- Hardcover: 217 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (1982)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0934438668
- ISBN-13: 978-0934438667
- ASIN: 0671255193
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,222,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I suppose most people beginning with Zelazny's stories will start with the Amber chronicles, definitely these days with no new releases due to his untimely (and highly lamented) death. The Amber stories are fun to read, easy yet quite light, enjoyable yet never really thought provoking.
Not so for this book, it requires a full focus from the reader at about all times yet the rewards are much higher too. It's never easy prose and similar to "Lord of Light" and "Creatures of light and darkness" (and several other stories), it taps into a religious/mythological/spiritual background, this time Navajo. (apparently, Zelazny was heavily inspired by Tony Hillerman's stories for this)
It's hard to say more about the book without spoiling it, I'ld say it's basically about a man trying to find peace within.
More than worth a read!
Not so for this book, it requires a full focus from the reader at about all times yet the rewards are much higher too. It's never easy prose and similar to "Lord of Light" and "Creatures of light and darkness" (and several other stories), it taps into a religious/mythological/spiritual background, this time Navajo. (apparently, Zelazny was heavily inspired by Tony Hillerman's stories for this)
It's hard to say more about the book without spoiling it, I'ld say it's basically about a man trying to find peace within.
More than worth a read!
Format:Paperback
Not for the newcomer to zelazny's work; start with the Amber series (which is admittedly a masterwork, but be warned that it peaks early on).This read to me like a dated, slow-paced and ultimately disappointing attempt at creative fiction- entirely unlike Amber.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is another Zelazny masterpiece in fact I have read this one more times than any of his of his other works mainly because the ancirnt american indian folklore is so "alien" in it's values & logic construction I honestly found it difficult to grasp, although absolutely deilightful in it's ultimate simplicity and lightness. The constant interplay between ancient and modern creates a wonderful tension and the plotting is quite masterful the irony of the beast being both demon and saviour is one of Zelazny's hallmarks. For me this one gets 11 out of 10
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