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'One of Zelazny's most delightful books' NEIL GAIMAN ‘The last
great novel by one of the giants of the genre’ GEORGE R. R.
MARTIN All is not what it seems. In the murky London gloom, a
knife-wielding gentleman named Jack prowls the midnight streets
with his faithful watchdog Snuff – gathering together the grisly
ingredients they will need for an ancient and unearthly rite. For
soon after the death of the moon, black magic will summon the Elder
Gods back into the world. And all manner of Players, both human and
undead, are preparing to participate. Some have come to open the
gates. Some have come to slam them shut. And now the dread night
approaches – so let the Game begin. Â
From the far reaches of space to the hidden corners of Earth, from
aliens to wizards and everything in between . . . One of the most
influential SFF writers of modern times, Roger Zelazny wrote across
a wide range of subgenres and themes, experimenting with form and
story with mastery. He won many awards throughout his lifetime,
including six Hugo awards, three Nebula awards and two Locus
awards. He has inspired many of today's great SFF authors. This new
collection contains a selection of his short stories and novellas
which span the depth and breadth of the human imagination. 'Zelazny
has always had one of the most inventive imaginations in the genre'
Kirkus Reviews 'Paragon of the storytelling art' Robert Silverberg
'Zelazny's authority never falters, and nor does the charisma of
his voice' Locus
Imagine a distant world where gods walk as men, but wield vast and
hidden powers. Here they have made the stage on which they build a
subtle pattern of alliance, love, and deadly enmity. Are they truly
immortal? Who are these gods who rule the destiny of a teeming
world? Their names include Brahma, Kali, Krishna and also he who
was called Buddha, the Lord of Light, but who now prefers to be
known simply as Sam. The gradual unfolding of the story - how the
colonization of another planet became a re-enactment of Eastern
mythology - is one of the great imaginative feats of modern science
fiction. Winner of the Hugo Award for best novel, 1968.
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Roadmarks (Paperback)
Roger Zelazny
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R194
R140
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The Road can go Anywhere. The Road can go Anywhen. Almost. Red
Dorakeen has been on the Road for a very long time. For all of
time, in fact. It stretches infinitely into the future and past,
with exits that take him wherever, or whenever, he wants to go. But
he can't find the place he wants to be. He's not the only one who
can travel the Road, and as people join and leave, they can alter
the past, or the future, to suit their whims. Exits close off,
become overgrown, and working out what to change back to return to
old timelines could take, well . . . forever. Fortunately, Red has
all the time he could ever need. Roadmarks is a fantastically
mind-bending novel from one of SFF's most influential authors. It
weaves together linear and non-linear narratives in a compelling
tale full of mystery and magic.
Amber is the one real world, casting infinite reflections of itself
- Shadow worlds, that can be manipulated by those of royal Amberite
blood. But the royal family is torn apart by jealousies and
suspicion; the disappearance of the Patriarch Oberon has
intensified the internal conflict by leaving the throne apparently
up for grabs. In a hospital on the Shadow Earth, a young man is
recovering from a freak car accident; amnesia has robbed him of all
his memory, even the fact that he is Corwin, Crown Prince of Amber,
rightful heir to the throne - and he is in deadly peril . . . The
five books, Nine Princes in Amber, The Guns of Avalon, Sign of the
Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon and The Courts of Chaos, together make
up The Chronicles of Amber, Roger Zelazny's finest work of fantasy
and an undisputed classic of the genre.
Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has
gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now
rules their world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Only one dares
oppose them: he who was once Siddhartha and is now Mahasamatman.
Binder of Demons. Lord of Light.
Merlin is a Prince of Chaos and Amber, Corwin's son and heir. He
has grown up knowing that his legacy is to one day follow in his
father's footsteps, live up to his father's legend. When Corwin
goes missing, that day comes far sooner than he could ever have
expected. Merlin must find his own identity as the ruler of the
worlds, and discover what kind of King he wants to be. Will he be a
warrior like his father, or embrace his own path as a
hacker-magician? A generation after Corwin's rise to the throne,
Merlin is aided by powers beyond anything Corwin could have
imagined. The epic magic from The Chronicles of Amber is wielded
alongside sentient computers, a vorpal sword, and the ghosts of
those who came before. Featuring the Locus award-winning Trumps of
Doom, the Locus nominated Blood of Amber and Sign of Chaos, and the
final two novels Knight of Shadows and Prince of Chaos, the Second
Chronicles of Amber continues the epic story of Amber and the
Shadow worlds.
All ten of Roger Zelzany's classic Amber fantasy novels in one book! Join Corwin, Merlin and the others in wild adventures in the lands of Amber, Earth, and the Courts of Chaos, where the powers of Amber and Chaos constantly battle for supremacy through intrigue and adventure. Revisit Amber, the land of mystery, adventure and romance. Amber, the one true world. All other worlds, including our Earth, are merely Shadows.
"Vivid and elliptical... If you've ever asked yourself what would
have happened if Philip Marlowe had been Odysseus... here is a clue
to the answer."-New Worlds THE HUGO AWARD-WINNING FIRST NOVEL EVER
WRITTEN BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF AMBER Conrad
Nomikos has a long, rich personal history that he'd rather not talk
about. And, as Arts Commissioner, he's been given a job he'd rather
not do. Escorting an alien grandee on a guided tour of the
shattered remains of Earth is not something he relishes-especially
when it is apparent that this places him at the center of
high-level intrigue that has some bearing on the future of Earth
itself "Roger Zelazny was] the compleat New Wave author, so daring
he could pen nothing without perturbing some creaky icon... so
strong a writer, so moving in the sweep of his plots and
imagery."-David Brin
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Deus Irae (Paperback)
Philip K. Dick, Roger Zelazny
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R308
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After World War III, the Servants of Wrath cult deified the
mysterious Carlton Lufteufel, creator of the doomsday weapon that
wiped out much of humanity. But to worship the man, they need an
image of him as a god, and no one has ever seen him. So the high
priests send a limbless master painter named Tibor McMasters into
the wilderness on a mission to find Lufteufel and capture his
likeness. Unfortunately for Tibor, the nation's remaining
Christians do not want him to succeed and are willing to kill to
ensure that the so-called Deus Irae remains hidden. This
hallucinatory tale through a nuclear wasteland asks what price the
artist must pay for art and tries to figure out just what makes a
god.
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Eye of Cat (Paperback)
Roger Zelazny
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R484
R402
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Manna from Heaven (Hardcover)
Roger Zelazny; Introduction by Steven Brust; Foreword by Warren Lapine
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R1,161
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