Blood of Amber
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| Author | Roger Zelazny |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ned Dameron (limited) |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Chronicles of Amber |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Arbor House (trade); Underwood-Miller (limited) |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 215 |
| ISBN | 0-87795-829-7 (trade); ISBN 0-88733-058-4 (limited) |
| OCLC | 13361327 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3576.E43 B58 1986 |
| Preceded by | Trumps of Doom |
| Followed by | Sign of Chaos |
Blood of Amber is a fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, published in 1986. It is the second book in the second Chronicles of Amber series, and the seventh book overall in the Amber series.
Plot summary
[edit]Merlin escapes from the crystal cave, and decides to gain leverage over Luke by rescuing his mother from the Keep of the Four Worlds. He spars with the sorcerer who now controls the keep, and who seems to know him. He escapes with the petrified Jasra, and returns to Amber where an unusual Trump summoning imprisons him in the Mad Hatter's tea party.
Reception
[edit]Dave Langford reviewed Blood of Amber for White Dwarf #97, and stated that "despite a few good wisecracks and neat ideas, Corey's plethora of powers can't revitalise the over-familiar Amber gimmickry and revenge plot".[1]
Reviews
[edit]- Review by Debbie Notkin (1986) in Locus, #307 August 1986
- Review by Laurel Anderson Tryforos (1986) in Fantasy Review, October 1986
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #85 October 1986
- Review by John Gregory Betancourt (1987) in Fantasy Book, March 1987
- Review by Tom Easton (1987) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1987
- Review by Graham Andrews (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #69
References
[edit]- ^ Langford, Dave (January 1988). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 97. Games Workshop. p. 13.
Sources
[edit]- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 672.
External links
[edit]- Blood of Amber at Worlds Without End
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