Lords of the Middle Dark

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Lords of the Middle Dark

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Author(s):

Jack L Chalker

First Pub:

1986

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2023

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 13

1 - A Bowl Full of Gods

2 - The Curses of History

3 - Truth and Consequences

4 - The Five Gold Rings

5 - The Game of Cats and Mouse

6 - Bargains at Spear's Point

7 - Chemistry Lession

8 - The Raven and the Warlock

9 - The Wounds of Hope

10 - The Golden Birds of Lazlo Chen

11 - Fortress Melchior

12 - A Way Out and a Place to Go

13 - Walking on Fire

Internal ID:

3036

Series:

Pirates of the Thunder ->

Rings of the Master*

#1 of 4

Rings of the Master*

A four book science fiction series by Jack L Chalker.

View this series in the book list

1) Lords of the Middle Dark
2) Pirates of the Thunder
3) Warriors of the Storm
4) Masks of the Martyrs

Copyright:

Dedication:

To all those who still believe
that without imagination we are nothing,
and without bold adventures and risks
nothing great of permanence is attainable.

First Sentence:

Most people believed that they would eventually go to heaven, even the ones whom everybody else knew would never make it.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

For now - to the stars!

Comments:

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Synopsis not on file
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Added: 19-Apr-2022

Last Updated: 16-Oct-2023

Quotes

Culture masked truth - but there could be only one truth.

Lords of the Middle Dark
Jack L Chalker

Any system that makes a man fear knowledge is an evil system.

Lords of the Middle Dark
Jack L Chalker
Walks with the Night Hawks

Publications

01-Apr-1988

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Apr-1988

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$3.95

Pages*:

356

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 23 Sep 2023 - 1 Oct 2023

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2545

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-32560-5

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-32560-0

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Darrell K Sweet - Cover Artist

GRAVE
RESERVATIONS

Long ago, legend had it, the machines revelled, wiping out most of humanity and exiling the survivors in widely scattered reservations where they lived according to their ancient cultures. Master System ruled unchallenged, since the key to breaking its control - five microships disguised as gold rings - was long forgotten. And Master System was careful to keep it that way.

The an Amerindian called Hawks stumbled across secret information about the five gold rings and their purpose. And on the other side of the world, a Chinese girl genius dared to interfere with a computer system to avoid and unhappy future as a humble and obedient Oriental wife.

Suddenly Master System was after them both - and it looked as if their only hope lay in finding the rings themselves...

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Edition: June 1986
Eighth Printing: April 1988
Canada: $5.50

Author(s)

Jack L Chalker
Birth: 17 Dec 1944 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Death: 11 Feb 2005

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