God of the Well of Souls
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God of the Well of Souls by Jack Chalker
This meticulous book summarizes all available information on West Indian herpetofauna. Using data from more than 6,000 pages of field notes and 1,000 literature sources, Schwartz and Henderson present a detailed account of every known reptile and amphibian species existing on the numerous islands of the West Indies. For each (almost 600), they offer a complete synopsis, including description, holotype, source of illustrations, and range map.A section on natural history summarizes what is known about the habitat, microhabitat, economic bearing, food habits, and reproduction of each animal, and in some cases it shows how these traits change from island to island. In opening remarks, the authors plead eloquently for awareness of the rampant environmental degradation taking place on the islands. For every herpetologist, biologist, ecologist, or biogeographer with an interest in the Antillean biota, Amphibians and Reptiles will become the source from which all future research proceeds.
Chalker was born on December 17, 1944, in Baltimore, Maryland. He began writing for the amateur science fiction press while still in high school, and in 1960, he founded the Hugo-nominated amateur magazine Mirage. He started Mirage Press a year later, which turned into a prominent specialist publisher of science fiction and fantasy nonfiction and reference books. His debut novel, A Jungle of Stars, was released in 1976, and with the huge success of Midnight at the Well of Souls two years later, he became a full-time novelist. Chalker is a passionate environmentalist who also enjoys traveling, gadgets, and computers.
He's also a well-known science fiction and fantasy lecturer who's given talks at a number of schools and universities. He is a huge fan of steamboats, particularly ferryboats, and has ridden more than 300 of them in the United States and abroad.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780345362032 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345362039 |
| Title | God of the Well of Souls |
| Author | Jack Chalker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1994-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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