Roger Zelazny

...And Call Me Conrad

A Night in the Lonesome October

Published 1994-09-01 · 288 pages

Zelazny manages to cleverly combine Jack (the Ripper), Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Frankenstein, and Dracula together with witches, werewolves, druids and many others in this amusing tale of an approaching confrontation that, on the Halloween of a full-moon, will change the cosmic balance of power between good and evil. Told through the eyes of Snuff, Jack's guard dog, who performs magical calculations in addition to accompanying his master on collecting expeditions into 19th century London.

Doorways in the Sand

Eye of Cat

Published 1982-09-01 · 205 pages

William Singer, a retired alien hunter, asks his former enemy to help him protect an alien diplomat, but first, William must agree to a deal that makes him the hunted instead of the hunter.

He Who Shapes / The Infinity Box

Isle of the Dead

Jack of Shadows

199 pages

Lord of Light

280 pages

A colony of humankind is subjugated by the First Colonists, the crew of the starship that brought them to their new home 1000 years before. They have taken control of ancient technologies and enhanced themselves with godlike psychic powers and virtual immortality. Adopting the panoply of the venerable Hindu religion, they live lives as its Gods, surrounded by advanced technology within the trappings of a primitive civilization.

Madwand

254 pages

Pol Detson, son of Lord Det of Rondoval, has come home. He is now a powerful sorceror of unsurpassed natural ability—in a world where the power of magic is the only kind that matters. But Pol is still an untrained talent, a “madwand.” To take control of his powers, to rule in his father’s place, he must survive arduous training and a fantastic initiation into the rites of sorcery. As friends, Pol has one dragon and one thief. As enemies, he has the most powerful wizards of the land. And at least one of them wants him dead! Follow on book to The Changling.

Nine Princes in Amber

Published 1970 · 188 pages

First in the "Chronicles of Amber" series of fantasy books. The story begins in the hospital when the protagonist wakes up from a coma with amnesia, his true identity unknown to him. He begins his adventure by visiting his sister and we follow him through the story as he slowly regains his lost memory and real purpose as a member of a royal family of Amber.

Sign of the Unicorn

Eric is dead, and Corwin now rules Amber as Regent — but someone has murdered Caine and framed Corwin. Random tells his part of the story. Corwin decides to find out what happened to Brand who is either missing or dead, and begins to find his obsession with the throne is a two-edged sword that may cost him his life, as it has his brothers'.

The Courts of Chaos

Published 1978 · 183 pages

Book 5 of the Chronicles of Amber. The fate of Oberon, the identity of the traitor-prince, and the plot to destroy Amber have been discovered. Now, can Corwin and his siblings divert the storm of Chaos descending upon Amber and all her shadows? How will they know ally from enemy, truth from lies, and Chaos from Order? In the end, the future of all rests upon Corwin's determination, and upon the horn of the unicorn....

The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth

271 pages

The Guns of Avalon

Published 1972 · 216 pages

Synopsis - Amber back towards his magic realm strides Corwin, Prince of Amber, as the dark powers of the shadow worlds rise against him... Recently escaped from the dungeon where he was imprisoned after his brother, Eric, usurped the throne. Corwin, Prince of Amber, is determined to use all his super human powers to regain his stolen birthright. But the road back to Amber was paved with unknown perils and to reach it Corwin must first fight his way through the dreaded forces of the circle of evil, and the weird demons conjured up by his own terrible curse.

The Hand of Oberon

Published 1976 · 188 pages

Book 4 of the Chronicles of Amber. One of the princes of Amber desires her destruction... and re-creation of his own design. Corwin and his siblings must discover the plot and mount a defense against the traitor... before it is too late. Can they discover the fate of their father, the stronghold of their enemies, and their long-lost trust of one another in time to save Amber and all of its Shadows from Chaos?

This Immortal

187 pages

To Die in Italbar

Today We Choose Faces

Trumps of Doom

Published 1985 · 219 pages

Book 6 of the Chronicles of Amber. Merlin, son of Prince Corwin, is finishing up his education on Shadow Earth, and wrapping up a few loose ends. For example, why does someone attempt to kill him, every April 30th? The latest attempt leads him to the loss of an old love, a strange deck of Trumps, and a reconnection with an old friend. But all roads lead to Amber, and the mystery leads him into further danger....