2001) |
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Isaac Asimov’s Halloween |
(2001) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Whispers |
(1977) |
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Stellar #3 |
(1977) |
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I Have This Nifty Idea |
(2001) |
Note: The Red Tape War was written with George Alec Effinger and Mike Resnick.