-- On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 11:19:21 Jose Marquez wrote: > >Thomas Yan wrote: >> >> "Ian sympatico" <ijamie at sympatico.ca> writes: >> > >> > If anyone has not read Zelazny yet I don't know why they are on this list! > >> >> ? Surely there are at least a few people here who haven't read any >> Zelazny. Right? > >A year ago, I would have been one of them. I only learned of Zelazny from >Steve's mentioning him on several occasions (interviews, intro to To Reign in >Hell, etc.). I bought the Great Book of Amber omnibus last August, but I >haven't read anything else. I enjoyed the Amber series, but I don't know what >else I should pick up. > >> Also, I like both Steve's and Zelazny's books, but in general, they >> don't feel that similar to me. I suspect I'm in the minority; anyone >> else in there with me? > >Something about Zelazny's tone and the style remind me of Steve's tone and >style. That should probably be the other way around, except I read Steve's >stuff before I read Zelazny. Alas, I have not really read enough Zelazny to do >a good comparison. > >Jose >-- >Jose Marquez >jhereg69 at earthlink.net Zelazny at his best was a Short Story writer, in my opinion. My favorite of his works is _Creatures of Light and Darkness_, which according to him, he wrote for the sheer fun of it. _Night of the Lonesome October_, if you can find it, is another 'great'. _Lord of Light_ won awards, was a good book, but somehow will not win a place in my heart. Any of his short story collections I think you'll not be disappointed in. Avoid the Jane Lindskold/ Zelazny joint efforts. In my opinion, they just aren't good, and only show painfully that his talent is gone forever. - Chance > Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com