He published more than forty novels in his lifetime. Lord of light ranked 23rd as sf novel and 66th as fantasy novel. Five roger zelazny books that changed my life by being. See all books authored by roger zelazny, including the great book of amber, and lord of light, and more on. Most famous for his science fiction series the chronicles of amber, roger zelazny 19371995 was a prolific scifi and fantasy writer. Id love some recommendations on what particular roger zelazny novels i should read based on the. See more ideas about roger zelazny, science fiction books and science fiction. How roger zelaznys lord of light transformed into the cia. Lord of light by roger zelazny, the great book of amber by roger zelazny, nine princes in amber by roger zelazny, a night in. I merely sampled the first book in the series, nine princes in amber, originally published in 1970, and that was more than enough if the first book in roger zelaznys amber series is considered any kind of.
Last week, tim turned his attention to roger zelazny and the chronicles of amber. He won the nebula award three times, and the hugo award six times, including two hugos for the serialized novel and call me conrad 1965. They make me wish he had returned to the world of either of these. Back in print at long last is the masters classic novel creatures of light and darkness. The great book of amber, collecting all 10 amber novels, is vintage zelazny. Knight of shadows by roger zelazny and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Five roger zelazny books that changed my life by being awesome. His best works include novels lord of light 1967, this immortal 1966, creatures of light and darkness 1969, and the amber. The amber universe is probably zelaznys best known work and the chronicles of amber collects the first five stories in the cycle. I have the address of the artist for the above comic. Best roger zelazny novels science fiction and fantasy world.
Another very good but overlooked novel is roadmarks, also a standalone. Roger zelazny was a science fiction and fantasy writer, a sixtime hugo award winner, and a threetime nebula award winner. Sphere paperback science fiction, damnation alley by roger zelazny, good. Luke daniels, winner of sixteen audiofile earphones awards and a finalist for the audie award for best narration, is a narrator whose many audiobook credits range from action and suspense to youngadult fiction. The movie obscures its reallife origins, but it started with one of the 1960s most cuttingedge novels, roger zelaznys lord of light. I have never read zelazny before but im interested in checking out his books. He has edited several anthologies and is the author of the nonfiction book that focuses on himself, written also with the help of neil randall that was published in 1988. Of all the roger zelazny books ive read, eye of cat is the one that always stays stuck in my head. Born in 1937, roger zelazny left his strongest mark in the science fiction literature of the 60s and 70s.
The hand of oberon sphere science fiction by roger zelazny and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Zelazny rankings on new alltime locus poll for best. Joe haldeman is the author of the forever war, forever peace, camouflage, the accidental time machine, and many other novels. The complete amber chronicles, 110 chronicles of amber by zelazny, roger from amazons fiction books store.
Roger zelazny books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. His stories have been featured in a multitude of anthologies. What was the late great roger zelazny smoking when he began this series back in 1970. Roger zelazny hardcover signed books for sale in stock. Roger joseph zelazny was an american fantasy and science fiction writer, producing short stories and novels of exceptional imagination and wit. The complete amber chronicles, 110 by roger zelazny. Zelaznys books have won three nebula awards and six hugo awards. Roger zelazny books list of books by author roger zelazny. Despite some irritating typographical errors, its invaluable for. Guns of avalon sphere science fiction by roger zelazny and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. These ten books compiled into one are simply some of the greatest, most imaginative, and mindblowing fantasy ever written. Roger zelazny, signed abebooks shop for books, art.
Books blog hugo awards roger zelaznys this immortal. Bridge of ashes is a fun book, though not, by rogers standards, one of the best. Rather fitting to see it rank highly in both categories since zelazny intended it to straddle the boundaries of sf and fantasy. Roger zelaznyone of the grandest masters of science fantasy has yet to disappoint me and jack of shadows is no exception. The author of more than 50 books and winner of multiple hugo and nebula awards, the incomparable roger zelazny remains one of the most revered names in sf and fantasy. Roger joseph zelazny may, 1937 june 14, 1995 was an american poet and writer of. Roger zelazny 19371995 was an american author of science fiction and fantasy, in both novel and short story format.
His novels tended to utilize various mythologies anything from greek mythos to navajo and everything inbetween. His first story was published in 1962, and he went on to publish more than 150 short stories and 50 books. I guess you have to be a little arrogant to be a writer. Roger zelazny burst onto the sf scene in the early 1960s with a series of dazzling and groundbreaking short stories. Roger zelazny has contributed to the third book in the nebula award stories series, published in 1967.
Autograph manuscript ams of captions for a graphic novel in the amber series, 3 leaves, singlespaced, ink and pencil, on rectos only of yellow lined legalpad paper. Roger zelazny is the only writer who can omit commasand do this to his hearts desirewithout taking furious slashes from rubescant, my sword. On may 1, 1969, he quit to become a fulltime writer, and thereafter concentrated on writing novels in order to maintain his income. Zelaznys prose is beautiful and intricate yet still accessible to most. Bridge of ashes is a fun book, though not, by roger s standards, one of the best.
Great deals on roger zelazny hardcover signed books. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Book download lord of light by roger zelazny touch for. At the time i read it, i recall thinking that it was much different from other books i had read, including other zelazny books. He won his first of six hugo awards for lord of light, and soon after produced the first book of his enormously popular amber series, nine princes in amber. On a colony planet a band of men has gained control of technology made themselves immortal a lord of light by roger zelazny lord of light by zelazny roger and a great selection of similar used new and collectible books available now at abebooks. Roger joseph zelazny may, 1937 june 14, 1995 was an american poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for the chronicles of amber. He frequently depicts mythic characters attempting to succeed in the modern world, and his stories often feature absent father figures. The 1980 edition of the last defender of camelot includes the short stories. Favourite zelazny novels and short stories science. Author roger zelaznys complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Nine princes in amber is the first in a series of ten books chronicling the everfeuding bloodlines of the house of amber the true kingdom of order in the universe and the. Roger zelazny 19371995 is best known as the author of the critically acclaimed chronicles of amber series, lord of light, and a night in the lonesome october.
Roger joseph zelazny may, 1937 june 14, 1995 was an american writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. Perhaps his best known work is the amber books, where the fantasy world of amber is the ultimate source of all reality. Another of his books that has always stuck with me is jack of shadows. Together with typed manuscript tms of same, carbon of fair copy, 4 leaves, doublespaced, typed on rectos only, with authors name and santa fe address on. Roger zelazny 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. Forever amber 1991 by uncredited rencontre avec roger zelazny french 1992 by ian murphy. Along with jack vance to whom this book was an homage, there is no author better at stuffing story into less than 200 pages.
He is best known for his chronicles of amber series. Written by american writer roger zelazny, the chronicles of amber is a series of fantasy novels consisting of two story arcs, a number of short. In addition to his hugos, he went on to win three nebula awards over the course of a long and distinguished career. See more ideas about roger zelazny, science fiction books and books. His background is in classical theater and film, and he has performed at repertory theaters around the. He won the nebula award three times out of 14 nominations and the hugo award six times out of 14 nominations, including two hugos for novels.