Roger zelazny the guns of avalon pdf

But more on that later. Because I like to keep the best for last and all that crap. Flat flat flat and unemotional as fish book one was, flat flat flat and unemotional as fish book two remains. I didn't give a shrimp about anything.

I didn't give a shrimp about anyone. Everything and everyone could have just died a horribly excruciating deadly death , for all I cared. Apart maybe from the tiger-sized Siamese cats. Cool kitties those if a little homicidal. I think they'd make great play mates for my murderous children. They'd compare the efficiency of claws vs pincers in times of slaughter and stuff like that. Pretty sure they'd all have a blast together. But I slightly digress.

So, were where we? Oh yes, I didn't give a stinking fish about this book, the plot, or the characters. The end. Such fond memories of Promise of Blood this book brought. How delightful indeed. I mean, how can you love not a story where women are portrayed so wonderfully?

And respected always? This is simply beautiful. You know what really sucks, though? There are very few female characters in this book, which means that very few of them stupid bitches and sluts are on display. It really is a shame, given what faithful depiction Zelazny gives of them here. It is simply heavenly. Almost nearly as heavenly as Corwin's most deferential attitude towards women, actually. Ah, Lovely Corwin! The guy really is the embodiment of consideration and graciousness.

It's not like he is a year-old scumbag in a position of power who bonked his year-old relation! Oh no, absolutely not. Besides, even if he was, I'm pretty sure he would have given into his scumbag baser instincts only because the chick "asked for it.

Also, if events such as the one described above were to hypothetically happen they wouldn't, because Lovely Corwin is a total gentleman and stuff , how could he be blamed for it? I mean, this would all be quite beyond his control. Because he is such a stud that women just can't help falling at his feet.

Yes, he is that hot. And yes, they are that sluttish. You just keep feeding me stuff like Doorways in the Sand , and I promise never to unleash the crustaceans on you and stuff. Slightly not at all. No cunning ruse on my part this time I'm afraid, old shrimp. This was a complete, total, utter debacle indeed. And I decline all responsibility in it, obviously. I mean, is it my fault if the book magically ticked my main allergy boxes? It is far worse than trusting strangers.

Plotting is the past time of the family, but he has a bit of extra incentive, having been imprisoned and blinded for the last years and living is squalor while getting better after his escape.

Eric, his eldest brother and currently holder of the throne, wants him dead, but at this moment he and the whole royal family are busy defending the realm and some of the Shadow Worlds against the forces of Chaos, who are currently attacking with unprecedented strength and tenacity.

It seems, the curse Corwin put on the realm when condemned by Eric, has come to real life with a vengeance and it doesn't seem he can do much about it. The worlds are degenerating and rotting because of it, so Corwin's plan is to first, take over the throne, and only then figure out a way to fight the Chaos creatures.

Such is the blood curse of a Prince of Amber. There is plenty of traveling and running, and fighting, but overall, I enjoyed it exactly because of it. I love Corwin's internal monologue and I like that he is not perfect at all, for a creature who is gifted with youthful longevity and superhuman strength. I also prefer him ahead of any of his siblings, because the stay on the Shadow Earth - which is our world, has made him look on things a bit more humanely and the loss of his memory gives him a chance to rediscover and reform himself in a manner different than his family's mold.

At least I am hoping for an upgrade like that: : : " A simultaneous decision to murder one another is more like it. I love this series, but I do know it is not for everyone. Roger Zelazny marches by his own drums, so he is an acquired taste, which I am lucky enough to enjoy personally. I would recommend it to all fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy, give it a try and see if it is your cup of tea: I am looking forward to the next book in the series!!!

Whenever I play upon them, your spirit will writhe in bodiless agony! Corwin escapes after four years of blindness and imprisonment at the hand of his brother Eric who usurped the throne in Amber. His search for vengeance and restoration takes him on a journey through the Shadows that at last brings him to his former homeworld of Avalon, and makes him cross paths with a former servant who hates him with a burning passion and a brother thought long lost.

Zelazny apparently learnt how to write, and while the book retains some of the issues that plagued the first book, that certainly makes it far better. However, harshly critical as it may be, I'm unable to give it a higher rating, simply because the series is just not on that level.

The book as a whole was pretty enjoyable, but still not particularly remarkable or memorable. But there are mysteries enough hidden in Amber and its Shadows that I am determined to keep reading. Mike the Paladin. This was the first volume of this series I read. The Amber series I stumbled on this not knowing it was a series. Also, this book ends in a somewhat "cliffhangerish" way and it was years before I got the next volume Happily for you, the entire series is there waiting for you.

They are also available in audio now. Sebastien Castell. Author 34 books 3, followers. I loved the Chronicles of Amber when I was a kid, and the first half of Nine Princes in Amber is still one of my favourite books in the genre. Book 2 is fine, but doesn't hold up as well for me. The universe is made of an infinite number of worlds, covering the entire spectrum of probability, but all such worlds are merely shadows of the only true world: Amber. Princes of Amber are gods in the shadow worlds: they're immortal, strong, fast, clever and capable of creating everything they wish out of sheer will.

Corwin, the protagonist of the chronicles of Amber, is one of those Princes. What unimaginable intelligence must such a being possess? What bits of infinite wisdom might he gift to us mere mortals? What sacred words might he utter to open a grand Epic like "The guns of Avalon"? He's a friggin' god, one who lived countless human lives in more worlds than mortal mind might count and THAT is the kind of stuff he comes up with?

That's atmosphere murder and it should be illegal. I was SO hoping for this book to be better than Nine Princes in Amber, but right from the start it was made quite clear that I was wrong, Oh so wrong. If anything it was worse, at least book 1 had a decent start. The plot a. The Random Plot of Random Randomness involves Corwin running around doing completely pointless quests in the shadow worlds for no real reason The entire plot develops from a guess what?

The wounded guy Corwin meets is Lancelot. An infinite number of worlds, and our protagoninst just stumbles upon the Round Table replica. From then on it only gets worse: goatlike demons sprouting out of nowhere, demonic cats, a 2 pages long relationship with a ""camp follower"" and on and on and on The more I read of it, the more Zelazny's prose feels like an army of tiny inky talons raking at my eyes with every word.

He doesn't show, he doesn't tell: he just lists facts. In a single page I counted a dozen sentences starting with "then". Then I went there. Then I did this. Then I did that. Then insert random demonic being came. Then we fought. Then he died. Then I went away. Dialogues would be even worse if not for one reason: they're faster to read.

Characters reactions are completely fucked up, and there isn't one that makes sense in the entire book. To make the whole thing even more unbearable, everyone speaks 70s American slang. I'm afraid this is the last I'll see of the Chronicles of Amber and I'm seriously regretting buying the omnibus. Loved each and every part of this book. I will definitely recommend this book to fantasy, fiction lovers.

Your Rating:. Your Comment:. Read Online Download. Great book, The Guns of Avalon pdf is enough to raise the goose bumps alone.

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