- Amber (Imaginary place), Fiction, American Science fiction, Large type books
**Book 6 of the Chronicles of Amber.** Merlin, son of Prince Corwin, is finishing up his education on Shadow Earth, and wrapping up a few loose ends. For example, why does someone attempt to kill him, every April 30th? The latest attempt leads him to the loss of an old love, a strange deck of Trumps, and a reconnection with an old friend. But all roads lead to Amber, and the mystery leads him into further danger....
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- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- Roger Zelazny
- First published
- 1985
- Pages
- 219
- Publisher
- Avon Books (Mm), Avon, denoël
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9781531821869
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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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