Nobody wrote like Zelazny, therefore, the colaborations usually ventured away from his trademark spare descriptions, lyrical prose, and breathless pacing. I remember that _Coils_ with Fred Saberhagen wasn't too bad, but I never finished _Deus Irae_ and can't read any of the most recent things. johne (phy) cook wisconsin, usa aerie blog: http://aeriepress.blogspot.com/ "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man." - Jedediah Springfield >From: ljenab at sunflower.com >Reply-To: ljenab at sunflower.com >To: Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> >CC: Dragaera List <dragaera at dragaera.info> >Subject: re: "Zelany's" _Lord Demon_ >Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:19:48 -0600 > >>Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> wrote: >> >> > Re Zelazny, has anyone read _Lord Demon_, about Kai Wren, Godslayer? > > Amazon readers seem to think it wasn't a successful reconstruction of a > > fragment. I wonder if GS was a reference to SKZB - some of the plot >seems > > to allude to _To Reign in Hell_. > >I actually just read it. Picked it up used, recognized that it was likely >less Zelany than the other author. I enjoyed it. It had clear Zelany >elements, but was obviously filled in by someone who was not, but that >made it a bit more accessible. In my mind, Zelany can sometimes be >a challenging read. > >Of course, my all time favorite Zelany is _Lord of Light_, so I may >not be the best person to ask. > >-Jot > >> > >I haven't had much luck with books co-authored by Zelazny. They lack the >snap of his solo work. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but on average I >think the joint works are considerably longer and more . . . diffuse. > >LJ _________________________________________________________________ Our best dial-up offer is back. Get MSN Dial-up Internet Service for 6 months @ $9.95/month now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup