Roger Zelazny

All is not what it seems… In the murky London gloom, a knife-wielding gentleman named Jack prowls the midnight streets with his faithful watchdog Snuff – gathering together the grisly ingredients they will need for an upcoming ancient and unearthly rite. For soon after the death of the moon, black magic will summon the Elder Gods back into the world. And all manner of Players, both human and undead, are preparing to participate. Some have come to open the gates. Some have come to slam them shut. And now the dread night approaches – so let the Game begin.

Alternate cover for ISBN 0380896362 / 9780380896363 Pursued by a fiendish enemy, Merle must battle through an intricate web of vengeance and murder that threatens more than the San Francisco Bay area. For Merle Corey of California is also Merlin, son of Corwin, vanished Prince of Amber; and the forces, seeking to destroy the royal house, have unleashed sorceries that can strike anywhere, especially at the very heart of Amber.

A riotous new fantasy series that will challenge the funniest the field has to offer--from the creator of the bestselling Amber series and one of the genre's legendary humorists. Azzy Elbub, demon, has his sights set on the Millenial Evil Deeds Award, given to the being whose acts do the most toward reshaping the world. But his evil plans go far astray. . . .

In Changeling, the people had long suffered under Det Morson's power. When at last, the wizard Mor joined the fight, Det and his infamous Rondoval castle were destroyed. But the victory was not complete, for the conquerors found a baby amidst the rubble: Det's son, Pol. Unwilling to kill the child, Mor took him to a world where the ways of magic were considered mere legends--a world called Earth.

Two gods, two houses, one quest and the eternal war between life and death. To save his kingdom, Anubis, Lord of the Dead, sends forth his servant on a mission of vengeance. At the same time, from The House of Life, Osiris sends forth his son, Horus, on the same mission to destroy utterly & forever The Prince Who Was a Thousand. But neither of these superhuman warriors is prepared for the strange & harrowing world of mortal life. The Thing That Cries in the Night may well destroy not only their worlds, but all humankind. As Zelazny did with the Hindu pantheon in the legendary, groundbreaking classic Lord of Light, the master storyteller here breathes new life into the Egyptian gods with another dazzling tale of mythology and imagination.

Facing a life sentence in prison for his various crimes, notorious criminal Hell Tanner is given the chance to escape jail by driving cross-country to deliver a case of antiserum to the plague-ridden people of Boston, confronting radioactive storms, carnivorous predators, mutated scorpions, and other perils along the way. Reprint.

Dilvish, the Damned is a collection of fantasy stories first published in 1982. Its contents were originally published as a series of separate short stories in various fantasy magazines. The protagonist, Dilvish, was sent to Hell by the dark sorcerer Jelerak when he interrupted one of Jelerak's rituals. The stories recount his adventures after he escapes Hell two hundred years later, with a handful of awesome, but impractical destructive spells and a sapient Steed named Black, and sets out for revenge on Jelerak.

A mystery involving the disappearance of an artifact and a fast-paced search to find it. It involves rivalry and greed between interstellar communities, cosmic blackmail, alien police disguise and intrigue of galactic foreign policy.

A retired hunter of alien zoo specimens, William Blackhorse Singer, the last Navajo on a future Earth, has come to what he sees as the end of his life. The World Government calls upon him for aid in protecting an alien diplomat from a powerful and hostile member of his own species. Knowing both the importance of the task and his inability to handle it on his own, Singer goes to confront his greatest conquest with a strange bargain. A shape-shifting alien, the last of his species, sits in a special cage at an institute dedicated to the study of extraterrestrial beings. Most frequently he projects the aspect of a one-eyed catlike creature, but he can appear as almost anything. One of Singer’s secrets, and his greatest guilt, is his suspicion that the creature is intelligent. He confronts him and offers his own life for Cat’s cooperation in saving the alien. Cat accepts, and later, their mission fulfilled, demands a refinement on the original bargain. Rather than a simple death he wants a return bout—a chase with Singer as the hunted rather than the hunter. The gods, powers and monsters of Navajo legend provide the backdrop for the working out of Singer’s fate—for the chase is as much for his soul as for his body. As he uses matter transmitters to flit from Paris to London to the Middle East to the American Southwest, he must search back into his own early life as well as the root beliefs of his vanished people and come to terms with a world that has adopted him, made use of his skills, and left him feeling that he has no place to call his own.

Taking place long after the self-extinction of Man, "For a Breath I Tarry" recounts the tale of Frost, a sentient machine ("...a silver-blue box, 40x40x40 feet,... featured in whatever manner he chose.") Though Man has disappeared, his robotic creations (and their creations in turn) continue to function. Along the way, the story explores the differences between Man and Machine, the former experiencing the world qualitatively, while the latter do so quantitatively. "A machine is a Man turned inside-out, because it can describe all the details of a process, which a Man cannot, but it cannot experience that process itself as a Man can." This is illustrated by a conversation Frost has with another machine named Mordel.

"Gospodar svetlosti je jedan od najvecih SF romana svih vremena. Nezaobilazno SF delo... Nekako se sve zasebne komponente Gospodara svetlosti - humor i epika, nauka i religija, akcija i filozofija - spajaju u odlican roman. Rezultat je moje omiljeno Zelaznijevo delo, zapravo, jedan od mojih omiljenih naucnofantasticnih romana svih vremena." (Rich Horton, SF Site).

Home Is the Hangman' shows Zelazny at his very best grappling with questions of what is good and evil, what makes something truly alive. 'Home is The Hangman' is part of a series of novellas where the premise is that when the world databases are unified, a programmer takes the opportunity to completely erase his existence. He pursues a career as a trouble-shooter, taking on those assignments no one else will do. In a series of stories he investigates a case of sabotage at a top-secret nuclear project, 'The Eve of RUMOKO' (1969), defends a group of dolphins accused of murder, 'Kjwalll'kje'koothai'lll'kje'k' (1973), and tackles the Hangman problem. All three are collected in 'My Name is Legion' (1976).

Šestostruki dobitnik nagrade Hugo i trostruki dobitnik Nebule. Serijal Hronike Ambera je klasik fantastike; sastoji se od deset delova, objavljivanih između 1970. i 1991. U ovom tomu sadržani su deveta knjiga, Vitez Senki, i deseta, Princ Haosa. Ovim se završava serijal romana o Amberu. Merlin ima pune ruke posla. Valja pronaći Koral i saznati šta se desilo Luku, a niz znakova kao da odjednom nagoveštava kako Korvin, njegov otac, možda ipak nije mrtav. No umesto da rešava ova pitanja, Merl protiv volje biva uvučen u moćničke igre dva pola magije, amberskog Nacrta i haoskog Logrusa. Ove Sile mešaju mu se u život i trude se da ga prisile na izbor: Amber ili Dvorovi, Jednorog ili Zmija. Merlin sve dublje zapada u zamršene spletke i kontraspletke oba sveta, dok neki kuju zaveru da ga, protivno njegovoj želji, postave na presto Haosa. „Zelazni barata rečima kao da je i sam čarobnjak.“ Filip Hoze Farmer „Spoj političkih intriga, uzbudljivih pustolovina, čarobnjačkih dvoboja i moderne tehnologije.“ Library Journal „Rodžer Zelazni je prvo i pre svega bio pesnik, uvek. Njegove reči su pesma.“ Džordž R. R. Martin

Šestostruki dobitnik nagrade Hugo i trostruki dobitnik nagrade Nebula. Serijal Hronike Ambera je klasik fantastike; sastoji se od deset delova, objavljivanih između 1970. i 1991. U ovom tomu sadržani su treći roman, Znak jednoroga, četvrti, Oberonova ruka, i peti, Dvorovi Haosa. Ovim se završava serijal o Korvinu. Ko vlada Amberom, vlada jedinim stvarnim svetom. Kralj Oberon je nestao, Erik je mrtav, a opasnosti s crnog puta i dalje ugrožavaju savršeno kraljevstvo Amber. Korvin, koji privremeno prihvata ulogu vođe, traga za uzrokom nedaća u Amberu i u isto vreme pokušava da reši zagonetku sopstvene automobilske nesreće na Zemlji u Senkama. Uprkos brojnim spletkama i zaverama koje izbijaju na videlo, članovi kraljevske porodice moraju da postignu bar nekakvu slogu ne bi li otkrili šta se događa i je li neko među njima izdajnik. U potrazi za rešenjima, na putu su da spoznaju istinsku prirodu Ambera i njegovih neprijatelja. „Zelazni nije usvojio standardne književne alatke zanata, već je izmislio sopstvene; rezultat je zaista originalna, uzbudljiva avanturistička priča.“ Džejms Bliš „Zavidim svakome ko još nije čitao Zelaznija.“ Teodor Sterdžen

Serijal Hronike Ambera je klasik fantastike. Sastoji se od deset delova objavljivanih između 1970. i 1991. godine. Ovaj tom sadrži prva dva romana: Devet prinčeva Ambera i Puške Avalona. Amber je jedini stvaran svet, a svi ostali svetovi njegovi su odrazi – tek Senke, kojima pripadnici kraljevske loze Ambera mogu da barataju, da ih menjaju, kreću se među njima i možda ih i stvaraju. Kraljevsku porodicu, međutim, rastržu ljubomora i sumnja. Nestanak patrijarha Oberona samo je još pojačao međusobne sukobe i trvenja. Presto je ostao prazan, naslednik nije proglašen i čini se da bi ga ma ko od pretendenata mogao prigrabiti za sebe. Hronike počinju na Zemlji u Senkama – našoj Zemlji – u bolnici, gde se jedan čovek oporavlja od automobilske nesreće. Pati od amnezije, ali svejedno ga progone sećanja na jedan grad i teraju ga da istražuje: ko je, šta je, kako je tu dospeo i šta se zapravo dešava.

Šestostruki dobitnik nagrade Hugo i trostruki dobitnik Nebule. Serijal Hronike Ambera je klasik fantastike; sastoji se od deset delova, objavljivanih između 1970. i 1991. U ovom tomu sadržani su šesti roman, Aduti propasti, sedmi, Krv Ambera, i osmi, Obeležje Haosa. Ovim počinje drugo petoknjižje, serijal o Merlinu. Merlin, sin Korvina od Ambera i Dare od Haosa, pokušao je da na Zemlji u Senkama živi normalnim životom – daleko od zavera, vendeta i spletki koje rastržu obe njegove porodice. I išlo mu je sasvim pristojno – ako se izuzme svaki trideseti april. Jer na taj dan, već osam godina, neko – ili nešto – pokušava da ubije Merlina. Pucnjevi iz puške. Požari. Saobraćajne nezgode. Tajanstveno odvrnuti ventili za gas. Došlo je vreme da se Merlin vrati svom stvarnom životu u jedinom stvarnom svetu – Amberu, ali ne pre nego što otkrije ko ga je to uzeo na zub i zašto. „Otmeno napisano, duhovito... puno živopisne akcije; nenametljivi ali složeni okviri priče sadrže tarot, alternativne realnosti i magiju tako jasnu i dobro uređenu da je čak i kompjuteri mogu naučiti...“ Publishers Weekly „Rodžer Zelazni piše uverljivo kao Hemingvej, maštovito kao Kenet Grejam; naizmenično je neumoljivi realista i pesnik prefinjenog senzibiliteta.“ Tomas Bernet Svon

"Zelazny'nin dehasının muhteşem bir örneği. Karakterler ilgi çekici ve başdöndürücü… Işık Tanrısı… bir şaheser." -Salisbury (N.C) Post- "Roger Zelazny, bilimkurgunun en iyi hikâye anlatıcılarından. Uçsuz bucaksız ve içgüdüsel diliyle adeta bir şair!" -Greg Bear- "Yazılmış en iyi beş bilimkurgu romanından biri." -George R. R. Martin- "Eğlenceli ve zekice yazılmış. Okuduktan sonra yazar olmayı isteyeceğiniz bir roman." -Neil Gaiman- "Asla bir tanrı olduğunu iddia etmedi. gerçi bir tanrı olmadığını da iddia etmedi." Roger Zelazny, farklı pek çok mitolojiyi bilimkurgu romanlarına uyarlamasıyla pek çok yazarın yalnızca hayal edebildiği bir şeyi alışkanlık haline getirmiş eşsiz bir yazar. Hint mitolojisiyle harmanlanan Işık Tanrısı ise sadece bilimkurguyu değil, tüm spekülatif kurguyu değiştiren, benzersiz bir roman. Gaiman'ın en iyi romanı olarak kabul edilen Amerikan Tanrıları'na fikir babalığı yapmakla kalmamış, tanrılar ve insanlar arasındaki isim oyunlarına da ilham kaynağı olmuştur. Martin'in epik serisi Buz ve Ateşin Şarkısı'ndaki Işık Tanrısı da ismini bu romandan alır, tıpkı Sam Tarly'nin ismini bu romanın başkahramanı Sam'den aldığı gibi. Dünya yok olalı çok uzun bir süre olmuştur. Kolonileşmiş bir gezegendeki tüm teknolojik gücü ele geçiren insanlar ise kendilerini ölümsüz kılmış ve Hint tanrılarının rolünü üstlenerek o gezegenin kontrolünü ele geçirmiştir. Ancak bu kötü niyetli topluluğa karşı çıkacak biri vardır: Siddhartha ya da Mahasamatman; nam-ı diğer Işık Tanrısı.Işık Tanrısı, tanrılaşmış insanlara tanrısal bir müdahale. George R. R. Martin'in sonsözüyle. (Tanıtım Bülteninden)

Francis Sandow is the last surviving human born in the 20th century. An early space colonist, he spent long centuries of space travel in suspended animation, and then suddenly woke in a far future world where everything had changed. Desperate for something to hold to, he sought out a mentor, who happened to be a member of a slowly dying alien race, the Pei'ans. Under this tutelage, Sandow eventually became a telepath and "worldscaper".

Shadowjack walks in silence and in shadows to seek vengeance upon his enemies. Who are his foes? All who would despise him or love the Lord of Smage of the Jackass Ears, the Colonel Who Never Died, the Borshin, and Quazer, winner of the Hellgames and abductor of the voluptuous Evene. One by one, Shadowjack would seek them out and have his revenge, building his power as he goes. And once his vengeance is obtained, he would come to terms with all others who are against him, he would unite the World of High Dudgeon, destroy the Land of Filth, and bring peace to the Shadowguard. But to accomplish all, Jack of Shadows must find Kolwynia, the Key That Was Lost...

Alternate cover for ISBN 0380755017 / 9780380755011Melvin Corey must choose between an alliance with the Pattern of Amber or the Logrus of Chaos, in a tale of a sometimes murderous family of wizards and their alternate worlds.

The fourth in a six-volume series, Volume 4: Last Exit to Babylon contains Zelazny's short works from the late 1970s and early 1980s when Zelazny's popularity opened new markets for his work. He continued to produce highly-crafted stories, such as the popular "The Last Defender of Camelot," the Hugo-winning "Unicorn Variation," and the Hugo and Nebula-winning "Home is the Hangman." The stories in this series are enriched by editors' notes and Zelazny's own words, taken from his many essays, describing why he wrote the stories and what he thought about them in retrospect.

Ambre est un royaume médiéval ; comme tous les autres il possède une capitale, un palais, une cour, une famille royale et des intrigues. Mais Ambre est aussi bien plus : lieu mythique considéré comme le centre de l'univers. Seul lieu réel, tous les autres n'en sont qu'un reflet, dans l'ombre, comme la Terre. Considérée comme très intéressante par la plupart des princes d'Ambre, elle leur sert de résidence secondaire, voire de cachette. Car la vie d'un prince ou d'une princesse n'est pas de tout repos. Seuls dépositaires du pouvoir quasi divin de se déplacer entre les mondes, ils n'en restent pas moins humains : au mieux rivaux, ils sont le plus souvent ennemis jurés. En effet, depuis la disparition mystérieuse d'Obéron, le père de cette grande famille, le trône est vacant et la succession des plus agitée.

Kai Wren, le souffleur de verre, coule des jours paisibles dans sa bouteille, jusqu'à ce que son fidèle serviteur O'Keefè soit assassiné par six démons mineurs. Kai Wren, aussi connu sous le nom de Lord Démon, l'Exterminateur de dieux, décide alors de quitter son vaste domaine pour enquêter sur ce meurtre et se venger. Il ne tardera pas à se rendre compte que même si les guerres entre dieux et démons ont pris fin depuis des siècles, de vieilles rancœurs subsistent. Certains démons ont même décidé de reconquérir la Terre. Dans le flot des trahisons et des intrigues inhérentes à cette reconquête, Kai Wren découvrira qui sont ses véritables ennemis.

Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rule their world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppose them: he who was once Siddhartha and is now Mahasamatman. Binder of Demons, Lord of Light.

The fifth in a six-volume series, Volume 5: Nine Black Doves contains Zelazny's short works from the 1980s, when Zelazny's mature craft produced the Hugo-winning and Nebula-nominated stories, "24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai" and "Permafrost," and other entertaining stories such as "Kalifriki of the Thread," "Dilvish, the Damned," and his first two Wild Cards stories about Croyd Crenson, "The Sleeper" and "Ashes to Ashes."

Exiled to the Shadows for centuries, a man more than mortal awakens in an Earth hospital with no memory of his past—and is surrounded by enemies who hunger for his destruction. For Corwin is of the blood—the rightful successor to the throne of the real world. But to rule, he must conquer impossible realities and demonic assassins... and survive the ruthless machinations of the most insidious malevolence imaginable: his own family.

The second in a six-volume series, Volume 2: Power & Light covers the mid 1960s, Zelazny's most prolific period, where he continued to incorporate mainstream literary qualities and added a wealth of mythological elements into powerful stories such as "The Furies," "For a Breath I Tarry," "This Moment of the Storm," "Comes Now the Power," "Auto-Da-Fé," and the Hugo-winning novel ...And Call Me Conrad. The stories in this series are enriched by editors' notes and Zelazny's own words, taken from his many essays, describing why he wrote the stories and what he thought about them in retrospect.

Merlin Corey travels from Amber to the Courts of Chaos, where he will discover the answer to the mystery of his origin, and the reasons behind the forces that have shaped his life and destiny. We will also have our first look at the mysterious Courts from the inside.

The Road runs from the unimaginable past to the far future, and those who travel it have access to the turnoffs leading to all times and places--even to the alternate time-streams of histories that never happened. Why the Dragons of Bel'kwinith made the Road--or who they are--no one knows. But the Road has always been there and for those who know how to find it, it always will be!

Following the cliffhanger ending of Blood of Amber, Merlin is stranded in surrealistic Alice in Wonderland-esque bar where the Mad Hatter serves cocktails. Managing to escape, Merlin meets new family members - one of whom is intent on killing him. As events escalates, Merlin finds himself surrounded by his worst enemies including his ex-girlfriend - back from the dead. Merlin se cufundă într-o halucinație alături de Luke, fiecare putere folosită ori încercare de a găsi o logică pentru ce se întâmplă în jur dovedindu-se a fi o zbatere în nisipuri mișcătoare. Și ca tabloul să fie complet, o creatură malefică din Haos îi urmărește pe cei doi. Între timp, se bănuiește că unul din frații săi încearcă să îl asasineze. Însă cea mai surprinzătoare veste este legată de Julia, fosta sa iubită.

He who rules Amber rules the one true world. He who thwarts Amber invites the wrath of Amber betrayed. An unseen enemy of immense strength has seized a Prince of the Blood, and now threatens the perfect kingdom by striking at the very core of its power - the secret knowledge of Shadow. When Corwin summons forces to defend the throne, he finds himself challenged by royal conspirators, hideous demons, supernatural patterns and the ominous unknown that suddenly transcends all he ever suspected about the true nature of Amber. One of the most revered names in sf and fantasy, the incomparable Roger Zelazny was honored with numerous prizes—including six Hugo and three Nebula Awards—over the course of his legendary career. Among his more than fifty books, arguably Zelazny’s most popular literary creations were his extraordinary Amber novels.

THE MAD GOD'S MAZE — When Dilvish escaped from Hell, he swore to kill the evil wizard who had put him there. But Jelerak, Lord of Castle Timeless, was missing. And around the Castle, the Changing Land was a sorcerous maelstrom of warped reality and living nightmare created by the awesome magic of the insane god, Tualua. Now a small army of magicians, sorcerers and wizards - like resurrected Queen Semirama, foul Baran of the Third Hand, and lovely Arlata the Elf - sought to possess the arcane secrets of Castle Timeless. The situation, Dilvish realized, was a mess. Caught in thaumaturgic chaos as wizardry fought sorcery, where the churning dreams of a mutating god could shatter the world, Dilvish sought Jelerak through the most deadly magic spells of Destiny and Time.

Amber is the one real world, casting infinite reflections of itself - shadow worlds, which can be manipulated by those of royal Amberite blood. But the royal family is torn apart by jealousies and suspicion; the disappearance of the patriarch Oberon has intensified the internal conflict by leaving the throne apparently for grabs; and amnesia has robbed Corwin, Crown Prince of Amber his memory - even the fact that he is rightful heir to the throne. The Chronicles of Amber is Zelazny's finest fantasy, a grand imaginative vision of alternate worlds, magic, swordplay, and murderous rivalries. 1. Nine Princes in Amber 1-156 2. The Guns of Avalon 157-338 3. Sign of the Unicorn 338-490 4. The Hand of Oberon 491-640 5. The Courts of Chaos 641-772

No ISBN for this first edition. Here, together for the first time, are the complete CHRONICLES OF AMBER: Nine Princes In Amber... The Guns of Avalon... Sign of the Unicorn... The Hand of Oberon... AND the long anticipated final book, The Courts of Chaos - in a handsome two volume set. Amber is the one real world, casting infinite reflections of itself - Shadow worlds that can be manipulated by those of royal Amberite blood. Unfortunately, the royal family is torn by jealousies and suspicions. And the disappearance of the clan patriarch, Oberon, has intensified the conflicts by leaving Amber's throne apparently up for grabs. The CHRONICLES begin in a hospital on the Shadow Earth, where a man is recovering from a freak auto accident. Since he is also suffering from amnesia, and has been for some time, he has no idea that he's Prince Corwin of Amber - until his memory receives a succession of jolts: He meets a sister who speaks in riddles of plots and counterplots... and a brother who abruptly involves him in a life-and-death battle against pursuers from a fearful Shadow world. He discovers a deck of tarot-like cards, with himself, his sister, and strangers whom he guesses to be other relatives, pictured on their faces. Only lingering amnesia keeps him from grasping the full significance of the find: the cards are the Greater Trumps of Amber, used by his family to communicate across vast distances, and transport one another through Shadows in an instant. Then comes the most shattering jolt of all... Corwin's confrontation with an intricate design created by a master manipulator of reality - the Pattern. By walking the Pattern, those of the blood royal gain the ability to control Shadows. But the slightest hesitation or misstep during the trial means death. As Corwin sets foot upon that coldly glowing inscription, memories come flooding back to him... more and more with each step. And finally, knowing his true identity, he acknowledges his true ambition - and resolves that the crown of Amber will be his. But unknown to Corwin, there are dark forces massing against Amber... and before too long he will discover just how great a burden a king's crown can be...

Amber, the one real world of which all others – including our own Earth – are but Shadows... For untold millennia, the cosmic Pattern sustained order in Amber and all the known worlds. But now the forces of Chaos have succeeded in disrupting the Pattern, unleashing destructive forces beyond measure... forces meant to reshape the universe. To save Amber, Corwin, prince of the blood, champion of the perfect realm, must undertake the most perilous journey of his life. A journey that will take him through all the terrors of Shadows to the enemy's last stonghold. A journey beyond the very edge of existence... to the Courts of Chaos.

Once an art smuggler, now a respectable art dealer, Ovid Wiley awoke to find his former partner stabbed to death on his gallery floor. That was strange enough—but when a CIA agent showed up to spring him from NYPD custody, things got a lot stranger. Now the CIA is offering to clear up the murder charge but only in return for a favor: They want Ovid to fly to Vatican City and trace the trail of a renegade priest who has gone missing with millions in church funds. What’s the connection? The priest’s lover, a woman Ovid knew in his smuggling days…

Here are strange, beautiful stories covering the full spectrum of the late Roger Zelazny's remarkable talents. In Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth, Zelazny's rare ability to mix the dream-like, disturbing imagery of fantasy with the real-life hardware of science fiction is on full display. His vivid imagination and fine prose made him one of the most highly acclaimed writers in his field. Contents: · The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth · nv F&SF Mar ’65 · The Keys to December · nv New Worlds Aug ’66 · Devil Car [Sam Nurdock] · ss Galaxy Jun ’65 · A Rose for Ecclesiastes · nv F&SF Nov ’63 · The Monster and the Maiden · vi Galaxy Dec ’64 · Collector’s Fever · vi Galaxy Jun ’64 · This Mortal Mountain · nv If Mar ’67 · This Moment of the Storm · nv F&SF Jun ’66 · The Great Slow Kings · ss Worlds of Tomorrow Dec ’63 · A Museum Piece · ss Fantastic Jun ’63 · Divine Madness · ss Magazine of Horror Sum ’66 · Corrida · ss Anubis v1 #3 ’68 · Love Is an Imaginary Number · ss New Worlds Jan ’66 · The Man Who Loved the Faioli · ss Galaxy Jun ’67 · Lucifer · ss Worlds of Tomorrow Jun ’64

His name is Charles Render, and he is a psychoanalyst, and a mechanic of dreams. A Shaper. In a warm womb of metal, his patients dream their neuroses, while Render, intricately connected to their brains, dreams with them, makes delicate adjustments, and ultimately explains and heals. Her name is Eileen Shallot, a resident in psychiatry. She wants desperately to become a Shaper, though she has been blind from birth. Together, they will explore the depths of the human mind -- and the terrors that lurk therein

Contains: Nine princes in Amber -- The guns of Avalon -- Sign of the Unicorn -- The hand of oberon -- The courts of chaos.

Alternate cover edition can be found here Roger Zelazny's chronicles of Amber have earned their place as all-time classics of imaginative literature. Now, here are all ten novels, together in one magnificent omnibus volume. Witness the titanic battle for supremacy waged on Earth, in the Courts of Chaos, and on a magical world of mystery, adventure and romance. --back cover

One of the most revered names in sf and fantasy, the incomparable Roger Zelazny was honored with numerous prizes—including six Hugo and three Nebula Awards—over the course of his legendary career. Among his more than fifty books, arguably Zelazny’s most popular literary creations were his extraordinary Amber novels. The Great Book of Amber is a collection of the complete Amber chronicles—featuring volumes one through ten—a treasure trove of the ingenious imagination and phenomenal storytelling that inspired a generation of fantasists, from Neil Gaiman to George R.R. Martin.

Across the worlds of Shadow, Corwin, prince of blood royal, heir to the throne of Amber, gathers his forces for an assault that will yield up to him the crown that is rightfully his. But, a growing darkness of his own doing threatens his plans, an evil that stretches to the heart of the perfect kingdom itself where the demonic forces of Chaos mass to annihilate Amber and all who would rule there. One of the most revered names in sf and fantasy, the incomparable Roger Zelazny was honored with numerous prizes—including six Hugo and three Nebula Awards—over the course of his legendary career. Among his more than fifty books, arguably Zelazny’s most popular literary creations were his extraordinary Amber novels. The Guns of Avalon is the second book of The Chronicles of Amber.

Across the mysterious Black Road, demons swarm into Shadow. The ancient, secret source of the royal family's power is revealed, & an unholy pact between a prince of the realm & the forces of Chaos threaten all the known worlds with absolute obliteration. The hour of battle is at hand. Now Corwin and the remaining princes of Amber must call upon all their superhuman powers to defeat their brother-turned-traitor before he can walk the magical Pattern that created Amber and remake the universe in his own image.

Here are 16 strange, beautiful stories spanning the full spectrum of Roger Zelazny's remarkable career. One of the most acclaimed writers in the field, Zelazny's rare ability to mix fantastical dream imagery with the real-life hardware of science fiction has won him more than a score of Hugo and Nebula nominations. He creates characters who live to haunt the reader beyond the page and who inhabit worlds both enchanting and disturbing--dazzling and memorable. 7 • Introduction (The Last Defender of Camelot) • essay by Robert Siverberg 11 • Comes Now the Power • (1966) • short story by Roger Zelazny 18 • For a Breath I Tarry • (1966) • novelette by Roger Zelazny 65 • The Engine at Heartspring's Center • (1974) • short story by Roger Zelazny 76 • Halfjack • (1979) • short story by Roger Zelazny 83 • Home is the Hangman • [Nemo] • (1975) • novella by Roger Zelazny 165 • Permafrost • (1986) • novelette by Roger Zelazny 195 • LOKI 7281 • (1984) • short story by Roger Zelazny 204 • Mana from Heaven • [Magic Goes Away] • (1983) • novelette by Roger Zelazny 250 • 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1985) • novella by Roger Zelazny 329 • Come Back to the Killing Ground, Alice, My Love • [Kalifriki] • (1992) • novella by Roger Zelazny 388 • The Last Defender of Camelot • (1979) • novelette by Roger Zelazny

An eternal duel between good and evil, which began in the thirteenth century, continues as the twenty-first century approaches and Loki tries to put an end to the domination of Ahriman, the Lord of Darkness

The last in a six-volume series The Road To Amber, covers the final five years of Zelazny's career in the early 1990s, when he reached for new ideas and continued familiar themes with stories such as Godson and Godson: A Play in Three Acts, two more Wild Cards stories (Concerto for Siren and Serotonin and The Long Sleep), and a linked sequence of five Amber stories leading to planned but unwritten Amber novels. Table of Contents Introductions 11 Roger Zelazny (by Jane Lindskold) 19 Remembering Roger (by Gerald Hausman) 25 The Trickster (by Gardner Dozois) Stories 35 Godson 59 Godson: A Play in Three Acts 113 Come Back to the Killing Ground, Alice, My Love (series: Kalifriki) 157 Prince of the Powers of This World 165 The Long Crawl of Hugh Glass 197 Tunnel Vision 199 Epithalamium 221 Forever After: Preludes and Postlude 269 Lady of Steel 271 The Three Descents of Jeremy Baker 279 The Sleeper: Character Outline (series: Wild Cards) 283 Concerto for Siren and Serotonin (series: Wild Cards) 331 The Long Sleep(§ Wild Cards) Amber 364 Amber Map 365 Prolog to Trumps of Doom 369 The Road to Amber 373 The Great Amber Questionnaire 381 A Secret of Amber (with Ed Greenwood) 385 The Salesman's Tale 399 Blue Horse, Dancing Mountains 405 The Shroudling and the Guisel 417 Coming to a Cord 425 Hall of Mirrors Articles 445 On Writing Horror After Reading Clive Barker 447 "When It Comes It's Wonderful": Art versus Craft in Writing 461 Warriors and Dreams 469 "...And Call Me Roger": The Literary Life of Roger Zelazny, Part 6 Curiosities 523 Sandow's Shadow (outline) (series: Francis Sandow) 533 Shadowland (outline) (series: Shadowjack) 541 Dysonized Biologicals (outline) 545 Donnerjack, of Virtù: A Fable for the Machine Age (outline) Celebration 555 A Zelazny Timeline 563 Z-World (by Michael Whelan) 575 The Quintessential Roger Zelazny 579 Isle of Regret (by Trent Zelazny) 583 In Memoriam: Roger Zelazny (by George R. R. Martin) Songs (in "Godson: A Play in Three Acts") 60 My Given Name Is Death 63 Why Do Little Boys Lie? 68 It's Rough Being a Bike 72 Be a Doctor 76 Why's Good-bye So Easy for Him? 77 Remembering 78 Oh, How the Dying Goes On 82 Oh, Wondrous Weed 90 The Man Who Went Away 93 Betrayed 103 Let's Do It 107 Save That Quarterback Poetry 110 Our Own Piece of the Sky 111 The Appetite and Rising Sun 112 Cry of the Needy 159 What Child Is This? 164 Storm 194 Walking, of Course 196 Spinning the Day Through My Head 218 Paranoid Game 220 The God and Frustrate Shrine 263 Ikhnaton's Hymn to the Sun 267 The Rational Gods 329 Spring Morning: Missive

In all the universe, Amber is the only true world. All others are Shadows, playthings for Amber's royal family -- sibling rivals who vault between worlds using tarot-like Trump cards and walk the labyrinthine Pattern, which confers the power to manipulate reality. Far removed from his native land, Merlin, son of Corwin of Amber and Dara of Chaos, has tried to build himself a normal Earthly life -- a life free of the cabals, vendettas and feuds that have torn his family apart. And he's done quite well for himself. . . except when it comes to April 30th. Because on that day, every year for the past eight years, someone -- or something -- has tried to kill him. Gunshots. Fires. Gas leaks. Car accidents. This year's attempt comes in the form of a huge, dog-like beast that tears his former girlfriend to bits -- and tries to do the same to him. Somebody must have it in for him, but who?

Conrad Nomikos has a long, rich personal history that he'd rather not talk about. And, as Arts Commissioner, he's been given a job he'd rather not do. Escorting an alien grandee on a guided tour of the shattered remains of Earth is not something he relishes—especially when it is apparent that this places him at the center high-level intrigue that has some bearing on the future of Earth itself.

The third in a six-volume series, Volume 3: This Mortal Mountain contains Zelazny's short works from the late 1960s and early 1970s, Zelazny's breadth of interests developed into a variety of styles displayed in such rich stories as "This Mortal Mountain," "The Steel General," "Damnation Alley," "The Man Who Loved the Faioli," and the Hugo and Nebula-nominated "The Engine at Heartspring's Center". The stories in this series are enriched by editors' notes and Zelazny's own words, taken from his many essays, describing why he wrote the stories and what he thought about them in retrospect.

The first in a six-volume series, Volume 1: Threshold contains all of Zelazny's short works from his early years through the mid 1960s--a period of experimentation and growth that flowered into gems such as "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," "The Graveyard Heart," "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth," and "He Who Shapes." The stories in this series are enriched by editors' notes and Zelazny's own words, taken from his many essays, describing why he wrote the stories and what he thought about them in retrospect.

The Walker in the Valley of the Shadow H was the name he was known by. H was unique in the galaxy, for he had the healing touch. Where there was plague, sickness, pain, H was the universal cure. But H also had the slaying touch. Where he went death and disaster often followed. Where there had been health there would be left desolation and desert. The talent alternated. It reversed itself — and H always warned people of this. To live in Italbar or TO DIE IN ITALBAR, that was always the question. "Zelazny has regained his stride as a first rate writer of SF adventure." — Locus

Alternate cover for ISBN 0380896354 / 9780380896356 Merle Corey is a brilliant young computer designer in San Francisco, but, he is also Merlin, son of Corwin, vanished prince of Amber, and heir to his father's wonderous powers. And, someone is determined to kill him. Now he will begin a desperate race through Shadow, not only to escape the mysterious force that threatens his life, but to protect the deadly secret that could destroy both his worlds.

Collection of short works includes an introduction by the author A Hand Across the Galaxy (1967); A Very Good Year . . . (1979); And I Only Am Escaped to Tell Thee (1981); Angel, Dark Angel (1967); But Not the Herald (1965); Dismal Light(1968); Exeunt Omnes (1980); Fire and/or Ice (1980); Go Starless in the Night (1979); Home is the Hangman[Nemo] (1975); My Lady of the Diodes (1970); Recital (1981); Some Science Fiction A Biased View (1975, essay); The Force That Through the Circuit Drives the Current (1976); The George Business (1980); The Horses of Lir (1981); The Last of the Wild Ones[Sam Murdock] (1981); The Naked Matador (1981); The Night Has 999 Eyes (1964); The Parts That Are Only Three Reflexes (1978, essay); Unicorn Variation (1981); Walpurgisnacht (1981).

With more than 1,500,000 books sold, Amber is one of the most popular fantasy series ever created. Now, the world of Amber has taken on an exciting new dimension, one that will bring to even greater life its magic, mystery, and truth, so... Enter: The tour of Castle Amber is about to begin—with vivid illustrations, detailed floor plans, cutaway drawings, and page after page of never-before-revealed information. Explore: See it all, from the throne room to the treasury, the dungeons to the dining halls, the library, laboratory, private apartments, and secret chambers. Exult: Learn more about Amber's culture, myths, and military. Discover new facts about the royal family. Travel to the Courts of Chaos. And, at last, see for yourself what the Trump cards actually look like! It's all here, in the one book every Amber devotee must own.

Роман неможливо просто читати: ним потрібно дихати. Кожна його сторінка пахне осінніми дощами й опалим листям, древньою магією і… не менш древніми страхами. Зрештою, це не звичайний роман, а радше жовтневий щоденник сторожового пса на ймення Нюх, який спільно зі своїм хазяїном Джеком (тим самим Різником), а також з іншими друзями й недругами та їхніми сумнозвісними господарями бере участь у Великій Грі, що відбувається в місячну ніч на Геловін. І не дай боже в цій Грі програти, бо долі переможених не позаздриш.

"През полята, гдето няма битки, няма глад, няма болка, где никой не е чудовище, где светлината е мека, чуруликат птички и ромолят поточета, где сумракът пада и води звездите като рояк светулки… и там ще живееш винаги и нивга не ще се събудиш, нивга не ще си тръгнеш… Спи в покой, що никога не си познавал - завинаги, навеки..." "Той беше поет, в началото и в края, винаги. Думите му пееха." Джордж Р. Р. Мартин Дет Морсон, определян от някои като тъмен магьосник, а от други като човек с амбиции, гледа как армиите на враговете напредват, за да го унищожат. Дет знае, че ще изгуби, и нито драконите, нито харпиите, нито останалите чудовища, които е събрал в замъка си, ще му помогнат. И губи. Синът му обаче е жив и победителите знаят, че винаги ще представлява заплаха за тях. Затова трябва да бъде изпратен далече, в свят където магията е само легенда, а технологиите властват. Там трябва да израсне като обикновен човек, а друго дете, взето от света на технологиите ще заеме мястото му. Но Равновесието вече е нарушено. И е въпрос на време повелителят на магиите да се изправи срещу новия господар на технологията, за да решат съдбата на света.