Amber

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1. debo_Oct 2024
   I read Permutation City with great anticipation and really disliked it. My favorite parts were when big ideas met the tedium of execution (like the avatars having to deal with the cost of spot instances, and running in lower-res slower-than-realtime environments.)

   I liked Book of the New Sun in a pulpy way. I'm a huge sucker for dying earth settings, and it was great to read one of the originals.

   I greatly enjoyed Zelazny's Amber series and have tried to get into some of his sci-fi, but failed. Perhaps it's time to give Lord of Light a third try.

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2. mmcdermottOct 2024
   Besides Amber, I found Jack of Shadows to be an accessible road into Zelazny.
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3. stratosgearJun 2020
   Roger Zelazny's, the Amber series. I only like Corwin story arc. Must have read them 5 or 6 times...
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4. stevekempJul 2018
   I've read the classics, Dune (+sequels), Lord of the Rings, and the Amber books by Zelazny at least 20 times each over the past twenty years.

   Other favourites include the Vlad Taltos novels by Brust which I've read at least ten times each (still thinking "WTF?" over Vallista though!) and Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

   My tastes tend towards SciFi & Fantasy, but I have no shame about my love of romance either.

   (The last set of books I read were the complete Bond novels by Ian Fleming. I don't think I'd read them again, very dated, very different to the films, and not that great.)

   I've read most of Terry Pratchett's books a few times each, some more than others, along with other "comedy" writers such as Jasper Fforde, and Tom Holt (his "Portable Door" series is my favourite.)

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5. freetonikJul 2018
   Dune, 3 or 4 times. Amber series by Zelazny, couple of times. Lots of Light by Zelazny, 4 times.
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6. commienekoAug 2017
   About 20 years ago I had a twice a week commute of about 3 hours. I worked my way through the bulk of Lillian Jackson Braun's "Cat Who ..." book as read by Mr. Guidall. Even when I was reading from the dead tree version I'd still hear it in his voice.

   My favorite audio books, however, were of Roger Zelazny reading his own Amber books. He obviously wasn't a professional voice artist, but he really brought these non-standard fantasy novels to life with his, literally, authorial voice.

   I only have them on actual cassette tapes, I suppose I should look around and see if they are available as digital files.

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