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Fantasy · 1999 · PG-13

The Great Book of Amber

by Roger Zelazny

There is one true world. Everything else is shadow. The royal family of Amber has been fighting over it for centuries.

For14+GenreFantasyLength1200 pagesRead time~33 hours

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Violence

A lot

Sword fights, battles, and political violence across multiple shadow worlds; some deaths

Language

Some

Moderate adult language in the tradition of 1970s-80s science fantasy

Sexual Content

Some

Some adult romantic content across the ten novels

Substance Use

Barely any

None

Emotional Intensity

Some

The weight of succession politics when everyone at the table is immortal and powerful

What this book is about

The complete ten-volume Chronicles of Amber in one volume—five Corwin novels and five Merlin novels—following the princes of the one true world (Amber) as they scheme, war, and use the power of Pattern to walk between infinite shadow worlds. Roger Zelazny's influential epic fantasy is witty, action-packed, and full of palace intrigue.

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