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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.
Zelazny collaborated on a companion book, The Visual Guide to Castle Amber (1988), by Zelazny and Neil Randall, illustrated by Todd Cameron Hamilton and James Clouse. [6] The Guide is a reference work providing biographical detail on the Amber characters and a walk-through guide to Castle Amber itself.
Lord of Light (1967) is a science fantasy novel by American author Roger Zelazny.It was awarded the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel, [1] and nominated for a Nebula Award in the same category. [2]
Zelazny cited Jessie L. Weston's 1921 book From Ritual to Romance as a key influence: it examined the pagan and Christian roots of the legends of King Arthur, the Wasteland myths, and the Holy Grail. For example, the Celtic Wasteland myth ties the barrenness of a land to a curse that a hero must lift; Corwin's curse is in part responsible for ...
The Chronicles of Amber is a fantasy series written by Roger Zelazny chiefly in ten books published from 1970 to 1991. It features a great variety of characters from a myriad parallel universes (including "our" Earth universe). All universes spiral out on a continuum, which are more closely related to one end, Amber (and its history and ...
This Immortal, serialized as ...And Call Me Conrad, is a science fiction novel by American author Roger Zelazny.In its original publication, it was abridged by the editor and published in two parts in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in October and November 1965.
Unlike other books by Zelazny, such as Lord of Light or the series The Chronicles of Amber, this novel is more poetic in style, and contains less straightforward action. However, like other novels, Zelazny incorporates ancient myth, in this case from Egyptian and some Greek myth, and weaves ultra-futuristic technology with fantasy elements.
The Guns of Avalon is fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, the second book in the Chronicles of Amber series. The book continues straight from the previous volume, Nine Princes in Amber , although it includes a recapitulation.