Jack L. Chalker
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.
