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Title: The Great Book of Amber : The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10 by Roger Zelazny ISBN: 0-380-80906-0 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 08 December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (135 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An classic of the fantasy genre - you will soar along
Comment: These works of Zelazny provide escapism of the top class. Even if you are not an avid fantasy reader, the thickening plot of intrigue, mystery, adventure and study of "human" nature will leave you pining to sink deeper within the world of Amber. You can take the riddles artfully presented to you by the writer as far or as near as you want to. But if you are an artist, beware, first thing you'll want to do is pick up a pencil and create a set of your own Trumps.
The volume contains all 10 "books" of the series following the adventures Corwin in the first 5 and his son in the second 5. Although, the latter 5 books are sometimes considered inferior in quality to the former, they develop no less intense (albeit different) plots and characters. Indeed the two sections complement each other exceptionally.
The book is not only an appropriate but a highly suggested reading material for young adults and older children (beware that due to its volume the font is fairly small and pages thin - for younger children and those with eyesight difficulties it might be more desirable to get separate volumes).
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally, all of Amber in one great volume!
Comment: I have loved Zelazny's Amber series for many years now, and recently tried to find all of the novels again, only to learn that many are out of print. But with the "Great Book of Amber" all of the Amber books are in one volume.
This volume includes the original Amber series, in which Prince Corwin is the central character relearning his place in the monarchy and dissecting the politics and palace intrigues. The royal family draws its power from the Pattern in Amber, Amber being the original world from which all other universes are mere shadows and combinations.
The second Amber series is included as well, in which Corwin's son is the central character. He is a prince of both Amber and Chaos, and is a master of both Amber's powers (the Pattern) and the magical/wizardly powers of Chaos.
I love the magic and the epic nature of the adventures, and each individual novel within the series is a wonderful read. The volume as a whole builds a world and a saga that will stick with you for ages after you've read it.
If you like Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, you'll probably enjoy this volume as well.
Rating: 5
Summary: A unique series. Clearly the best fantasy series ever
Comment: I could say that the first novel of this 10 part series is a truely unique framework plot, and that both the first and second set of 5 books end in a cliffhanger. But see the other reviews for a synopsis of this series. The strength of this collection of books is the study of the character and personal growth, and increasing humanity of both Corwin and then his son Merlin. If they are the archetypes of mankind, and the premise of this book is that they are, it can't help but make the reader feel a little more noble, a little more heroic, and a little more hopeful.
Zelazny was an artist unparalleled in the world of fantasy, and this collection is an incredibly great read. I've read it multiple times, and I look forward to reading it again in a few years.
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Title: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny ISBN: 0380014033 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 01 January, 1969 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Dawn of Amber: Roger Zelazny's Dawn of Amber by John Gregory Betancourt, John Betancourt ISBN: 0743474708 Publisher: I Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Chaos and Amber (Roger Zelazny's The Dawn of Amber) by John Gregory Betancourt, John Betancourt ISBN: 0743474945 Publisher: I Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Lord Demon by Roger Zelazny, Jane M. Lindskold ISBN: 0380770237 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: This Immortal (SF Collector's Edition) by Roger Zelazny ISBN: 057507115X Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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