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Roger Zelazny

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Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) was a US writer of highly original fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels.

Amber Novels

His most famous series of books are the Amber novels. These fall into two distinct series.

The first five describe the adventures of Prince Corwin of Amber and comprise:

  • Nine Princes in Amber (1970)
  • The Guns of Avalon (1972)
  • Sign of the Unicorn (1975)
  • The Hand of Oberon (1976)
  • The Courts of Chaos (1978)

The second series, published several years later tell the story of Corwin's son Merlin - a wizard and a computer expert. These volumes are:

  • Trumps of Doom (1985)
  • Blood of Amber (1986)
  • Sign of Chaos (1987)
  • Knight of Shadows (1989)
  • Prince of Chaos (1991)

Hugo Winner

He won the Hugo award six times, including twice for novels Lord of Light (1968) and ...And Call Me Conrad (1966) which was later published as This Immortal.

Other Significant Books

  • Creatures of Light and Darkness (1969)
  • Isle of the Dead (1969)
  • Jack of Shadows (1971)
  • Doorways in the Sand (1976)
  • Roadmarks (1979)
  • Madwand (1981)
  • The Changing Land (1981)
  • Eye of Cat (1982)
  • The Black Throne (1990) (with Fred Saberhagen)

A bibliography of Roger Zelazny's work is available at: http://www.sfsite.com/isfdb-bin/exact_author.cgi?Roger_Zelazny

The two most comprehensive websites available, including bibliographic and personal information: http://www.roger-zelazny.com and http://zelazny.corrupt.net

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