- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Mandarin; New edition edition (9 May 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0413568407
- ISBN-13: 978-0413568403
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.4 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 808,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Conrad Nomikos has a long, rich personal history that he'd rather not talk about. He has also been given a job that he'd rather not do. Escorting an alien grandee on a guided tour around the shattered remains of Earth after a catastrophic nuclear war is not something he relishes. Especially when it it rapidly becomes clear that he is at the centre of high-level intrigue that could determine the future of Earth itself. But Conrad Nomikos is a very special guy and he's been around - for a very long time.
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Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) studied Elizabethan and Jacobean drama at Columbia University before bursting on to the science fiction scene while still in his mid-twenties. Among his many books are Four for Tomorrow, The Dream Master, A Rose for Ecclesiastes and the many titles in the Chronicle of Amber.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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In 1966, this shared the Hugo with Dune. It's hard to image such a slim volume sharing the limelight with today's heavyweight contenders, but the storytelling is still unparalleled. The depiction of an earth abandoned by the majority of the populous after a disastrous nuclear war plays as backdrop to the set-piece workings of the anti-hero (Conrad) with the long and ambiguous (and possibly pre-historic) life as poet, philosopher, terrorist, warrior and ultimately the protector of earth's past. How he then manages to become the defender of the off-world powers while dismantling the pyramids and getting involved in semi-mythical encounters, only Zelazny could pull off.
Conrad's initially indifferent involvement with the ensemble cast (including one 'Hasan the assassin') intensifies while he acts as loyal tour guide to a wealthy off-world alien who the local earth terrorists want to bump-off. In the midst of this, a personal bereavement and his own longevity play on certainties that were concrete at the start of the journey.
All this in about 174 pages of a first novel. The ending may be a bit trite, but I've no hesitation in recommending this - any other author would have jealously eked out the trove of characters and ideas over a series.
Conrad's initially indifferent involvement with the ensemble cast (including one 'Hasan the assassin') intensifies while he acts as loyal tour guide to a wealthy off-world alien who the local earth terrorists want to bump-off. In the midst of this, a personal bereavement and his own longevity play on certainties that were concrete at the start of the journey.
All this in about 174 pages of a first novel. The ending may be a bit trite, but I've no hesitation in recommending this - any other author would have jealously eked out the trove of characters and ideas over a series.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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OK. So there's an immortal, and there's myth surrounding this, and the earth is largely radioactive following an event Zelazny allows you to figure out for yourself, and that's not even the main thrust of the book. Zelazny writes the sort of prose your eyes slide over without strain, but still makes you think; nothing is over-explained and this book isn't for those who don't want their reading to make them think, but... it's beautifully done. A great story, brilliant characters, and an incredible skill with writing. Zelazny is superb; easily one of the best.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This isn't Zelazny's best and it still surprises me, on rereading, that it gained the Hugo Award for best novel. What this book does, however, is break the ground for his better work which was yet to come. Here we see his early efforts at a mix of SF, fantasy, and real and imaginary mythology that was to become a hallmark of much of his oeuvre. This Immortal is a slight book but it's worth reading as part of an overview of Zelazny's development as a writer.
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