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

Roger Zelazny

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 223 pages

Rating: 4.15 | 20118 Users | 533 Reviews

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Title	:	The Guns of Avalon (The Chronicles of Amber #2)
Author	:	Roger Zelazny
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 223 pages
Published	:	April 1986 by Avon Books (first published 1972)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy

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Across the worlds of Shadow, Corwin, prince of blood royal, heir to the throne of Amber, gathers his forces for an assault that will yield up to him the crown that is rightfully his. But, a growing darkness of his own doing threatens his plans, an evil that stretches to the heart of the perfect kingdom itself where the demonic forces of Chaos mass to annihilate Amber and all who would rule there. One of the most revered names in sf and fantasy, the incomparable Roger Zelazny was honored with numerous prizes—including six Hugo and three Nebula Awards—over the course of his legendary career. Among his more than fifty books, arguably Zelazny’s most popular literary creations were his extraordinary Amber novels. The Guns of Avalon is the second book of The Chronicles of Amber.

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Original Title:	The Guns of Avalon
ISBN:	0380000830 (ISBN13: 9780380000838)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Chronicles of Amber #2, Amber: The Corwin Cycle #2
Characters:	Random of Amber, Brand of Amber, Corwin of Amber, Eric of Amber, Benedict of Amber, Caine of Amber, Bleys of Amber, Julian of Amber, Gérard of Amber, Florimel of Amber, Deirdre of Amber, Fiona of Amber, Llewella of Amber
Literary Awards:	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee (1973)

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Ratings: 4.15 From 20118 Users | 533 Reviews

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2.5 stars, same as the first book. I don't feel like I know enough about the characters or the world to fully appreciate it. Already 75% of the way through the third one and that's getting remedied slightly.

When push comes to shove all princes put Amber first, and its hard not to like them for it!The pacing of The Guns of Avalon is a bit uneven. Shadows shifting is a neat concept, but I literally fell asleep while Corwin was traveling to the diamond dunes. The beginning and the last few chapters more than made up for the slow spots in the middle though. Corwin is by no means a model of strong moral fiber, and some of his decisions might be questionable, but I cant believe how he got totally duped

Another fine installment of The Chronicles of Amber. This one lulled for me a bit in the middle, but the ending picked up quite a bit and Zelazny's masterful worldbuilding brought my rating back up.

...and this is how you write a sequel. The Guns of Avalon take up from where Nine Princes in Amber ended brilliantly. The story doesn't slow down a bit, but rather it develops purposefully and dives further into the Amber universe. The plot is well written and there is definite character development on side of Corwin. In the first sequel, Corwin was a charming bastard, a more sophisticated and eloquent version of macho heroes, but in The Guns of Avalon we see a more human side to him. Corwin's

This was the first volume of this series I read. The Amber series...one of fantasy's best. I stumbled on this not knowing it was a series. Then It was years before I found the first volume (Nine Princes in Amber. Also, this book ends in a somewhat cliffhangerish way and it was years before I got the next volume...Happily for you, the entire series is there waiting for you. Enjoy.

More of the first volume, without the cumbersome amnesia device. Expressly Arthurian, but with guns. More family dramatics. More platonist wanderings, with the fake realities manifesting to the detriment of the Real. More grotesqueries. More surly siblings. Travel sections wrtten with heavy ellipsis in the style of Celine. Great passage during the picaresque section regarding how "Half a dozen hairy, albino men, almost completely naked and continuing the process of undressing as they moved,