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The Great Book of Amber
Paperback, 1258 pages, Harpercollins, List Price: $23.99 | purchase
Book Summary
The complete Amber series in one volume for the first time follows Corwin, Merlin, and a cast of wizards, magicians and warriors on a series of adventures that carry them from Amber, to Earth, to the Courts of Chaos.
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This book is about:
- Amber (Imaginary place),
- Science fiction, American,
- Fantasy fiction, American,
- Fiction
NPR stories about The Great Book of Amber
My Guilty Pleasure
Action, Sex And A '70s Vibe: The World Of 'Amber'
January 25, 2012 Howard A. Jones isn't just a geek — he's a fantasy geek, and his favorite book is packed with violence, romance and metafictional conceits. It's Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber series.
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Zelazny's tales of Corwin, prince of the "true world" of Amber (of which our Earth is merely a shadow) and his son Merlin, a magic-user/computer hacker, have spanned several decades. Amid the eternal struggle between Order and Chaos, Zelazny delights in tossing in allusions to Shakespeare, the Tarot and quantum... more
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