Blood of Amber

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Author(s):

Roger Zelazny

First Pub:

1986

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

1987

Times Read:

2 times

Rating:

Chapters:

See 2

Reflections in a Crystal Cave

12 chapters

Internal ID:

340

Series:

<- Trumps of Doom - Sign of Chaos ->

Amber: The Merlin Cycle*

#2 of 5

Amber: The Merlin Cycle*

The second five books in the Amber series by Roger Zelazney with Corwin's son Merlin as the main protagonist.

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1) Trumps of Doom
2) Blood of Amber
3) Sign of Chaos
4) Knight of Shadows
5) Prince of Chaos

The Chronicles of Amber

#7 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:

For Kirby McCauley

First Sentence:

My life had been relatively peaceful for eight years-not counting April thirtieths, when someone invariably tried to kill me.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

The cat on the stool beside me just kept grinning.

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 31-Aug-2022

Publications

01-Jan-1987

Arbor House Publishing

Hardback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-1987

Format:

Hardback

Cover Price:

$4.98

Pages*:

182

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

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amazon.com

Internal ID:

2201

Publisher:

Arbor House Publishing

ISBN:

Unknown

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Linda Burr - Cover Artist
Dorothy Wachtenheim - Jacket Design

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

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Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jul-1987

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$3.50

Pages*:

215

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

12872

Publisher:

Avon Books

ISBN:

0-380-89636-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-380-89636-3

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

"ZELAZNY HAS US ALL HOOKED
AND AT HIS MERCY"
St. Louis Post Dispatch

Here is the seventh and newest of Roger Zelazny's acclaimed AMBER novels. Amber, the one real world, of which all others - including our Earth - are but shadows...

BLOOD OF AMBER

Pursued by a fiendish enemy (or two, or three, or four) Merle must battle through an intricate web of vengeance and murder that threaten more than just the Bay area. For Merle Corey of San Francisco is also Merlin, son of Corwin, vanished Prinee of Amber; and the forces seeking to destroy the Royal House, have unleashed mad sorceries that can strike anywhere. Even at the heart of Amber...

SCIENCE FICTION BOOK CLUB MAIN SELECT

"I GENUINLEY ENVY
THOSE WHO ENCOUNTER ROGER"
Theodore Sturgeon, The New York Times

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Avon First Printing: July 1987
First printing based on the number line

Canada: $4.50

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

1987

Locus Magazine

Best Fantasy Novel

Nominee

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