The Demons at Rainbow Bridge

Jack L. Chalker

Baen, Jul 1, 1998 - Fiction - 384 pages

Three empires and their spheres of influence existed in uneasy proximity in the known galaxy. The Exchange, among whose hundreds of member worlds was Earth, was led by its cybernetic leaders. The Mizlaplan were long-lived, with high intelligence, and a mission to spread the word of the Cosmic All. The Mycohlians were parasitic beings who invaded other life forms like a virus, and controlled them. Oddly, all three empires had only one thing in common: demons.

Each had a legend of humanoid creatures with hooves and horns, representing supernatural power and unspeakable evil. The similarity of the legends across the galaxy had led some to theorize that they had some basis in fact. Unfortunately, they were right.

On an Earth-like planet in a region of space called Rainbow Bridge, an Exchange scouting expedition has found a mysterious structure with its mechanisms still functioning after unknown aeons. Within are the bodies of two horned creatures, gigantic in stature, perfectly preserved. Some races thought the demon world should be destroyed. The Mycohlians, who perversely revere the demons of their legends, wanted to make it a shrine. And some wanted to investigate. That was a fatal mistake for the investigators. The demons were not dead, just sleeping. And their wakening began a terror-filled nightmare for all the galaxy!

What people are saying

Review: The Demons at Rainbow Bridge (Quintara Marathon #1)

User Review  - Mike Habiby - Goodreads

I'm a big fan of all of Chalker's works. Revisiting this trilogy on my complete re-read of his works. The first novel is a good set up for the other two. As usual Chalker does a great job of character ...

Review: The Demons at Rainbow Bridge (Quintara Marathon #1)

User Review  - Grant - Goodreads

Always a fun re-read of this series. He writes some good characters with unusual motivations, set in a futuristic/spiritualistic background.

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 19
• Section 3: 47

About the author

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 17, 1944, Jack L. Chalker earned a graduate degree in English and history from Johns Hopkins University. Between 1966 to 1978, Chalker taught history and geography in the Baltimore public school system, but now makes a living solely as a freelance writer. Chalker is the founder and sole owner of a publishing house, The Mirage Press, Ltd., which produces nonfiction and bibliographic works on science fiction and fantasy. Chalker has written Gods of the Well of Souls, a story of a ship-wrecked man, and The Changewinds, an account of two young women caught up in the fury of a powerful band of sorcerers. He has received numerous honors, including the Dedalus Award in 1983, the Gold Medal of the West Coast Review of Books award in 1984, the Skylark Award in 1985, and the Hamilton-Brackett Memorial Award in 1979. Chalker lives in western Maryland.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Demons at Rainbow Bridge; Issue 1 of The Quintara Marathon , No 1
• Author: Jack L. Chalker
• Edition: reissue
• Publisher: Baen, 1998
• ISBN: 0671878875, 9780671878870
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction