Name: The chronicles of Amber
ISBN: 9781568650029

The chronicles of Amber

This volume collects all ten novels tracing the adventures of Prince Corwin and his son Merlin, as they discover what forces are attempting to destroy them, and in the process, save the fabric of reality itself. 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 Not all editions listed on this page are for the same book, for example the 1978 and 1972 editions are limited volumes. The 1978 edition includes only Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon and The Courts of Chaos, the 1972 edition includes Nine Princes in Amber and The Guns of Avalon.

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jpiratefishApr 2024

* The Chronicles of Amber (10 volumes)

* CODE - Microsoft Press

* Snowcrash

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YizahiMar 2023

Ugh, no, that's a bad idea. Fantasy adaptation on TV need to be based on a plot which is realistically complete in 2, maybe 3 season max. And by complete, I mean without any cliffhangers. Lore may exist for the universe, but should not be a mandatory pre-requisite. Preferably it needs to avoid large battles, big creatures and alien architecture, all that to lower production costs.

For example - Chronicles of Amber by Zelazny, super cool, I would very much like to see it on TV but honestly it would be a failure in production, butchered by the studio and abandoned after 1 or 2 season while needing 5+.

Another example - Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Williams. Full medieval setting, minimum number of fantasy creatures and screen time with them, small cast. With liberally cutting out whole chapters it can be adapted into an inexpensive, optimally paced 2-3 season show or even movie series a-la LOTR. Diversity in built in, so there is possibility that director won't butcher existing characters for the sake of it.

So the source material to be adapted need to be carefully picked with TV constraints in mind, not just whatever is popular among readers.

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RylexMar 2022

- Most books by Roger Zelazny. The guy code write with a few words, he could paint an amazing picture. Chronicles of Amber, Lord of Light, Isle of the Dead, etc... - And a trashy Candyman , https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2020/05/10/book-review..., not the one everyone is used to, this was so mind boggling to a 13 year old....

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dganOct 2021

I tried the book (not a native English speaker) and couldn't go further than first 2 pages. It's just filled with random words with no explanations (yet?)

On the other side of spectrum I remember reading reading Zelazny Chronicles of Amber, as a kid (translated to my language) and absolutely loved it

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mmcdermottOct 2021

I was discussing this recently and I compared it to the Lord of the Rings. Both authors are writing novels in complex constructed worlds. Where they strongly differ is how they handle this. Tolkien mixes in a lot of explanation. The history of the Ring is told twice, once in Hobbiton and once in Rivendell and both times we receive the background information as explained to an audience surrogate character (Frodo).

Herbert goes the opposite way. He simply starts using terminology and referencing entities and histories as though you already know them. You pick it up by osmosis (and newer editions of the book, like the one I read, have a large glossary in the back to simplify matters), but never really get a thorough explanation of the world we are in. I think this is one of the reasons that the Dune Encyclopedia was so popular early on.

It's telling that Tolkien never really worked on the Middle Earth guidebooks, but Herbert did.

The Chronicles of Amber flat-out rocked.

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RBerenguelMar 2020

Also a vote for Lord of Light, I re-read it (or Chronicles of Amber) yearly after my first read some years back.

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