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The Second Chronicles of Amber

Roger Zelazny

By: Eos, Harper Collins
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Sign of the Unicorn (Amber Series, #3)

Roger Zelazny

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Knight of Shadows (Amber Series # 9 )

Roger Zelazny

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Not on par with original Amber books 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 5 people found this review helpful.

Though you will not put the book down because of Mr. Zelazny's writing style. Do not expect the normal skilled plotting and crafted characterizations of the original Amber books. This book cannot stand alone...it leaves you hanging.

Merlin, son of Corwin, who was the hero of the original series, narrates this sequence, and here continued to accidentlly make his way through encounters with new powers that are completely incompatible with the original mythos. Those who are allied with each other will not speak with each other. While their enemies somehow know everything. Most of the important action happens offstage, and promised explanations never materialize.

So I would suggest you only read this book if you are a fan of the Amber series and have read the others that come before it.

Editorial Review:

Confronting his deadliest enemy in a reincarnated Julia, his former lover, Merlin of Amber is forced to choose between the Patterns of Amber and Chaos while continuing his search for his father, Corwin. Reprint.

The Guns of Avalon (Amber Series, #2)

Roger Zelazny

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Science Fiction. 2 cassettes. Approx. 3 hours. Abridged.

The Chronicles of Amber (Fantasy Masterworks)

Roger Zelazny

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

What can I say...I reread it every 10 years or so.... 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have read this series about 3 times (about once every 10 years.) Which mean that aside from that fact that I am 30 years older since I first read it, It still captivates me. I am so sorry Zelazny is gone. I really love his work! I remember when I first read this series, I would walk to work after school, and arrive 45 minutes before my shift began. I did not mind at all..I was in Amber for 45 minutes...and it was soooo cool!
My original copy was the double volume SciFi Bookclub edition, but they wore out through the years...so I purchase it again from Amazon -used.

A wonderful story that should not be missed! I wish just once that I could walk the pattern!( I would not mind being as long lived as Corwin either....)

Editorial Review:

Amber is the one real world, casting infinite reflections of itself -- Shadow worlds, that can be manipulated by those of royal Amberite blood. But the royal family is torn apart by jealousies and suspicion; the disappearance of the Patriach Oberon has intensified the internal conflict by leaving the throne apparently up for grabs. In a hospital on the Shadow Earth, a young man is recovering from a freak car accident; amnesia has robbed him of all his memory, even the fact that he is Corwin, Crown Prince of Amber, rightful heir to the throne -- and he is in deadly peril . . . The five books, Nine Princes in Amber, The Guns of Avalon, Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon and The Courts of Chaos, together make up The Chronicles of Amber, Roger Zelazny's finest work of fantasy and an undisputed classic of the genre.