Jerry Friedman writes:
>_The Courts of Chaos_ made the whole rest of the Amber series worth
>while for me. I was glad I put up with all the intrigue and
>ferric oxide when I got to the scene where Corwin creates *CENSORED*
>and the one where the *CENSORED* gives the *CENSORED* to *CENSORED*.
>Of course there was plenty of good stuff along the way.
I like Amber a lot, and the first 5 books certainly do things that
Zelazny's shorter works cannot, but the better shorter works -are-
better written. (the second 5 books are entertaining except when
they're frustrating or boring, but the primary thing they did was put
Z's kids through college).
>My other Zelazny recommendations: _Lord of Light_, "He Who Shapes".
"...And call me Conrad" (which I finally read; thanks for the
remomendations!), _Creatures of Light and Darkness_, _Isle of the
Dead_...
>go on (though I'm looking forward to finding out). Will volume 19
>have to be titled _The Last Contract of the Saint_?
Nah. It will involve Vlad, having gone past character development to
royally screwing up, going back in time to assassinate his earlier
self. :)
Or it will involve him assassinating a god, probably Verra (hmm...what
if the war with the Jenoine is all based on a misunderstanding
sponsored by the Demon Goddess, who wants to keep things as they are?
Couldn't be. :)
--
Joshua Kronengold (mneme at io.com) "I've been teaching |\ _,,,--,,_ ,)
--^--him...to live, to breathe, to walk, to sample the /,`.-'`' -, ;-;;'
/\\joy on each road, and the sorrow at each turning. |,4- ) )-,_ ) /\
/-\\\I'm sorry if I kept him out too late"--Vlad Taltos '---''(_/--' (_/-'