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The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber, #5)

Roger Zelazny,

Tim White (illustrator)

Start date: December 11, 2018

Finish date: December 31, 2018

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Dec 19, 2007 Jim rated it it was amazing

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A fantastic end to a the Corwin Cycle of the Amber books. The characters have deepened amazingly & so much is tied up, yet there is plenty of room for expansion. What a wonderful world. I'm so sorry he never got to fill it in better.

The first 5 books AKA The Corwin Cycle are followed by 5 books in the Merlin Cycle & then Betancourt wrote a prelude; a trilogy & the first book of a duology. IOW, it was supposed to be another 5 books. Unfortunately, the publisher folded after the first of the duolo ...more

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Dec 13, 2018 Kivrin rated it liked it

Not my favorite of the series. Too much hell/shadow riding and too much conversation about the meaning of the universe/life for me. The story did come to a satisfying conclusion, and I was happy with the way all of the characters turned out (that many of them did change for the better though not all). I thought Corwin had some nice character development--realizing who he was, why he did what he did, and what he wanted going forward.

Of course, the way was left open for a follow up, but it's not s ...more

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