Автор - Roger Zelazny

24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai [Illustrated]

Hugo Best Novella winner (1986)Nebula Best Novella nominee (1986)

A Farce To Be Reckoned With

A Night in the Lonesome October

After years of unprepossessing folderol--the wearisome Nine Princes in Amber retreads are depressingly typical--Zelazny bursts forth with, well, ``Victorian light supernatural fantasy'' just about covers it. Narrator Snuff, a guard dog who performs complex thaumaturgical calculations in his head, has many duties: to keep various Things firmly trapped in mirrors, wardrobes, and steamer trunks; to accompany his master, Jack--he of the magical blade--on weird collecting expeditions into the graveyards and slums of Victorian London; and--for a single hour each night--discuss the day's goings-on in human speech. Snuff's neighbors include: Jill the witch and her familiar, Graymalk the cat, with whom Snuff forms a friendly alliance; Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Frankenstein, Dracula, a werewolf, and a satanic vicar. The witches, detectives, doctors, vampires, etc., along with their equally industrious familiars, trade information and scheme for advantage as the full moon of Halloween approaches; at that time, a magical showdown to decide the fate of the Earth will occur. Some of the characters are ``openers,'' determined to open a magical doorway allowing the Old Gods to reoccupy the Earth; others are ``closers,'' equally resolved to keep the magical door nailed shut; and a few are involved yet stand outside the Game altogether. Snuff's problem is to discover who is which. Sparkling, witty, delightful: Zelazny's best for ages, perhaps his best ever.

And I Only Am Escaped to Tell Thee

Blood of Amber

Pursued by a fiendish enemy, Merle must battle through an intricate web of vengeance and murder that threatens more than the San Francisco Bay area. For Merle Corey of California is also Merlin, son of Corwin, vanished Prince of Amber; and the forces, seeking to destroy the royal house, have unleashed sorceries that can strike anywhere, especially at the very heart of Amber.

Blue Horse, Dancing Mountains

Bramy w piasku

Bramy w piasku to powieść, w której wydarzenia toczą się w oszałamiającym tempie: terroryści, Obcy, pracownicy naukowi obdarzeni niezwykłymi talentami starają się wyjaśnić zagadkę tajemniczego kamienia z pradziejów Kosmosu…

Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming

Bringt mir den Kopf des Märchenprinzen

Wie gewinnt man den 1. Preis im Millenium-Wettbewerb der allerübelsten Tat? Der listige Dämon Elbub schickt einen Märchenprinzen auf die Reise zu einer verwunschenen Prinzessin und sorgt für mehr als eine unangenehme Überraschung.

Nemuritorul

Nemuritorul este primul roman SF al lui Roger Zelazny, apărut în foileton în revista The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. A câştigat premiul Hugo la categoria roman, la egalitate cu Dune de Frank Herbert. A obţinut premiul Seiun pentru carte străină, iar în 2009 a fost recompensat cu premiul Geffen la aceeaşi categorie. „Stilul lui Zelazny este rapid şi spiritual, cu personaje bine dezvoltate şi enigmatice. […] Natura lui descriptivă este concisă:  Zelazny poate descrie într-o singură frază ceea ce Stephen King face în două sau trei pagini.” Science Fiction Review „Mulţi dintre eroii lui Zelazny sunt supraoameni, sau chiar zei ori semizei, iar Conrad Nomikos nu face excepţie de la regulă. El este un prototip pentru eroii ulteriori ai lui Zelazny.” Locus „Modul cel mai bun de a înţelege romanul este de a citi în prealabil Prometeu descătuşat de Percy Shelley, la care se face frecvent referire. Precum Prometeul lui Shelley, Conrad Nimikos este salvatorul potenţial al omenirii. Precum Prometeu, el suferă şi aproape că se autodistruge, încercând să-şi salveze poporul. În loc să fure focul de la zei, Conrad porneşte să fure Pământul înapoi de la vegani.”  Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine

Last Of The Wild Ones

Knight of Shadows

Melvin Corey must choose between an alliance with the Pattern of Amber or the Pattern of Chaos, in a tale of a sometimes murderous family of wizards and their alternate worlds.