The Wonderland Gambit, Book 2: The March Hare Network [Mass Market Paperback]

Jack L. Chalker (Author)

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Publication Date: October 30, 1996

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Time after time, life after life, Cory Maddox was being incarnated into worlds he found both familiar and strangely different. And only in this latest incarnation did Cory bring along knowledge, skills, and memories of his previous existence--memories of cold betrayal that promised nothing he saw or felt could be trusted. Nor could he trust his companions who, like himself, kept moving from life to life trying to escape the endless cycle.
But it was only with the help of those companions that Cory could develop the technological means to peer beyond the veil of reality--to the shadowy figures whom he was sure were manipulating reality . . . if what he was experiencing actually was reality.
Time was running out. His memories gave him an advantage over the others, but he would have to act quickly and surely if he were to discover the truth--before truth itself could no longer be trusted . . .
"A damn fine storyteller . . . Chalker is a master."
--Orson Scott Card

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GO ASK ALICE
Time after time, life after life, Cory Maddox was being incarnated into worlds he found both familiar and strangely different. And only in this latest incarnation did Cory bring along knowledge, skills, and memories of his previous existence--memories of cold betrayal that promised nothing he saw or felt could be trusted. Nor could he trust his companions who, like himself, kept moving from life to life trying to escape the endless cycle.
But it was only with the help of those companions that Cory could develop the technological means to peer beyond the veil of reality--to the shadowy figures whom he was sure were manipulating reality . . . if what he was experiencing actually was reality.
Time was running out. His memories gave him an advantage over the others, but he would have to act quickly and surely if he were to discover the truth--before truth itself could no longer be trusted . . .
"A damn fine storyteller . . . Chalker is a master."
--Orson Scott Card

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 323 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey; Reprint edition (October 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345388488
• ISBN-13: 978-0345388483
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,097,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Quick and Thought Provoking Read, January 31, 1998

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This review is from: The Wonderland Gambit, Book 2: The March Hare Network (Mass Market Paperback)

Chalker deals with a lot of interesting issues (the nature of reality, sex roles and biases, theology, good and evil, etc.) in a highly accessible and entertaining manner. Worth reading and worth recommending to your friends.

5.0 out of 5 stars great scfi author, February 24, 2010

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This review is from: The Wonderland Gambit, Book 2: The March Hare Network (Mass Market Paperback)

Thought provoking scifi that uses virtual reality to question the very nature of reality. Mindblowing. Recommend this book and anything else this author writes.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Middle Book, May 15, 2001

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This review is from: The Wonderland Gambit, Book 2: The March Hare Network (Mass Market Paperback)

In this second book of the Wonderland Gambit, Chalker carries the Cybernetic Walrus tale into wonderful new territories. Cory Maddox undergoes several major life changes. We begin to learn more and wonder even more about the conspiracies surrounding the Brand Box technologies. Maddox (well, sorta Maddox) discovers that he has access to unexpected resources--which he needs, given some of the bizarre twists in this novel.

Four stars for a good solid, middle-of-the-trilogy reality-shifting/questioning book. Well worth the money--provides an enjoyable read.