The Great Book of Amber
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- Author：Roger Zelazny
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Summary
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Roger Zelazny's chronicles of Amber have earned their place as all-time classics of imaginative literature。 Now， here are all ten novels， together in one magnificent omnibus volume。 Witness the titanic battle for supremacy waged on Earth， in the Courts of Chaos， and on a magical world of mystery， adventure and romance。
--back cover
Roger Zelazny's chronicles of Amber have earned their place as all-time classics of imaginative literature。 Now， here are all ten novels， together in one magnificent omnibus volume。 Witness the titanic battle for supremacy waged on Earth， in the Courts of Chaos， and on a magical world of mystery， adventure and romance。
--back cover
Reviews
EmmaPorzee
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Great story; I love how it was given。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top
Sara Maddock
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Thank God it's over。 Probably would have enjoyed more had I taken it one book at a time over a few years。 This tome did not live up to the promise made by an old friend who gifted me the book。 Sigh。 Thank God it's over。 Probably would have enjoyed more had I taken it one book at a time over a few years。 This tome did not live up to the promise made by an old friend who gifted me the book。 Sigh。 。。。more
Jaeden Palanog
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I like how the main characters met each other， I love the plot and everything about this book。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Jeffrey
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First 5 books were really very good; the remaining 5 were a disappointment overall。
Gaveyu
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This story absolutely awesome。
Dobeed
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These story is definitely awesome。
Bruno Silva
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Adorei os primeiros livros em que os 9 príncipes de um mundo com cartas que os representam e pelo qual podem chamar e transportarem-se uns aos outros， cria uma intriga sem igual。 O mundo é Amber e a sua ambivalência é Caos。 Em Amber temos o Pattern e em Caos temos Logrus。 Na segunda metade dos livros não consegui ser tão seduzido como na primeira parte。 Mas tenho de admitir que é uma obra muito importante da fantasia， ambiciosa e extremamente complexa e original。 É uma proeza de escrita sem qual Adorei os primeiros livros em que os 9 príncipes de um mundo com cartas que os representam e pelo qual podem chamar e transportarem-se uns aos outros， cria uma intriga sem igual。 O mundo é Amber e a sua ambivalência é Caos。 Em Amber temos o Pattern e em Caos temos Logrus。 Na segunda metade dos livros não consegui ser tão seduzido como na primeira parte。 Mas tenho de admitir que é uma obra muito importante da fantasia， ambiciosa e extremamente complexa e original。 É uma proeza de escrita sem qualquer dúvida mas não a minha preferencial。 。。。more
Olivier Delaye
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A product of its time。 Yet timeless in its perfect imperfection。 Amber。。。 Corwin。。。 Forever。
Marlin
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Forrest
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Hassan
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Alysson
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Arch
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Christelle
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Josianne
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Joany
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Candido
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Elnora
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Tony
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I really enjoyed the entire ten books encased in this volume。 I gets a little slow at points and tends to jump in the story between books， but that is minor and can be plowed through。 I had heard several people say this was on their all-time favorites list and I was not disappointed by the experience。
Cole
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Read my full guide to The Corwin Cycle at The Quill To Live。 Part 2 from QTL owner/reviewer Andrew coming tomorrow！We here at The Quill to Live want to take you on a road trip of sorts。 Today we will escort you through the book in the highly appropriate form of a road map to show you the sights， the pitfalls， the wonders， and the dangers of Roger Zelazny’s Great Book of Amber。 The 1200+ page journey is well worth it， but first you should know what kind of snacks to bring， where to stop for gas， Read my full guide to The Corwin Cycle at The Quill To Live。 Part 2 from QTL owner/reviewer Andrew coming tomorrow！We here at The Quill to Live want to take you on a road trip of sorts。 Today we will escort you through the book in the highly appropriate form of a road map to show you the sights， the pitfalls， the wonders， and the dangers of Roger Zelazny’s Great Book of Amber。 The 1200+ page journey is well worth it， but first you should know what kind of snacks to bring， where to stop for gas， and whether any murderous hitchhikers might appear on the side of the road。We’re here to guide you into Amber。 We want you to be prepared for the journey ahead and ready to enjoy it as much as possible。 This behemoth of a book tells its story through the eyes of two main characters over the course of ten books， so we’ll take you on two separate tours。 Today， we cover books 1-5， known to Amber fans as The Corwin Cycle。Hop on in。 。。。more
Weekend Critic
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I don't understand why this is considered an epic or even good fantasy。 Random characters doing random things， always winning， even when losing， random plot twists， op abilities out of the blue etc。。。 What's the point of reading a made up story where literally ANYTHING can happen？ And when anything interesting does happen， it is described in a list of sentences that start with 'then'。As if Tolkien would write:'So then they went through the middle earth to get back some dwarf gold。 Then they foug I don't understand why this is considered an epic or even good fantasy。 Random characters doing random things， always winning， even when losing， random plot twists， op abilities out of the blue etc。。。 What's the point of reading a made up story where literally ANYTHING can happen？ And when anything interesting does happen， it is described in a list of sentences that start with 'then'。As if Tolkien would write:'So then they went through the middle earth to get back some dwarf gold。 Then they fought spiders/orcs/goblins and whatnot。 Then they swam in barrels down the river。 Then they defeated the dragon and some of them walked back home'。 I am not joking this is literally how Zelyazny tells us about epic part of his fantasy。。。This is fantasy pulp fiction。 Nothing more， nothing less。 And a pretty badly written one at that。 I regret buying an omnibus。 。。。more
Elaine
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My god， an incredible slog。 My endurance ran out about halfway through and could not complete。 I liked the idea， the world was interesting。
Paul
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Very fun story overall， and I'd recommend it for anyone who likes fantasy。 Main reason I didn't give 5 stars was because there were a number of slow parts with what felt like unnecessary descriptions that dragged on for long stretches of time。 Would love to read more stories set in this world。 Very fun story overall， and I'd recommend it for anyone who likes fantasy。 Main reason I didn't give 5 stars was because there were a number of slow parts with what felt like unnecessary descriptions that dragged on for long stretches of time。 Would love to read more stories set in this world。 。。。more
Sp3c14lk
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The original "game of thrones"。 The original "game of thrones"。 。。。more
Aaron Davis
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There a points in the book where I think it could have become great rather than just good。 My main problem with this story is that the writing style is disjointed and often focuses way too much on the shifts from shadow to Amber and back。 The bones of the story we're excellent but I just wasn't super impressed with the payoff after 10 short books。 All that said， these were still very fun and I'm glad I found them for next to nothing at a thrift shop。 There a points in the book where I think it could have become great rather than just good。 My main problem with this story is that the writing style is disjointed and often focuses way too much on the shifts from shadow to Amber and back。 The bones of the story we're excellent but I just wasn't super impressed with the payoff after 10 short books。 All that said， these were still very fun and I'm glad I found them for next to nothing at a thrift shop。 。。。more
Roger Carter
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I liked the whole series but agree with some others that the first five are the strongest。A real problem Zelazny had in the very last novel was in tying together the unbelievable number of loose ends he had created throughout the series。 Most of these were left unresolved as if he just ran out of energy at the end and just wanted to finish it。 Nevertheless， he did invent a wonderful alternate world and its a must read for lovers of fantasy fiction。
Bethany Mcgowan
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I will always recommend these books。 10/10 the love I have for these is endless。
Jonathan
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I remember the first time I read the first book。 It still stands up。 The ideas are interesting and unlike many fantasy writers Zelazny doesn't create a world so complex and full of characters that you lose track。 I heartily recommend this I remember the first time I read the first book。 It still stands up。 The ideas are interesting and unlike many fantasy writers Zelazny doesn't create a world so complex and full of characters that you lose track。 I heartily recommend this 。。。more
Charles Cohen
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This has been on my list for a while。 It fits squarely in that 80's-90's bucket of tongue-in-cheek， a little meta， a little ironic fantasy series。 The Amber books are not a little arch， and they don't take themselves too seriously - they're like the Roger Moore James Bond of fantasy novels。 And they zip by， which is a relief when you're reading 10 of them in a row。 I don't know that Corwin and Merlin are as charismatic and dynamic as Zelazny thinks they are - I feel like I was shown their appeal This has been on my list for a while。 It fits squarely in that 80's-90's bucket of tongue-in-cheek， a little meta， a little ironic fantasy series。 The Amber books are not a little arch， and they don't take themselves too seriously - they're like the Roger Moore James Bond of fantasy novels。 And they zip by， which is a relief when you're reading 10 of them in a row。 I don't know that Corwin and Merlin are as charismatic and dynamic as Zelazny thinks they are - I feel like I was shown their appeal through other characters' responses to them， rather than any demonstration of their capability。 But the star here is really the whole setup of multiple universes and the fight between Amber and Chaos， between Logrus and the Pattern。 That really shined through， and gave the whole series a really strong spine of plot and movement。 。。。more
Everest
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Personally I like the last five books best。 It is too bad he didn't write more。 Personally I like the last five books best。 It is too bad he didn't write more。 。。。more
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