“This is a fantasy series unlike any other I’ve read. It’s the story of a near-omnipotent royal family in a Shakespearean struggle for the throne of Amber, the one true world that casts out shadows making up the rest of existence. Yet this philosophically-inclined setting never becomes pedantic, and the protagonist, Carl, (and, later, his son, though I don’t want to give too much away) uncovers the plots behind the throne more like a noir detective than anything else. Topping the series off are the hallucinatory voyages between Amber and its shadows, leading to the most exciting chase scenes I’ve read and giving the world its enticing mystique.”—Michael, Grass Roots Books & Music, Corvallis. Buy The Great Book of Amber from Grass Roots Books & Music.
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The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles by Roger Zelazny
August 22, 2011