The Courts of Chaos

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Author(s):

Roger Zelazny

First Pub:

1978

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

2021

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

14 chapters

Internal ID:

338

Series:

The Hand of Oberon

Amber: The Corwin Cycle*

#5 of 5

Amber: The Corwin Cycle*

The first five books in the Amber series by Roger Zelazney with Corwin as the protagonist.

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1) Nine Princes in Amber
2) The Guns of Avalon
3) Sign of the Unicorn
4) The Hand of Oberon
5) The Courts of Chaos

The Chronicles of Amber

#5 of 10

The Chronicles of Amber

The full Amber series by Roger Zelazney.

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1) Nine Princes in Amber
2) The Guns of Avalon
3) Sign of the Unicorn
4) The Hand of Oberon
5) The Courts of Chaos
6) Trumps of Doom
7) Blood of Amber
8) Sign of Chaos
9) Knight of Shadows
10) Prince of Chaos

Copyright:

Dedication:

To Carl Yoke, First Reader -

From Lucetania to Euclid Park,
Sarcobatus Flats to Cygnus X-1 -
May you live another ten thousand years.
May your liar be safe from trendeltiles.
May the diminutive deities
break their collective leg.

First Sentence:

Amber: high and bright atop Kolvir in the middle of the day.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Good-bye and hello, as always.

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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 31-Aug-2022

01-Sep-1979

Avon Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-1979

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$1.75

Pages*:

142

Catalog ID:

47175

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 3 Jun 2021 - 17 Jun 2021

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

amazon.com

Internal ID:

12870

Publisher:

Avon Books

ISBN:

0-380-47175-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-380-47175-1

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Ron Walotsky - Cover Artist

A UNIVERSE OF MANY UNIVERSES
UNITED BY MAGICAL THREADS,
Amber
FACES FINAL DESTRUCTION
FROM THE WORLD BEYOND THE
SHADOW WORLD,
The Courts
of Chaos

The cosmic Pattern that sustains the world of Amber lies in shreds; reality itself is on the verge of disintegration; and Corwin, heroic madman, uncrowned prince of the perfect realm, must face shapeshifting assassins, an alluring woman, and the multi-dimensional terrors of Shadow in his pulse-racing quest to save the kingdom.

Here at last is the crowning finale to the incredible Amber saga, an action-charged adventure that plunges from realm to realm to unlock the mysteries of a breathtakingly imagined world.

"QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST
SWORD-AND-SORCERY
FICTION EVER."
The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Avon Printing, September, 1979

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01-Sep-1979
Avon Books
Mass Market Paperback

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Author(s)

Roger Zelazny
Birth: 13 May 1937 Euclid, Ohio, USA
Death: 14 Jun 1995 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Notes:

Roger Zelazny was born in Ohio in 1937 and earned a Masters degreee from Columbia University in 1962. His first published story was "Passion Play" in 1962. He wrote many short stories as well as novels and sometimes used the pseudonym Harrison Denmark.

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