Here I’ve found a fantasy series that is entirely my thing. Nine Princes in Amber skips everything boring and jumps right into conflict and tension. Zelazny’s violent scenes tell you just enough to make them exciting. Every piece of his world is delivered with reckless fun, leaving you still with a sense of wonder.There is a certain hard-boiled pragmatism in Amber that I wish was present in more fantasy writing. Perhaps Zelazy's take was a sign of the times, when most high fantasy was pulp-oriented and the novels were shorter. I loved this book and I love 70s fantasy. Expect me to post more about this kind of stuff.
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