Roger Zelazny

Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 - June 14, 1995) was a United States writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. He won the Nebula award three times and the Hugo award six times, including twice for novels: Lord of Light (1968) and ...And Call Me Conrad (1966) (which was later published as This Immortal).

Amber novels

While his earlier works won greater critical acclaim, Zelazny is probably best known for the Amber novels. These fall into two distinct series; the second series is widely perceived as being of markedly lesser quality than the first.

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The first five books describe the adventures of Prince Corwin of Amber and comprise:

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• 1970 Nine Princes in Amber
• 1972 The Guns of Avalon
• 1975 Sign of the Unicorn
• 1976 The Hand of Oberon
• 1978 The Courts of Chaos

The second series tells the story of Corwin's son Merlin (Merle) - a wizard and a computer expert. These volumes are:

Related Topics:
Wizard - Computer

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• 1985 Trumps of Doom
• 1986 Blood of Amber
• 1987 Sign of Chaos
• 1989 Knight of Shadows
• 1991 Prince of Chaos

An interactive fiction computer game based on Nine Princes in Amber was released by Telarium in 1987. The Amber novels also inspired a role-playing game, Amber Diceless Roleplaying, published by Phage Press. The game is distinctive in that it suggests that storytellers ignore or alter any rule as they see fit.

Related Topics:
Interactive fiction - Computer game - Telarium - 1987 - Role-playing game - Amber Diceless Roleplaying - Phage Press - Rule

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