Nine Princes in Amber

The series is divided into two distinct five-book story arcs, with this title serving as the opening entry of the first arc, known as the Corwin cycle. Reading the books in their original publication sequence is recommended to follow the protagonist's narrative arc and the unfolding history of the royal family.

While the series has inspired a computer game and various discussions regarding screen adaptations over the years, there is no widely released film or television series that covers the events of this book.

The original 1970 hardcover edition is considered unusually rare because a significant portion of the print run was accidentally destroyed by the publisher during a warehouse clearance of a different title by the same author.