Quest for the Well of Souls

by Jack L. Chalker

Paperback, 1978

Status

Available

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Publication

New York : Ballantine Books, 1978.

Description

Mavra Chang was once a master criminal, notorious throughout the galaxy. But for eleven long years she has been trapped in a nonhuman body on the Well World-the master control planet for the universe, where untold numbers of strange races exist, separated by barriers erected by the mysterious, vanished race that built the Well World billions of years ago. Orbiting the planet is a planetoid concealing Obie, a supercomputer that could restore Mavra Chang to her original form-if she can reach it. Unfortunately, the only spaceship on the planet is hidden in the northern hemisphere, a place no living creature can survive. She soon learns that her enemies are plotting to eliminate her, steal the ship, and escape from the Well World. But many others have planned her demise before, and Mavra Chang is still alive and well-which is more than can be said of those who once wished her ill.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Karlstar
Sort of a combination of Riverworld and Ringworld, the inhabitants of the Well World are a random mess of alien creatures, all fighting for control, or to leave. There's a ton of opportunity for adventure and strange meetings, and Chalker is one of the best at making such things happen.

Language

Original publication date

1978-11 (First US Edition)
1982-07-29 (First UK Edition)

Physical description

xii, 302 p.; 18 cm

ISBN

0345277023 / 9780345277022

Local notes

"Part II of The wars of the Well."

Barcode

2013-22793

Pages

xii; 302
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