Book #29 of 2021: The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny (The Chronicles of Amber #5) These Amber sequels have never really lived up to the promise of their series debut, and since this fifth book brings the initial story arc to a close, I think it’s a good moment to cut my losses and …
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Book #2 of 2021: The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny (The Chronicles of Amber #4) These novels are short enough that it’s never a major investment to continue on with the series, but that also means each volume has limited space to really wow a reader. In this fourth book, a lot of that …
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Book #279 of 2020: Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny (The Chronicles of Amber #3) I appreciate that this third Amber volume makes time to revisit a few open questions from the first novel, and it’s as fun as ever to see the squabbling family of reality-hopping sorcerers and their swashbuckling antics. On the …
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Book #226 of 2020: The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny (The Chronicles of Amber #2) This 70s fantasy sequel is another fun sword-and-sorcery adventure across parallel worlds, but it’s rather less gripping than the series debut. Our demigod hero was no less superhuman in that previous volume, but as an amnesiac going up against …
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Book #64 of 2020: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny (The Chronicles of Amber #1) This 1970 series debut is a bit of a ride, but I’ve definitely enjoyed it. Opening on an earthly amnesiac gives the story both grounding and a distinctive flavor, and the fantasy worldbuilding is interesting once it does start …
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