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My first Zelazny book. I thought I'd go BIG and get the Great Book of Amber with all ten chronicles! Glad I did. I love this guy's style and his vocabulary is simply amazing! I am in the third book and I am convinced this author was an avid lucid dreamer. He possesses imaginative descriptions and ideas like very few others. There's an eloquent flow to his writing that can pull you right into the story line from the get go. Beyond gifted, this author is clearly connected to pure source!


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The Great Book of Amber The Complete Amber Chronicles 110 Chronicles of Amber Roger Zelazny 9780380809066 Books Reviews

I love sci-fi and I love fantasy books (and economics, but that's a whole different conversation). This book has both and is amazing. I have read parts during "meetings", breaks, my kids' sporting events, and out in other public settings and I have to say that many have come up and said, "Zelazny? How do you like it? Isn't it amazing?!" They know it and cherish as much as I do. The books are fast-paced and very involved. They are funny and vivid. I cannot put into words how wonderful these books-- this series-- is. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes a quick read that still entangles you!
There has never been anyone like Roger Zelazney.
His imagination had no bounds and this it one of his very best.
We loved it when he was writing each of the ten books contained in this volume.
I still reread it again and again. I am no sure if the Amber series or Lord of Light is my favorite choice of his work. Everything he ever published has been wonderful.
No more looking for my mixed copies of the ten individual books.
Exactly as the individual books were written. No added or subtracted features.
Imagine a Strider who is fully aware social values, truth, honesty, fair play, and continuously comments on why he can't afford them, that as much as he would like them, he'd probably die if he held to them.
"I'd kill a man for his shoes, if I needed them, and they'd fit. I know, because I did once." (paraphrased, not exact quote)
I first read this series as it came out, I remember some parts and realize that I might have only read 5 or 6 of the books originallyAn. I'm in the 6th book/chapter and find the continuity is fairly smooth considering the length of time between books. I will try to come back and update this after finishing the series, Some stories tend to show their age when reread , this compilation of stories hang together . If you like fantasy with a bit of detective work involved give this book a read.
After reading this book, I would guess it was written with a male audience in mind -- lots of sword play and other macho stuff in it, but something about it hooked me. It had to for me to get through all 1260 pages! I haven't read a book that long since Gone With the Wind. My favorite part of the book was the first half that centered on Corwin. The later chapters that focused on his son Merlin were not as interesting to me. I think it was because it lost some of its other-world feel. Merlin and his friend, Luke, basically had the same interests and mannerisms as young men in present-day society. Overall, I enjoyed the book a lot. It caused me to stay up past my bedtime on many of nights.
Love this series! I read the first part of the series when I was a kid and fell in love with the worlds described in these books. It would take me a really long time to do an in depth review of each book in the series so I will keep this brief as I have to get ready for work in a few minutes. I recently bought this book so I could read the last 5 books of the series. I had no idea that Roger Zelazny had continued the series beyond book 5 (The Courts Of Chaos) with a different main character but I have to say I'm glad he did. Now I have a chance, as an adult, to jump back into the rich worlds contained within. There are probably many reviews that go into the content of the books more then I have time to so I will leave it at this. The writing is excellent, the story is riveting, and the characters are extremely memorable. I like that all ten books have been combined into one really well made paperback volume. If you need a great book to read then I suggest you give the Chronicles Of Amber a try. You won't be disappointed. May not be suitable for young children. I read it when I was probably about 11 or 12 which I think is probably an alright age to handle the content but there is a bunch of violence and a tiny bit of (very glossed over) sexual material within. As always it is up to the parents to decide. Anyway, check it out yourself!
I read a lot of praise for Corwin half of the series and mixed reviews for the second half. Still, the way everyone gushed about the world of Amber made me want to give it a chance. I realize now a lot of the positive reviews came from people who read them when they were younger, and nostalgia is clearly part of their love for this series.

I hated the writing. It was a weird mix of very formal and informal speech. A lot of the dialogue came off awkwardly. Especially at the beginning when Corwin is trying to get information from his family. The first person descriptions don't fare much better. I can still remember the line where Corwin takes his brother hostage, tells him to get into the car and the next sentence is "he does this thing and I take his sword".

If you haven't read this book as a kid and you want to know if you should give it a shot. I'd say only do it if you don't read many modern fantasy books or aren't naturally a critical reader. Or maybe if you're a huge fan of 80s fantasy novels.
My first Zelazny book. I thought I'd go BIG and get the Great Book of Amber with all ten chronicles! Glad I did. I love this guy's style and his vocabulary is simply amazing! I am in the third book and I am convinced this author was an avid lucid dreamer. He possesses imaginative descriptions and ideas like very few others. There's an eloquent flow to his writing that can pull you right into the story line from the get go. Beyond gifted, this author is clearly connected to pure source!