The Guns of Avalon

Book Details

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Author(s):

Roger Zelazny

First Pub:

1972

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

2021

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

9 chapters

Internal ID:

335

Series:

<- Nine Princes in Amber - Sign of the Unicorn ->

Amber: The Corwin Cycle*

#2 of 5

Amber: The Corwin Cycle*

The first five books in the Amber series by Roger Zelazney with Corwin as the protagonist.

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1) Nine Princes in Amber
2) The Guns of Avalon
3) Sign of the Unicorn
4) The Hand of Oberon
5) The Courts of Chaos

The Chronicles of Amber

#2 of 10

The Chronicles of Amber

The full Amber series by Roger Zelazney.

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1) Nine Princes in Amber
2) The Guns of Avalon
3) Sign of the Unicorn
4) The Hand of Oberon
5) The Courts of Chaos
6) Trumps of Doom
7) Blood of Amber
8) Sign of Chaos
9) Knight of Shadows
10) Prince of Chaos

Copyright:

Dedication:

To Bob and Phyllis Rozman

First Sentence:

I stood there on the beach and said, "Good-bye, Butterfly," and the ship slowly turned, then headed out toward deep water.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

We moved on through the cavern to the stairs where the dead man lay and went round and round above him in the dark.

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 18-Aug-2022

Publications

01-Aug-1974

Avon Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Aug-1974

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$1.50

Pages*:

223

Catalog ID:

31112

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 8 Apr 2021 - 28 Apr 2021

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

12852

Publisher:

Avon Books

ISBN:

0-380-00083-0

ISBN-13:

978-0-380-00083-8

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Ron Walotsky - Cover Artist

ROBBED OF HIS BIRTHRIGHT,

corwin
escapes

HIS DUNGEON CAPTIVITY
TO RETURN TO THE PERFECT KINGDOM.
BUT AWAITING HIS COMING
WERE THE

demons
of amber.

To assume his rightful place, Corwin, Prince of the Blood, must challenge his brother Eric, usurper of the throne. Ahead loom the sinister forces of the Circle of Evil through which he must pass - a feat which will require every ounce of his super-human powers.

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Avon Printing, August 1974
Fourth Printing

Author(s)

Roger Zelazny
Birth: 13 May 1937 Euclid, Ohio, USA
Death: 14 Jun 1995 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Notes:

Roger Zelazny was born in Ohio in 1937 and earned a Masters degreee from Columbia University in 1962. His first published story was "Passion Play" in 1962. He wrote many short stories as well as novels and sometimes used the pseudonym Harrison Denmark.

Awards

1973

Mythopoeic Society

Mythopoeic Award

Nominee

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