Twilight at the Well of Souls (1980)
Twilight at the Well of Souls is a 1980 american science fiction book written by Jack L. Chalker.
The rift torn open in the last book has widened, and now it threatens the Well of Souls itself, the buried engine that holds the Markovians' 1,560 worlds in balance. Nathan Brazil has already slipped onto the Well World unnoticed, gathering allies for one last push toward the core. Mavra Chang races alongside him, while a shifting coalition of alien beings works to stop Brazil at any cost. Gypsy, an ally with powers of his own, tips the odds. Jack Chalker closes his fifth Well World novel at the machine's heart, the whole created universe hanging on whether the repair can be reached in time.
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What is Twilight at the Well of Souls about?
The rift torn open in the last book has widened, and now it threatens the Well of Souls itself, the buried engine that holds the Markovians' 1,560 worlds in balance. Nathan Brazil has already slipped onto the Well World unnoticed, gathering allies for one last push toward the core. Mavra Chang races alongside him, while a shifting coalition of alien beings works to stop Brazil at any cost. Gypsy, an ally with powers of his own, tips the odds. Jack Chalker closes his fifth Well World novel at the machine's heart, the whole created universe hanging on whether the repair can be reached in time.
When was Twilight at the Well of Souls published?
Twilight at the Well of Souls was published in 1980.
Who made Twilight at the Well of Souls?
Twilight at the Well of Souls was written by Jack L. Chalker.
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Farscape carries the same charge, one human navigating a galaxy of strange species with survival always in doubt. For the ancient-machine-must-be-mended stakes, Outer Wilds turns cosmic countdown into pure exploration. Star Control 2 matches the sheer variety, a universe you cross one distinct alien race at a time.
Continuing Nathan Brazil and Mavra Chang's journey through the Well World
Twilight at the Well of Souls pushes Nathan Brazil and Mavra Chang toward the buried machine at the center of everything, with a rift threatening to unravel the whole construct. Jack Chalker's saga runs both ways from here: The Return of Nathan Brazil, Exiles, Midnight, Quest, and Echoes fill in the earlier chapters, while Gods and Shadow carry the story onward.
More Chalker science fantasy about bodies remade by a stranger world
The rift tearing at the Well of Souls in this book is Jack Chalker doing what he always does, forcing a fixed cast of characters through a universe built to reshape anyone who enters it. The Web of the Chozen, Songs and Demons of the Dancing Gods, Spirits of Flux and Anchor, The Sea Is Full of Stars, and Dancers in the Afterglow chase the same restless, body-swapping science fantasy.
Vast, idea-driven space epics that span whole star systems
Twilight at the Well of Souls races toward the machine buried at the heart of 1,560 separate worlds, with Nathan Brazil and a shifting coalition running out of time to save it. Outer Wilds, Farscape, A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky, The Gods Themselves, Whipping Star, and Children of Time share that same hunger for scale, building whole star systems around one enormous idea.