Where does this book fit in the overall series?

This is the second installment of the Merlin Cycle, which serves as the second five-book arc of the ten-novel Chronicles of Amber series. New readers should begin with the first arc, known as the Corwin Cycle, starting with Nine Princes in Amber.

Are there any other ways to experience this story?

The first two books of the series inspired a 1985 computer game titled Nine Princes in Amber, developed by Telarium.

Blood of Amber

Epic Fantasy Fantasy

Pages: 215
Published: 1986
Language: English

Synopsis

Merlin, son of Corwin, finds himself in a perilous quest through the shifting realities of Shadow, pursued by unseen forces. He seeks both his enemies and his allies, but the line between them blurs in a world of illusion. Merlin must discern truth from deception before he is lost in a labyrinth of his own making.