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Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) [2] was an American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels, best known for The Chronicles of Amber.
It was awarded the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel, [1] and nominated for a Nebula Award in the same category. [2] Two chapters from the novel were published as novelettes in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction – "Dawn" in April 1967, and "Death and the Executioner" in June 1967. Zelazny noted that Lord of Light was written so that it ...
The title story, about extreme sportsmen who fish for "sea monsters" in the oceans of Venus, won the first Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 1965. "This Mortal Mountain" is also about future extreme sports, concerning mountain climbing on a planet with a mountain tens of kilometers high, extending far beyond any breathable atmosphere.
Nebula Award Stories 3 is an anthology of award-winning science fiction short works edited by Roger Zelazny. It was first published in the United Kingdom in hardcover by Gollancz in November 1968. The first American edition was published by Doubleday in December of the same year.
Trumps of Doom is a fantasy novel by the American writer Roger Zelazny, the first book in the second Chronicles of Amber series and the sixth book in the Amber series. Whereas the first series was narrated by Corwin, this series is narrated by his son, Merlin. Trumps of Doom won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1986. [1]
The story is set on Venus at a time when mankind has achieved routine travel to the various planets of the solar system. Unlike the actual planet, Zelazny's Venus is Earth-like, offering breathable air, water-filled oceans and native fauna, one of which is the fictional Ichthyform Leviosaurus Levianthus, a 300-foot-long denizen of the Venusian oceans commonly called "Ikky".
Nov. 30—Santa Fe author Trent Zelazny died Thursday of acute liver failure on what would have been his 48th birthday, according to a social media post from his sister Shannon Zelazny. Zelazny ...
Unicorn Variation" is a 1981 fantasy story by American writer Roger Zelazny. ... "Unicorn Variation" won the 1982 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, [1] ...