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Roger Zelazny

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Born May 13, 1937
Died June 14, 1995 (58 years old)
Euclid, United States
Also known as: Roger Joseph Zelazny, Robert ZELAZNY
95 books
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1,676 readers

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Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels, best known for The Chronicles of Amber series. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo Award six times (also out of 14 nominations), including two Hugos for novels: the serialized novel ...And Call Me Conrad (1965), subsequently published under the title This Immortal (1966), and the novel Lord of Light (1967).

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The Fantasy Hall of Fame [30 stories]

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Trouble with water / H.L. Gold -- Nothing in the rules / L. Sprague de Camp -- Fruit of knowledge / C.L. Moore -- Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius / Jorge Luis Borges -- Compleat werewolf / Anthony Boucher -- Small assassin / Ray Bradbury -- [Lottery]( / Shirley Jackson -- Our fair city / Robert A. Heinlein -- There shall be no darkness / James Blish -- Loom of darkness / Jack Vance -- Man who sold rope to the gnoles / Margaret St. Clair -- Silken-swift / Theodore Sturgeon -- Golem / Avram Davidson -- Operation afreet / Poul Anderson -- That hell-bound train / Robert Bloch -- Bazaar of the bizarre / Fritz Leiber -- Come lady death / Peter S. Beagle -- Drowned giant / J.G. Ballard -- Narrow valley / R.A. Lafferty -- Faith of our fathers / Philip K. Dick -- Ghost of a Model T / Clifford D. Simak -- Demoness / Tanith Lee -- Jeffty is five / Harlan Ellison -- Detective of dreams / Gene Wolfe -- Unicorn variations / Roger Zelazny -- Basileus / Robert Silverberg -- Jaguar Hunter / Lucius Shepard -- Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight / Ursula K. Le Guin -- Bears discover fire / Terry Bisson -- Tower of Babylon / Ted Chiang.

The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber, Book 4)

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Book 4 of the Chronicles of Amber. One of the princes of Amber desires her destruction... and re-creation of his own design. Corwin and his siblings must discover the plot and mount a defense against the traitor... before it is too late. Can they discover the fate of their father, the stronghold of their enemies, and their long-lost trust of one another in time to save Amber and all of its Shadows from Chaos?

A Night in the Lonesome October

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Zelazny manages to cleverly combine Jack (the Ripper), Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Frankenstein, and Dracula together with witches, werewolves, druids and many others in this amusing tale of an approaching confrontation that, on the Halloween of a full-moon, will change the cosmic balance of power between good and evil. Told through the eyes of Snuff, Jack's guard dog, who performs magical calculations in addition to accompanying his master on collecting expeditions into 19th century London. Twists and turns of magical espionage and adventure unfold as this unforgettable tale plays out over the course of 31 lonesome nights in October

Prince of chaos

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Book 10 of the Chronicles of Amber. Merlin is called home to the Courts of Chaos for a funeral, only to discover his life and free will may be forfeit to the forces of the universe. It will take more than one child of Amber to stand in opposition to the eternal struggle of Order and Chaos: a sorcerer, a salesman, a hero, a demon, and others unite to defy the machinations of the supernatural and restore the balance of the universe... in an attempt to give Merlin the freedom to choose his future path, and protect all he holds dear.

A Dark Travelling

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When a scientist learns that aliens in a parallel world are waging a secret war against the Earth, he disappears into the world and his children set out to find him.

Wizard World

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Formerly published in parts as Changeling and Madwand.

Knight of shadows

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Book 9 of the Chronicles of Amber. Merlin has called a truce with one enemy, only to discover another that hits far closer to home. Despite his power over Shadow and Chaos, he finds himself caught in a web of design and deceit, forced to choose sides between his two heritages. Can he find the allies he seeks in time to save himself from a complete division of loyalties? Can any child of Amber choose their own destiny, or is its pattern laid out before them from birth?

Sign of Chaos

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Book 8 of the Chronicles of Amber. Merlin, son of Prince Corwin, continues his adventures to solve the mysteries of the attempts on his life, the murder of his ex-girlfriend, and the question of how he ended up in a a bar drinking with a white rabbit in a vest, a giant egg wearing a cravat (or is it a belt?), and a caterpillar smoking a hookah.

Blood of Amber

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Book 7 of the Chronicles of Amber. Merlin, pursued by furies, searches through Shadow for his enemies, his friends, and his father. The question remains: will he know one from the other, when he finds them? Or has he fallen down a rabbit-hole of illusion and deception, where nothing is quite what it seems?

Trumps of doom

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Book 6 of the Chronicles of Amber. Merlin, son of Prince Corwin, is finishing up his education on Shadow Earth, and wrapping up a few loose ends. For example, why does someone attempt to kill him, every April 30th? The latest attempt leads him to the loss of an old love, a strange deck of Trumps, and a reconnection with an old friend. But all roads lead to Amber, and the mystery leads him into further danger....

Eye of Cat

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William Singer, a retired alien hunter, asks his former enemy to help him protect an alien diplomat, but first, William must agree to a deal that makes him the hunted instead of the hunter.

Madwand

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Pol Detson, son of Lord Det of Rondoval, has come home. He is now a powerful sorceror of unsurpassed natural ability—in a world where the power of magic is the only kind that matters. But Pol is still an untrained talent, a “madwand.” To take control of his powers, to rule in his father’s place, he must survive arduous training and a fantastic initiation into the rites of sorcery. As friends, Pol has one dragon and one thief. As enemies, he has the most powerful wizards of the land. And at least one of them wants him dead! Follow on book to The Changling.

Changeling

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The first in an engrossing new series, [Witchling was] a whimsical reminder of fantasy's importance in life" (Publishers Weekly). Now comes Changeling-again featuring Camille, the good witch, Menolly, the vampire, and Delilah, a feline shapeshifter. They're the D'Artigo sisters, half-human, half-Faerie supernatural agents who are now enlisted to find the fiends responsible for slaughtering the weres of Rainier Puma Pride.

Roadmarks

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The Road runs from the unimaginable past to the far future, and those who travel it have access to the turnoffs leading to all times and places--even to the alternate time-streams of histories that never happened. Why the Dragons of Bel'kwinith made the Road--or who they are--no one knows. But the Road has always been there and for those who know how to find it, it always will be!