Amber is the one real world, of which all others—including our own Earth—are but Shadows.
The epic story of the royal family of Amber enters an exciting new chapter as Merlin, son of Prince Corwin, pursues his noble destiny against a shifting panorama of shadow worlds and deadly intrigue, powerful computers, and magic gone out of control. A violent vendetta, renegade sorcery, and whirlwind adventure lead Merlin to a monumental confrontation at the Keep of the Four Worlds, where astonishing secrets and mysterious identities will at last be revealed.
About the Author/Reader
Roger Zelazny – HUGO & NEBULA AWARD-WINNING author
Roger burst onto the SF scene in the early 1960s with a series of dazzling and groundbreaking short stories. He won his first of six Hugo Awards for Lord of Light, and soon after produced the first book of his enormously popular Amber series, Nine Princes in Amber. In addition to his Hugos, he went on to win three Nebula Awards over the course of a long and distinguished career. He died on June 14, 1995.
Praise for The Chronicles of Amber
“...these fantasy adventures are [Zelazny’s] best work, they have earned him a whole new audience by virtue of their elegance, humor, literacy, vivid action and lightly applied but complex background of tarot, alternate worlds, Olympian gods, and magic.”
—Publishers Weekly
Posted by Jim on 20th Nov 2015
When I was a teenager in the mid 70's I read the Amber series for the first time. Each time I finished a book, I couldn't wait to get the next.
I found the 1st book on audio CD in a truck stop, but couldn't find the others, until I found Speaking Volumes. I now have the first 8 and soon will have a complete set.
Imagine not only the wonder of being able to listen to the same story but having it read by Roger Zelazny himself.