Late here with my $.02. It would have been one of the earlier Taltos novels. I have no idea when; it seems like forever ago. I'm sure it was the cover art that made me pick it up and the kick-ass writing that made me buy it. Bato001 at aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 12/29/2004 10:53:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, >johne.cook at gmail.com writes: > > >>>My brother bought me _The Chronicles of Amber_...all 10 books in one! >>> >>> >-Zelazny (?sp) The book is huge! I am reaaly quite enjoying it. _Nine Princes in >Amber_ starts off very confusing and you wonder how NYC is fantasy, but by the >4th or 5th chapter... > > >>-C ^..^ >> >> > > > >>I have that book - it's a monster, and yet it moves very fast. I >> >> >wouldn't call it my favorite Zelazny, but it's a fun read and played >like the sort of good, episodic fiction that we don't see as much >anymore. >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > johne cook > wisconsin, usa > > >>johne.cook at gmail.com / jcook at apostate.com >> >> > http://www.phywriter.com >Absolutely some my favorite books. > >Regarding when I discovered Steve's books: > >I discovered Steve's books back in the late eighty's while in college. My >favorite is the Phoenix Guards. I discovered the mailing list about the same time >that it started, May or June a couple of years ago. I had e-mailed Steve with >a question or something and he told me about the mailing list when he >replied. > >John D. Barbato, OD > > >