Nine Princes in Amber (Amber Chronicles, #1)
by:
Roger Zelazny (author)
Format: mass market paperback
ASIN: 9724168
Publisher: Avon
Pages no: 175
Immortal, superhuman heirs to the throne of the Real fight amongst themselves, enlisting aid from unreal parallel universes. Uses first-person-narrator-with-amnesia device to preserve some mystery while moving the narrative along and generating sympathy for an asshole-seeking-redemption. Mildly in...
Zelazny hits so many home runs in this book it is hard to keep count. The amnesiac action/adventure opening, the trumps used to communicate between family members, the hellrides between realities, the Pattern, the complex internecine rivalries within the royal house of Amber. The Amber series is t...