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Summary: Last and least
Review: At the end of "Knight of Shadows", the series had a lot of open threads (the wheel ring, Julia, Jurt etc). Unfortunately, Mr. Zelazny chose the quick and easy way to solve it, and in a miraculous way all ends well. The superb plot and storyline of the first nine parts are not continued in this part, and the only reason for buying it, is that the Amber series is not complete without it. Alas.
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Summary: Last and least
Review: At the end of "Knight of Shadows", the series had a lot of open threads (the wheel ring, Julia, Jurt etc). Unfortunately, Mr. Zelazny chose the quick and easy way to solve it, and in a miraculous way all ends well. The superb plot and storyline of the first nine parts are not continued in this part, and the only reason for buying it, is that the Amber series is not complete without it. Alas.
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Summary: Last and least
Review: At the end of "Knight of Shadows", the series had a lot of open threads (the wheel ring, Julia, Jurt etc). Unfortunately, Mr. Zelazny chose the quick and easy way to solve it, and in a miraculous way all ends well. The superb plot and storyline of the first nine parts are not continued in this part, and the only reason for buying it, is that the Amber series is not complete without it. Alas.
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Summary: A great disappointment
Review: I am a huge fan of the first chronicles of Amber and have read that series several times. When Zelazny returned to writing Amber stories based on Merlin I had high hopes, but with each new book I found that the magic was slipping further and further away.
In this final book it feels like Zelazny had written himself into a corner and just wanted to end it. There is no true conclusion here, only dangling plots that we will never see resolved.
For the Amber completist, get it from the library and slog through it. Otherwise stick to the first five books of Corwin for that is where the true magic is held. Nothing will ever come close to the first five books and this last book is as far from that greatness as the Courts of Chaos are from Amber itself.
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Summary: Dissapointed with the final tape in this series.
Review: I have had this tape on order for months, and I was quite excited when it arrived. That excitement dwindled when I poped in the tape and found that it was not Roger Zelazny who read this story, as the printed cover stated. The story is still good, but the 'flavor' that was built up by Roger's interpretations of his characters was spoiled for me.Worth the listening, but not worth getting excited over.
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Summary: A Great Book! Enchanting...
Review: This a great work. It is the culmination of the series. Zelazny is amazing since the final book blazes with as much creativity as the first nine. All sorts of creatures are encountered. All kinds of new realities unfold. This book is an impossibility. It can't be that there are nine extraordinary books and that in the tenth book of the series, Zelazny is able to create as the last one an enchanting work of art that fulfills if not surpasses the earlier nine.
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Summary: The Best!
Review: This book is subtle, sophisticated, and sleek. No one has ever written like Roger Zelazny and no one ever will. His work is satisfying as science fiction but also as a thought provoking and soul stirring work of art and literature. It is so filled with astonishing images that it has to called art. It is so lyrical that it also must be appreciated as literature. Perhaps it also like great music. A rich creation for all the senses.
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Summary: The Last of the Amber Chronicles
Review: This is the tenth and the last (official?) book of the Amber Chronicles (the first one is Nine Princes in Amber). Although not everything is explained (isn't it the same in life?), it's a wonderfull ending. I wish if Zelazny was still with us he wrote another five parts.
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Summary: Conclusion, but little closure
Review: With Prince of Chaos Roger Zelazny brings his classic Amber saga to a close. The book is left slightly open ended as though he had conceived of additional novels, but died before they could be written.
This book brings some satisfaction in that most of the major plot points are tied up, but the conclusion feels abrupt and rather contrived. Additionally there are some glaring continuity issues with the earlier books that distract from the pleasure of the reading experience.
Although Merlin lacks Corwin's majesty and style, he has a more realistic feel to him. Corwin was always larger than life. Merlin is somewhat bumbling and obtuse which makes him easier to identify with as a realistic character.
While this is my least favorite book in the series I highly recommend this series of novels to any and every literature fan out there. Roger Zelazny is one of those few SFF authors who assure that genre's place among more recognized forms of literature. Take my word for it and read these books. You won't regret it...
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Summary: Conclusion, but little closure
Review: With Prince of Chaos Roger Zelazny brings his classic Amber saga to a close. The book is left slightly open ended as though he had conceived of additional novels, but died before they could be written.
This book brings some satisfaction in that most of the major plot points are tied up, but the conclusion feels abrupt and rather contrived. Additionally there are some glaring continuity issues with the earlier books that distract from the pleasure of the reading experience.
Although Merlin lacks Corwin's majesty and style, he has a more realistic feel to him. Corwin was always larger than life. Merlin is somewhat bumbling and obtuse which makes him easier to identify with as a realistic character.
While this is my least favorite book in the series I highly recommend this series of novels to any and every literature fan out there. Roger Zelazny is one of those few SFF authors who assure that genre's place among more recognized forms of literature. Take my word for it and read these books. You won't regret it...
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