Knight of Shadows (Orbit Books) [Import] [Paperback]

Roger Zelazny (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Orbit; paperback / softcover edition (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0708849571
• ISBN-13: 978-0708849576
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,559,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Flair, fantasy, humor, October 26, 2004

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frumiousb "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knight of Shadows (Amber Series # 9 ) (Mass Market Paperback)

Bias alert. I should start this review by saying that I am not sure that Zelazny could write a bad book. Non-Zelazny fans may disagree.

Merlin is very clearly the son of Corwin. He is irreverent about the holy ghosts of Amber and Chaos. He hits his head against the rules (and sometimes even wins). Despite an overly-long sequence in a strange testing ground between shadows, Zelzany still infuses this book with the manic strangeness and humor that are part of what make him such a wonderful writer. As noted, virtually none of the Amber novels can be read stand-alone or out of sequence. You are going to have to read the books before this one to get the background. And you are going to have to read the ones after this to get an explanation. An enjoyable task, luckily.

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Fun Trip into Amber, September 4, 2009

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Yolanda S. Bean (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knight of Shadows (Amber Series # 9 ) (Mass Market Paperback)

A lot happened in this installment - so much so that it is hard to believe that the next book will wrap everything up! I was quite glad that some missing characters appeared, and I am starting to like Mandor more and more. I am also very curious as to the resolution in this next book...

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, September 3, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knight of Shadows (Amber Series # 9 ) (Mass Market Paperback)

Merlin is trying to work out why Julia went all Femme Fatale on him, and why the J's are out to get him.

He starts to discover there is some sort of clandestine struggle between the powers at the heart of Amber and Chaos.