Shadow of the Well of Souls (Watchers at the Well Series #2) by Jack L. Chalker

From the Publisher

Immortal, unchanging, the eternal survivor, Nathan Brazil had tired of his long duty as the guardian of the Well World and had enlisted Mavra Chang, space pilot and adventurer, as his companion and equal, sharing with her the godlike power to control the universe's destiny. Now the Well World is changing, and Brazil and Chang have drifted apart . . . but they must work together one more time to stop a new threat to the Well World — the greatest threat of all . . . .

Library Journal

Chalker's popular ``Well World'' series continues (after a 15-year hiatus) as the guardians of the Well return to find their charge mysteriously altered.

Kirkus Reviews

Sequel to Echoes of the Well of Souls (not seen), itself a sequel to Chalker's original five-book Well World saga. For those unacquainted, the idea is that the Well of Souls contains the master control of the universe. Immortal, unchanging survivor Nathan Brazil is the Well's guardian, a duty he has lately shared with the now-estranged Mavra Chang. This time, each guardian is called alone to the Well, where they find changes—not just in the surroundings, but in their supposedly unchanging selves too. This shapes up to another struggle with the fate of the universe at stake. While the present volume is independently intelligible (just about), it isn't complete in itself, and newcomers will do better to read Echoes first, or even return to the original saga.

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