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Blood of Amber (Chronicles of Amber) (Paperback)

by Roger Zelazny (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)


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Some fans of Zelazny's dense, brilliant writings from the '60s have been dismayed at the time and effort he has invested in his Amber series during the past 16 years. If these fantasy adventures are simple and formulaic compared with his best work, they have earned him a whole new audience by virtue of their elegance, humor, literacy, vivid action and lightly applied but complex background of tarot, alternate worlds, Olympian gods, and a magic so neat and clear that computers can learn it. In this seventh installment, the sorcerer Merlin of Amberaka Merle Corey of San Franciscolearns the identities of two would-be assassins but makes a truce with one to pursue the greater, more dangerous power beyond them. Once again, the limited plot is enlivened by Zelazny's irony, his bravura sequences (particularly a harbor visit that turns nasty in Death Alley) and his laconic sense of the incongruous (are magicians the ultimate surrealist artists?). Paperback rights to Avon; Science Fiction Book Club main selection.
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Surrounded and imprisoned by his enemies, Merle Corey, aka Merlin of Amber, is forced to place his trust in a beautiful shapeshifter in order to restore balance to his world and confronts a force that threatens Earth as well. Reissue.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 215 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books (Mm); First Edition edition (September 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380896362
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380896363
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #570,977 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, May 20, 1999
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This review is from: Blood of Amber (Hardcover)
You asked for a great book and you got it! It's this one. (And the whole 10 books of the series). This book features Merlin, Lord of Chaos, and magician, who also happens to have a computer science degree from Berkeley. In this book, Merle is in the woods sleeping when he hears a threatening voice of an otherworldly creature that has appeared in the darkness that says "I am the enemy - the one you thought you would never come". Then there is a flashback while Merle remembers and philosophizes about several events in his life revolving around power. He then answers the voice in the woods, saying "It's about time". This is very Zelaznian humor which is one of the great features of these books. In addition, there is lots of great adventure. Zelazny really can write. His is an evolved writing form, far beyond his contemporaries.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Blood of Amber is one of my favourite Amber books!, April 9, 1999
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Not much body to this review, but I just thought I'd say that the Amber series is one of my favourites, and I really like this book in particular. Scrof, the Dweller on the Threshold, is hilarious!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, September 25, 2007
Merlin has been imprisoned by Luke, but he escapes. He tries a different tack by do something nice for Luke, and ends in a crazy situation due to a weird Trump.

Those Trump things are just a lot of trouble, too many frequently encountered variant edition and different versions. Bad enough using them, imagine trying to collect them!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Should've been a masterpiece
Zelazny has a great sense of humor and is a master at putting an interesting story together. But there are certain things about his style that annoy me. Read more
Published on March 30, 2006 by LF

5.0 out of 5 stars Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Pattern
Merlin starts this volume by breaking out of a locked cave, challenging a cave demon, and spending his rest period watching a battle at the Keep of the Four Worlds while... Read more
Published on May 20, 2005 by Marc Ruby™

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