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The Guns of Avalon (The Chronicles of Amber, #2)

Roger Zelazny

Start date: September 11, 2018

Finish date: September 30, 2018

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Dec 19, 2007 Jim rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1paper, fantasy, 3series, 2fiction, sword-sorcery

I'll start this today at lunch. It's a re-read, but a wonderful one. I read Nine Princes in Amber for the Zelazny group & I can't just stop reading the series now, even if I do know how it turns out.

It was well worth the re-read. Even knowing basically what happens, it's still a great read. I get to pay more attention to how Zelazny uses words & that's always a pleasure.

This concentrates on Corwin getting back to his old self after many centuries. We learn more about his family & him. We also v ...more

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Aug 30, 2018 Kivrin rated it really liked it

Another good entry in this series that I've read frequently over the years. This one follows Corwin on his quest to win the throne of Amber. He discovers that his curse from years before has had severe repercussions for Amber and the world of Shadow. We get to meet some more of the brothers as well as several other new characters.

The only quibble I had with the book was the author giving me way too many pages of description for Corwin's journeys through Shadow. I got the idea so there was no nee ...more

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