©1970 Roger Zelazny (P)2012 Audible, Inc. His savage path is blocked and guarded by eerie structures beyond imagining impossible realities forged by demonic assassins and staggering Forces that challenge the might of Corwin's superhuman fury. Yet, Princes opens like a pulp detective novel and several literati have compared Zelazny’s style of prose to crime authors like Raymond Chandler. Exiled on Shadow Earth for centuries, the prince is about to return to Amber to make a mad and desperate rush upon the throne.įrom Arden to the Pattern deep in Castle Amber which defines the very structure of Reality, Corwin must contend with the powers of his eight immortal brothers, all Princes of Amber. In 1970, when Zelazny published Nine Princes in Amber the first novel in what would be a 10-volume seriesthe age of hard-boiled detective fiction was 25+ years past. The Audible audio rendition of this classic sci-fi/fantasy series is kicked off by 2012 Audie Award nominee, Alessandro Juliani, who reads the first five books that make up the Corwin Cycle and whose narration vividly brings the world of Amber to life.Īmber is the one real world, of which all others including our own Earth are but Shadows. The ten books that make up the series are told in two story arcs: The Corwin Cycle and the Merlin Cycle.
Nine Princes in Amber is the first of the 10 books that are The Chronicles of Amber an epic fantasy series written by six-time Hugo Award winning and three-time Nebula Award winning author, Roger Zelazny.
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