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Blood of Amber

Blood of Amber

Epic FantasyFantasy
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.

Prose complexity
7/10

Collected in

Book cover of The Great Book of Amber
The Great Book of Amber

Vibe

MysteriousTenseThought-Provoking
Unreliable NarratorQuestBetrayal

Genres

Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction

About the author

R
Roger Zelazny

Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels, best known for The Chronicles of Amber series. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo Award six times (also out of 14 nominations), including two Hugos for novels: the serialized novel ...And Call Me Conrad (1965), subsequently published under the title This Immortal (1966), and the novel Lord of Light (1967).

Characters

Random of AmberSupporting
Merlin of AmberSupporting
Rinaldo of AmberSupporting
All characters in Blood of Amber

Frequently asked questions

  • 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.