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 ...
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.
Bramy w piasku to powie??, w kt?rej wydarzenia tocz? si? w osza?amiaj?cym tempie: terrory?ci, Obcy, pracownicy naukowi obdarzeni niezwyk?ymi talentami staraj? si? wyja?ni? zagadk? tajemniczego kamienia z pradziej?w Kosmosu…
Wie gewinnt man den 1. Preis im Millenium-Wettbewerb der aller?belsten Tat? Der listige D?mon Elbub schickt einen M?rchenprinzen auf die Reise zu einer verwunschenen Prinzessin und sorgt f?r mehr als eine unangenehme ?berraschung.
Seeking vengeance against his usurping brother, Eric, Corwin, the rightful heir to the throne, ventures into the dark world of Shadow in order to gather ammunition, and is distracted by a beautiful and mysterious woman.
Vincitore dei premi Hugo e Nebula per il miglior romanzo breve in 1976.Anche pubblicato come “Il vendicatore”, “Il canto del delfino”, “Il mio nome ? Legione”.
Anche pubblicato como “Io, l’immortale”.“Io, Nomikos, l’immortale” ? la secca risposta che Conrad Nomikos d? a chiunque voglia indagare sull’enigma del suo passato oscuro e misterioso. Tuttavia l’unica cosa che si sa con certezza sul suo conto ? forse proprio questa: che il suo vero nome non ? Conrad. Chi egli sia in realt? ? una domanda cui ? impossibile rispondere. Secondo alcuni egli ha avuto un tempo un nome diverso, quello del liberatore della Terra, l’uomo che ha combattuto contro l’impero stellare di Vega conquistando l’indipendenza del nostro mondo; secondo altri egli ? invece Karaghiosis ...
