HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

The chronicles of Amber : Volume II by Roger…
Loading...

The chronicles of Amber : Volume II (edition 1978)

by Roger Zelazny

Series: First Chronicles of Amber (3 & 4 & 5), Chronicles of Amber (Omnibus 3-5)

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingMentions
933722,480 (4.24)2
Women and Exile in Contemporary Irish Fiction examines the representation of the Irish woman migrant and ideas of exile in the contemporary Irish novel. Women have frequently been overlooked or made to serve an emblematic or symbolic function in the portrayal of exile in Irish writing, but more recent treatments of exile and emigration show a keen interest in reclaiming the history of the Irish woman emigrant and in explicitly addressing this lacuna. The book surveys how the Irish woman emigrant is imagined from the early twentieth century to the present day, and explores how six Irish authors - Julia O'Faolain, Edna O'Brien, Anne Enright, John McGahern, William Trevor and Colm Toibin - have contributed to the recovery of the story of the woman migrant. Particular emphasis is given to how these writers offer complex representations of women in relation to the Irish emigrant experience and respond to a range of different meanings of exile and emigration in an Irish context."… (more)
Member:Bidwell-Glaze
Title:The chronicles of Amber : Volume II
Authors:Roger Zelazny
Info:Garden City, N.Y. : Nelson Doubleday, 1978.
Collections:Fiction
Rating:
Tags:Fantasy

Work Information

The Chronicles of Amber, Volume II: Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon, and The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny

Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 2 mentions

Showing 1-5 of 7 (next | show all)
Books 3 - 5 in the Amber Chronicles, these books follow the struggle for the throne of Amber between the sons of Oberon. Fun pulp fiction and written as only Roger Zelazny can, these books are well worth reading for lovers of fantasy.

I gave these books only 4 stars as they were slightly less interesting than the first two novels in the series, but nonetheless, they are worthy of being read.

( )
  bhuesers | Mar 29, 2017 |
Re-reading these many years later, these are still excellent. While the first two books were all about conflict and action, the three here are more about backstory, intrigue and resolution. Very well written with great locations and intricate plotting, this is 'classic' fantasy at it's best, where it is all about the fantastical. ( )
  Karlstar | Feb 2, 2013 |
Not particularly good. The story gets way too convoluted, the ending is both convenient and anticlimactic, and I don't feel that I was properly repaid for the effort I put into reading the series. I think next time I'll just read Nine Princes and leave it at that. Detailed reviews on the individual books. ( )
  jjmcgaffey | Nov 19, 2010 |
I can't say enough about how much I like the first 5 Amber novels. I will admit that the first two seemed to move a little faster and were slightly more fun to read, but this doesn't really detract from the enjoyment of the series. ( )
  Homechicken | Jul 10, 2008 |
I love this series! ( )
  coffeesucker | Jan 16, 2007 |
Showing 1-5 of 7 (next | show all)
no reviews | add a review
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
First words
Quotations
Last words
Disambiguation notice
This is an omnibus edition of Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon, and The Courts of Chaos. Please do not combine it with any of the individual books.
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

Women and Exile in Contemporary Irish Fiction examines the representation of the Irish woman migrant and ideas of exile in the contemporary Irish novel. Women have frequently been overlooked or made to serve an emblematic or symbolic function in the portrayal of exile in Irish writing, but more recent treatments of exile and emigration show a keen interest in reclaiming the history of the Irish woman emigrant and in explicitly addressing this lacuna. The book surveys how the Irish woman emigrant is imagined from the early twentieth century to the present day, and explores how six Irish authors - Julia O'Faolain, Edna O'Brien, Anne Enright, John McGahern, William Trevor and Colm Toibin - have contributed to the recovery of the story of the woman migrant. Particular emphasis is given to how these writers offer complex representations of women in relation to the Irish emigrant experience and respond to a range of different meanings of exile and emigration in an Irish context."

No library descriptions found.

Book description
Here, together for the first time, are the complete Chronicles of Amber in a two-volume set.

Amber is the one real world, casting infinite reflections of itself - Shadow worlds that can be manipulated by those of royal Amberite blood. Unfortunately, the royal family is torn by jealousies and suspicions.  And the disappearance of the clan patriarch, Oberon, has intensified the conflicts by leaving Amber's throne apparently up for grabs.
The Chronicles begin in a hospital on the Shadow Earth, where a man is recovering from a freak auto accident.  Since he is also suffering from amnesia, and has been for some time, he has no idea that he's Prince Corwin of Amber - until his memory receives a succession of jolts:
He meets a sister who speaks in riddles of plots and counterplots...
and a brother who abruptly involves him in a life-and-death battle against pursuers from a fearful Shadow world.
He discovers a deck of tarot-like cards, with himself, his sister, and strangers whom he guesses to be other relatives, pictured on their faces. Only lingering amnesia keeps him from grasping the full significance of the find: the cards are the Greater Trumps of Amber, used by his family to communicate across vast distances, and transport one another through Shadows in an instant.
Than comes the most shattering jolt of all...Corwin's confrontation with an intricate design created by a master manipulator of reality - the Pattern.  By walking the Pattern, those of the blood royal gain the ability to control Shadows.  But the slightest hesitation or misstep during the trail means death.
As Corwin sets foot upon that coldly glowing inscription, memories come flooding back to him...more and more with each step.  And finally, knowing his true identity, he acknowledges his true ambition - and resolves that the crown of Amber will be his.
But unknown to Corwin, there are dark forces massing against Amber...and before too long he will discover just how great a burden a king's crown can be.
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: (4.24)
0.5
1 1
1.5
2 1
2.5 1
3 15
3.5 7
4 64
4.5 8
5 58

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 203,242,168 books! | Top bar: Always visible