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Bezig met laden... The Road to Amber - Volume 6: The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny (2009)door Roger Zelazny, Ann Crimmins (Redacteur), David G, Grubbs (Redacteur), Christopher S. Kovacs (Redacteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Wow! A great ending (save the bibliography) to a wonderful series. There is so much that just made this book. Roger Zelazny by Jane Lindskold gives some insights into the man himself that can't be found elsewhere. As a fan, friend & then lover & co-author, Lindskold knew him as no other could have. The bit she shares is well done. Remembering Roger by Gerald Hausman caused me to read [b:Wilderness|1838858|Wilderness|Roger Zelazny|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311521609s/1838858.jpg|60239], a book about Hugh Glass & John Colter they co-authored. My review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/187216368 There were a few 'new-to-me' stories, including "Lady of Steel" which was quite short, but excellent. And then there was a full Amber section. If you haven't managed track down all the stories, including the partial & only co-written short story, you'll find it here along with factual articles & speeches that Zelazny gave over the years. The record gets set straight on a few controversial items, such as Sheckley's work with Zelazny on the Millenial Trilogy. But the crowning pieces were: Sandow's Shadow (Outline) (series: Francis Sandow) & Shadowland (Outline) (series: Shadowjack) I loved Sandow in [b:Isle of the Dead|1124895|Isle of the Dead|Roger Zelazny|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1305660384s/1124895.jpg|1877102]. He also appeared in a short story & made a cameo appearance in [b:To Die In Italbar|61988|To Die In Italbar|Roger Zelazny|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170598334s/61988.jpg|1383224]. It made this fairly well fleshed outline (almost a short story) a real joy to read. Shadowland is a prequel to [b:Jack of Shadows|61986|Jack of Shadows|Roger Zelazny|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1304302401s/61986.jpg|60241] & tells how the world came to be. Jack plays a significant part, although he isn't really the hero of the story, but it was still a lot of fun. All 7 books are really worth buying. There is plenty of advice for a writer, all of his short stories for those who just like his work, plus explanations which were wonderful. I even found out something new about [b:A Night in the Lonesome October|62005|A Night in the Lonesome October|Roger Zelazny|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1274492048s/62005.jpg|890916], a book I've pretty much studied & have shared discussions with in 2 different groups. How cool is that? geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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The last in a six-volume series Volume 6: The Road To Amber, the last in the series, covers the final five years of Zelazny's career in the early 1990s, when he reached for new ideas and continued familiar themes with stories such as "Godson" and "Godson: A Play in Three Acts," two more Wild Cards stories ("Concerto for Siren and Serotonin" and "The Long Sleep"), and a linked sequence of five Amber stories leading to planned but unwritten Amber novels. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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It starts with an adaptation of the Grimm tale Godfather Death, which Zelazny also turned into a musical (never staged); the final Amber stories are here, but so also is some background writing about Amber which was not widely available in his lifetime; and there are some non-fiction pieces about his concept of his own craft, as well as emotional reminiscences about Zelazny the man and mentor, from friends and family. It’s a thoroughly satisfactory capstone to the five volumes that went before. ( )