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Title: Roger Zelazny's The Dawn of Amber Book 1 by John Betancourt ISBN: 0743452402 Publisher: I Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3
Rating: 4
Summary: Not Zelazny, but...
Comment: Let's begin with the obvious. John Gregory Betancourt is not Zelazny. Zelazny is dead, and so is his unique voice. However, "Roger Zelazny's the Dawn of Amber" is a well written tribute to Zelanzy's Amber series.
As a prequel to Zelazny's books, it presents the story of Oberon, the original King of Amber. There are a lot of parallels to Zelazny's books. The book is told from a first person perspective, similar to all of Zeleany's Amber novels. The hero is not aware of his origins at the beginning of the book. The hero discovers that he is one member of a large group of half-brothers and sisters. In this book, as in all of Zelasny's Amber books, it becomes clear that the travails affecting Oberon's family are a part of a large and sinister plan. If you (like me) miss the Amber series, this is good stuff.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Zelazny feel
Comment: Oberon is a soldier, nothing more, and he's fighting a losing and doomed war. At least he is until his long-lost 'uncle' appears to tell him that he is needed elsewhere. Oberon finds himself a part of a large and disputatious family--all princes of Chaos and capable of walking the shadows. Yet Oberon lacks the internal pattern that allows shadow walking--or at least, his pattern is different. Too different to allow him to use the magics available to the others. Which is too bad because the entire family is under attack and, without some major help, all will be destroyed.
THE DAWN OF AMBER is set in the late author Roger Zelazny's Amber universe in the days before the creation of Amber and the shadow reflections that surround it. Author John Gregory Bethancourt does a good job conveying the feel that Zelazny created in his Amber novels. Oberon's family is disfunctional, constantly bickering amongst themselves, and powerful, just as Corwin's family is in the first Zelazny novel in the series.
Bethancourt's writing is highly approachable, making DAWN a quick read. I would have preferred, however, for more story to occur. To too large an extent, DAWN sets the stage for future activities, introducing the actors and developing the idea of Oberon's unique pattern. Fans of the Amber series (like me) will enjoy this detail. Even we, are likely to wish that more actually happened in the novel.
Rating: 3
Summary: Pretty darn close to original
Comment: I'll admit I read this prepared to be disappointed and maybe that is why I was so pleased with 'The Dawn of Amber.' Betancourt follows the Zelazny Amber formula for the first half of the book, but I found myself really getting into the second half of the book and the ending was perfect (considering this the first of the trilogy).
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Title: The Great Book of Amber : The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10 by Roger Zelazny ISBN: 0380809060 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 08 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Lord Demon by Roger Zelazny, Jane M. Lindskold ISBN: 0380770237 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny ISBN: 0380014033 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Paths of the Dead by Steven Brust ISBN: 0312864787 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Exile's Honor: A Novel of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey ISBN: 0756400856 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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