Darth Paradox (darthparadox) wrote,
Darth Paradox
darthparadox

Books #16-20: The Chronicles of Amber - The Merlin Cycle by Roger Zelazny

#16-20: Trumps of Doom, Blood of Amber, Sign of Chaos, Knight of Shadows, and Prince of Chaos by Roger Zelazny

I'm going to have to agree with the opinions I've heard from others; the Merlin books introduce a bunch of really nifty world elements, but the plot just isn't that good. Merlin spends a lot of time meandering about from crisis to crisis, and it's often hard to see how what he's doing relates to the overall story. And the Ghostwheel thing just seemed silly.

I still enjoyed it, and I'm still looking forward to playing in Amber some more, but I definitely preferred the first cycle.


Next up? I'm nearly finished with His Majesty's Dragon. That'll be a fun review to write.
Tags: 2009, books
Subscribe

  • (no subject)

    Taken from aidosaur and artemisofluna, though I'm not making this an artmeme like the former did. (Because my body of original…

  • For what it's worth...

    Production has begun on the first Scatterplot book. This book will contain all comics presented in a vertical format, from November of 2001 through…

  • (no subject)

    Scatterplot has updated for the last time. It's been a fun ride. Thanks for coming along.

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    default userpic

    Your reply will be screened

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    When you submit the form an invisible reCAPTCHA check will be performed.
    You must follow the Privacy Policy and Google Terms of use.
  • 2 comments