The Guns of Avalon
Book 2 of The Chronicles of Amber
Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Published: Jan 1, 1972
Pages:
240
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The Guns of Avalon is the second in Roger Zelazny’s incomparable Chronicles of Amber series. Having regained his eyesight and escaped from a dungeon in Amber, Corwin flees into shadow to raise an army to take back what is rightfully his. There are dark forces gathering to stop him and to destroy Amber and all that it stands for. But Corwin has a secret weapon and if it works, the outcome won’t even be close this time. Breathtaking and magical!
Roger Zelazny was a New York Times best selling science fiction and fantasy writer, a six time Hugo Award winner, and a three time Nebula Award Winner. He published more than forty novels in his lifetime. His first novel This Immortal , serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction under the title ...And Call Me Conrad, won the Hugo Award for best novel. Lord of Light , his third novel, also won the Hugo award and was nominated for the Nebula award.
He died at age 58 from colon cancer. Zelazny was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010.
AMBER
Here is the second novel in Roger Zelazny's classic Amber series. Amber, the one real world, of which all others--including our own Earth are but Shadows...
Across the worlds of Shadow, Corwin, prince of the 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 threatens Corwin's 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.
From WikipediaThe Guns of Avalon is the second book in the Chronicles of Amber series by Roger Zelazny. The book continues straight from the previous volume, Nine Princes in Amber, although it soon includes a recap. Corwin has escaped the dungeons of Amber, where he was imprisoned by his hated brother Eric, who has seized the throne. All of Corwin's siblings believe that guns can never be brought to the medieval world of Amber, as all gunpowders seem inert there. But Corwin has secret knowledge: in the shadow world of Avalon, where he once ruled, there exists a jeweler's rouge that will function as gunpowder in Amber. Corwin plans to raise a legion of shadow soldiers, and arm them with automatic rifles from the shadow world Earth. Corwin sets out through the endless worlds of shadow in search of Avalon, his one-time home. As Corwin nears Avalon, he passes through a land called Lorraine. Read more - Shopping-Enabled Wikipedia on Amazon In the article: Plot introduction | Plot summary | Cultural allusions | History | In other sources
AMBER
Here is the second novel in Roger Zelazny's classic Amber series. Amber, the one real world, of which all others--including our own Earth are but Shadows...
Across the worlds of Shadow, Corwin, prince of the 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 threatens Corwin's 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.
From WikipediaThe Guns of Avalon is the second book in the Chronicles of Amber series by Roger Zelazny. The book continues straight from the previous volume, Nine Princes in Amber, although it soon includes a recap. Corwin has escaped the dungeons of Amber, where he was imprisoned by his hated brother Eric, who has seized the throne. All of Corwin's siblings believe that guns can never be brought to the medieval world of Amber, as all gunpowders seem inert there. But Corwin has secret knowledge: in the shadow world of Avalon, where he once ruled, there exists a jeweler's rouge that will function as gunpowder in Amber. Corwin plans to raise a legion of shadow soldiers, and arm them with automatic rifles from the shadow world Earth. Corwin sets out through the endless worlds of shadow in search of Avalon, his one-time home. As Corwin nears Avalon, he passes through a land called Lorraine. Read more - Shopping-Enabled Wikipedia on Amazon In the article: Plot introduction | Plot summary | Cultural allusions | History | In other sources