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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?
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Classical in form, grave, epic and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- Roger Zelazny
- First published
- 1989
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Orbit, DENOEL, Avon Books
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- French, und, English
- ISBN
- 9780380755011
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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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