- Parallel Worlds, Amber (Imaginary place), Fiction, Fantasy
First in the "Chronicles of Amber" series of fantasy books. The story begins in the hospital when the protagonist wakes up from a coma with amnesia, his true identity unknown to him. He begins his adventure by visiting his sister and we follow him through the story as he slowly regains his lost memory and real purpose as a member of a royal family of Amber.
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Epic, grave, classical in form and contemporary.
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Roger Zelazny
- First published
- 1970
- Pages
- 188
- Publisher
- Orbit, Sunset Productions, Gregg Press
- Editions
- 22
- Language
- French, heb, English
- ISBN
- 9780839824275
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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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