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The book reviews for Roger Zelazny’s Book of Amber and Book of Chaos (collectively known as the Chronicles of Amber).
The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny My rating: 3 of 5 stars "Do we make the Shadow worlds? Or are they there, independent of us, awaiting our footfalls?" ––Corwin, Prince of Amber, Prince of Chaos The Courts of Chaos, the final book in the Corwin Cycle of The Book of Amber, is a sojourn…
The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny My rating: 5 of 5 stars Where to begin? All shadows flow from Amber. This we have known since the first book, Nine Princes in Amber. The Pattern, the great seal of magic, is the rite of the princes to walk. But the end of the last book,…
Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny My rating: 4 of 5 stars The world as we know it is a mere shadow of the true kingdom of Amber, a land bereft of shadow, and home to several princes and princesses vying for the empty throne that rules over all. A metaphysical fantasy with complex…
The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny My rating: 2 of 5 stars And so continue the misadventures and quest of Corwin, Prince of Amber. It's hard to pinpoint the main plot of this book, as it really just serves as a setup for the next novel in the series. It has several straggling, loose…
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny My rating: 3 of 5 stars Nine Princes of Amber, a new wave fantasy written by Roger Zelazny, one of the fathers of modern science fiction and six-time Hugo Award winner, is the first of a ten-novel series known as The Great Book of Amber. It was written…
Ariel Hudnall 