- Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Baen Books; New edition edition (April 15 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0743499018
- ISBN-13: 978-0743499019
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 3.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 281 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #628,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Dreel was a hive-mind, composed of trillions of virus-sized units, which infected intelligent beings like a disease and took over their minds. It was on its way to conquering the entire galaxy - until those whose minds were still free fought back, using a weapon so powerful that it wrought havoc with the Well World, the ancient planet-sized supercomputer that a vanished super-race called the Markovians built to maintain the form of the entire universe. If the Well World's control of time and space could not be restored, the universe could vanish like a blown-out candle flame. Only a Markovian could go to the Well World and repair the damage, but only one Markovian was still known to survive. He had last been seen in human form, going by the name of Nathan Brazil. No one knew where he was now, what name he was using, or even if he still appeared human. Finding him, somewhere in the immensity of the galaxy, seemed an impossible task. So the task fell to someone who had done the impossible over and over: Mavra Chang, one of the few beings ever to escape from the Well World, and owner of Obie, who just might be the second most powerful computer in the universe. With those two on his trail, Nathan Brazil could run-but could he hide?
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Book four of the Saga of the Well World,
By indanthrene (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Return of Nathan Brazil (Mass Market Paperback)
As a general warning, this is the fourth book of a tightly knit series. While the book is written to stand on its own, greater enjoyment can be found be reading the previous three novels: Midnight at the Well of Soul, Exiles at the Well of Souls, and Quest for the Well of Souls; before reading this one.This book begins back at the same interstellar community where the previous novels begin (it's know as the Comworlds, or the Com for short). An alien race has arrived from another galaxy and is bent on conquest of ours, and since they're more advanced than the Com, they're winning. Mavra Chang, survivor of the War of the Well World, has just returned to the Comworlds. The true reality of the situation is far grimmer than they realize, and when they do catch up with Brazil, they regret it. Overall, the series really starts to pick up steam here, and that after admitting that the previous novels are already good to begin with.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Book four of the Saga of the Well World,
By indanthrene - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Return of Nathan Brazil (Mass Market Paperback)
As a general warning, this is the fourth book of a tightly knit series. While the book is written to stand on its own, greater enjoyment can be found be reading the previous three novels: Midnight at the Well of Soul, Exiles at the Well of Souls, and Quest for the Well of Souls; before reading this one.This book begins back at the same interstellar community where the previous novels begin (it's know as the Comworlds, or the Com for short). An alien race has arrived from another galaxy and is bent on conquest of ours, and since they're more advanced than the Com, they're winning. Mavra Chang, survivor of the War of the Well World, has just returned to the Comworlds. The true reality of the situation is far grimmer than they realize, and when they do catch up with Brazil, they regret it. Overall, the series really starts to pick up steam here, and that after admitting that the previous novels are already good to begin with. Vol. 1: Midnight at the Well of Souls Vol. 2: Exiles at the Well of Souls (Part 1: War of the Well World) Vol. 3: Quest for the Well of Souls (Part 2: War of the Well World) Vol. 4: The Return of Nathan Brazil Vol. 5: Twilight at the Well of Souls
3.0 out of 5 stars
good writing, bad plot,
By nemo - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: RETURN OF NATHAN BRAZIL (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this book as a standalone novel, and am reviewing it as such.My first impression of this book was that it was low-quality pulp sci-fi. A few chapters in I realized I was being far too harsh. Jack Chalker is a talented writer and there's much to like here. There's a lot of vivid detail and the prose is laced with subtly whimsical humor throughout, making this hard sci-fi work an enjoyable read. There are a number of unique and memorable characters. I particularly liked Marquoz, the small dragon-like detective who lights his own cigars, and Obie, a moody supercomputer who controls a planetoid that doubles as a spaceship. My problems with the book were all plot-related. First, there's very little action. Mostly it's exposition or expository dialogue. Second, the plotline does an annoying switcheroo about a hundred pages in. Early on it appears the book will be about a serious threat to all of the known races in the galaxy. Then, suddenly and rather undramatically, the threat is neutralized but a new one arises in its place. Most of the characters and storylines are dropped and a new set of characters are introduced for the second plotline (which has nothing to do with the original one). A third problem is that while the action finally picks up toward the end of the book, nothing ever gets resolved. The ending is a cliffhanger, "will our heroes succeed in their quest" kind of thing. The upshot is, I kept reading this book because it was witty but I couldn't care less what happened next. I'm glad I read this book, but I don't think I'll bother with book 5, despite the direct feed-in. 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I loved it 25 years ago and still love it today,
By KJNoble - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: RETURN OF NATHAN BRAZIL (Mass Market Paperback)
Jack L Chalker was one of my favorite authors growing up, and this was my favorite series. An interesting premise and a well written tale, The whole original 5 books series was and still is fun and thought provoking. The later books were not so much. Jack L Chalker said that they would have to pay him a great big heap of money to write anymore books in the Well World series after the first 5 books and they did, but as much as I loved the author, he laughed all the way to the bank. Stick with the first 5 and you will have a good read and a great adventure.
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