Prince of Chaos

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Author(s):

Roger Zelazny

First Pub:

1991

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

1991

Times Read:

2 times

Rating:

Chapters:

12 chapters

Internal ID:

343

Series:

<- Knight of Shadows

Amber: The Merlin Cycle*

#5 of 5

Amber: The Merlin Cycle*

The second five books in the Amber series by Roger Zelazney with Corwin's son Merlin as the main protagonist.

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1) Trumps of Doom
2) Blood of Amber
3) Sign of Chaos
4) Knight of Shadows
5) Prince of Chaos

The Chronicles of Amber

#10 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

Dedication:

To Jane Lindskold--
Gramercy, lady, for your help,
This one was yours from the start.

First Sentence:

See one coronation and you've seen them all.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

I turned away then, for the long walk back to Chaos.

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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 31-Aug-2022

Publications

01-Nov-1991

William Morrow and Company, Inc.

Hardback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Nov-1991

Format:

Hardback

Cover Price:

$6.98

Pages*:

225

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

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amazon.com

Internal ID:

2204

Publisher:

William Morrow and Company, Inc.

ISBN:

Unknown

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Linda Burr - Cover Artist
Barbara Levine - Jacket Design

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

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Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Nov-1992

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$4.99

Pages*:

241

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

12875

Publisher:

Avon Books

ISBN:

0-380-75502-5

ISBN-13:

978-0-380-75502-8

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Tim White - Cover Artist

"DARING AND MAGNIFICENT...
THIS IS WHAT SCIENCE FICTION IS FOR."
Fantasy & Science Fiction

AMBER

The one true world. All others are but shadows.

PRINCE OF CHAOS

Having survived blackest betrayal and attempted assassination, Merle Corey, aka Merlin, discovers he is third in line to occupy the throne ot Chaos - his ascension aided by a series of conveniently fatal "accidents" engineered by his mother, Dara, and Mandor, his uncle. But Merlin's trials are far from over. Dread plots and dark enchantments await Merlin on the road to ultimate rule. But he is determined to triumph - and silence the murderous discord between Amber and Chaos... for the moment, at least. At the end of his visionary quest lies an unsettling destiny - and his father, Corwin, long believed dead but in truth imprisoned by a villain's magic.

"THE WORLD OF AMBER IS AS COMPLEX, GRACEFUL, AND WELCOMING AS EVER."
Fred Saberhagen, author of the SWORDS trilogy

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First AvoNova Printing: November 1992
First printing based on the number line

Canada: $5.99

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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