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Gawdzilla Sama

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Nine Princes in Amber was an epic find. I was in Callao, Peru, harbor for Lima, and found a book store that sold English-language books. NPiA was one such. By the time I returned to the US there were two more available. I had been bribing the crews of the airplanes that brought in "supplies" (Budweiser being one such) and they scarfed scifi books for me when they had the chance. Several duplicates, traded such with the book store people for volumes they had and I had yet to read. Finally made a list of the books I had and books I wanted (heard through the grapevine as it were) that made things easier.

Anyway, any Zelazny fans out there? GAIA trilogy? Thunder and Lightning quadrilogy?
 
I'm sure I've read some of Zelazny's sci-fi but a perual of his bibliography doesn't ring any bells.
 
DaveC426913 said:
I'm sure I've read some of Zelazny's sci-fi but a perual of his bibliography doesn't ring any bells.
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His Amber books now have eleven volumes with the new "Seven Tales in Amber" collection. Choas used to rule everything, then one magician created a world of Order. That's when the shit hit the fan. Swords and sorcery fans will like this.

His GAIA trilogy reveals that Iapetus is really a living being, with a central mind that has, unfortunately gone mad.

He's won the awards to be won. I rank him with Heinlein. I don't know about All You Zombies. ;-)
 
I think I've only read Damnation Alley and possibly some short stories. Hawkwind did at least three songs inspired by Zelazny: "Damnation Alley", "Jack of Shadows" and "Lord of Light", and Bob Calvert was a genius so that's... something.

I should read Eye of Cat, which was heavily influenced by Tony Hillerman's writing, apparently.

 
I'm currently reading the Thunder and Lightning quadrilogy. Starts with a brain-damaged Cajun, his astronaut cousin and a plan to make it to Mars in three weeks. Red Thunder is the first in the set, and the young folks make friends with the astronaut by driving over him in a monster truck.
 
Gawdzilla Sama said:
Anyway, any Zelazny fans out there? GAIA trilogy? Thunder and Lightning quadrilogy?
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Do you mean John Varley?? If so, I enjoyed Steel Beach and also Titan, back in the day. (only Roger Zelazny I've read was a couple short stories - A Rose for Ecclesiastes was one) Varley and I lived near each other for a brief time, in Eugene, Oregon.

Kind of migrated to nonfiction in recent years, but still pluck a SF book off the shelf once in a while.
 
A Rose for Ecclesiastes is one of the best short stories I've ever read.
Also a big fan of his Frank Sandow books - Isle of the Dead and To Die in Italbar. Lord of Light is popular.
But for me Creatures of light and Darkness is a masterpiece.
 
TheVat said:
Do you mean John Varley?? If so, I enjoyed Steel Beach and also Titan, back in the day. (only Roger Zelazny I've read was a couple short stories - A Rose for Ecclesiastes was one) Varley and I lived near each other for a brief time, in Eugene, Oregon.

Kind of migrated to nonfiction in recent years, but still pluck a SF book off the shelf once in a while.
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Yeah, wandered off topic. My bad.
 
Zelazny and Varley have been prime re-reads for me since their books hit the shelves first time around. I re-read The Great Book of Amber 3-5 years apart. Varley more often.
 
Gawdzilla Sama said:
Nine Princes in Amber was an epic find. I was in Callao, Peru, harbor for Lima, and found a book store that sold English-language books. NPiA was one such. By the time I returned to the US there were two more available. I had been bribing the crews of the airplanes that brought in "supplies" (Budweiser being one such) and they scarfed scifi books for me when they had the chance. Several duplicates, traded such with the book store people for volumes they had and I had yet to read. Finally made a list of the books I had and books I wanted (heard through the grapevine as it were) that made things easier.

Anyway, any Zelazny fans out there? GAIA trilogy? Thunder and Lightning quadrilogy?
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Thanks for the mnemonic.
I had read the 9 princes over 50 years ago
and enjoyed it
so I went to my book shelves to read it again
Which I am currently doing
Fortunately it survived the fire and is still readable..(though the spine is blackened)

really good stuff... lots of fun
thanks again
 
Nine more books in the Great Book of Amber. And a new add-on, Seven Tales in Amber seen recently. Birthday coming up, must saturation bomb hints.
 
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