The Chronicles of Amber: Nine Princes in Amber/The Guns of Avalon/Sign of the Unicorn/The Hand of Oberon/The Courts of Chaos/Trumps of Doom/Blood of Amber/Sign of Chaos/Knight of Shadows/Prince of Chaos/Dworkin Barimen/The Logrus
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I rarely reread books, but I'm on the fourth or fifth go round of this classic. I love the way Zelazny draws you into the first book...where you discover things along with the protagonist Corwin. One of the top five of its genre.
It's strange to read older novels. They seem to be wonderfully imaginative, but also very blasé about the whole thing. I can't figure out how else to describe it or even why I get that impression. Someone smarter than me will have to articulate it. I am glad I read these books for historical context, but that aside, the stories were just... fine.
I love this series. I loved it when I stumbled across it when I was 15 and I read it again every few years. I loved it so much i brought it with me when i lived in another country and literally read it to bits. It is an author like this writing books like this that made me fall in love with fantasy.
An amazing book, and one I have enjoyed re-reading since I read it when it was first published. This opens a whole universe of wonder; hate, love, sibling rivalry to the max, hell rides, father problems, sardonic humor - what's NOT to like? Do your imagination a favor and give the whole series a read. Your mind will say thank you.
I read this series as a teenager and positively loved it. The characters had some creative magic powers, and the characters were interesting. I'm curious if I'd enjoy it as much as an adult