Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Jack L. Chalker
Born: December 17, 1944
Died: February 11, 2005 (aged 60)
Bio: Jack Laurence Chalker was an American science fiction author. Chalker was also a Baltimore City Schools history teacher in Maryland for 12 years, retiring during 1978 to write full-time.
Known for:
- Midnight at the Well of Souls (1977)
- Exiles at the Well of Souls (1978)
- Quest for the Well of Souls (1978)
- Twilight at the Well of Souls (1980)
- The Return of Nathan Brazil (1980)