It's been awhile since I've read the first Chronicles Of Amber, but I remember enjoying them more than I did this one. Not to say it was bad, it's just that Merlin son of Corwin is a much less compelling and more bumbling character in this book than his father Corwin was at even the lowest point of ...
Zelazny's continuation of the Amber series started out very strong but trailed off rather badly. Like Nine Princes, this book starts off in the real world with an action/adventure opening. Then we get the prospect of stories set as much in Chaos as in Amber, along with some magical SF concepts lik...
Some of the later stories in this collection are weak and have the characteristics of a fanzine and fan fiction from which this collection is based. However, for a fan or a reader of the Darkover series, this collection is worth picking up for a few reasons. The first is Deborah Wheeler’s story “C...