Walking the Pattern of Rebma (a city in Shadow that mirrors the true city of Amber, down to the smallest detail, including the Pattern) restores Corwin's memory and his abilities to travel through shadow. He meets members of this newly rediscovered family, and then later is shown and walks the Pattern, a labyrinth inscribed in the dungeons of Castle Amber which gives the multiverse its order. He soon discovers that he's part of a superhuman royal family that can wander among infinite parallel worlds (called 'shadows'), and who rule over the one true world, Amber. The first five novels are narrated in the first person by Corwin, a prince of Amber, as he describes his adventures and life upon re-encountering his family after a loss of memory and an absence of centuries.Ĭorwin wakes up from a coma in a hospital in New York with amnesia. Several Chronicles of Amber omnibus volumes have also been published, collecting the five novels of the original 'Corwin Cycle' in one volume, the five novels of the 'Merlin Cycle' in another volume, and later (in The Great Book of Amber) all ten novels in a single volume. The Guns of Avalon and five later 'Merlin Cycle' Amber novels were not serialized or excerpted. The novels Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon, and The Courts of Chaos first appeared in abridged, serialized versions in Galaxy Science Fiction. Portions of the first novel, Nine Princes in Amber, had previously been published in Kallikanzaros (No. The series of books was published over the years from 1970 to 1991. Ten Amber novels were written by Roger Zelazny.

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Nobles of the Courts of Chaos who have traversed the Logrus are similarly able to travel through Shadow.

While traveling (shifting) between Shadows, one can alter reality or create a new reality by choosing which elements of which Shadows to keep or add, and which to subtract. Members of the royal family of Amber, after walking a Pattern that is central to Amber, can travel freely through the Shadows. The Courts of Chaos are situated at the very edge of an Abyss. These shadows, including our Earth, are parallel worlds that exist in, and were created from, the tension between opposing magical forces of Amber and Chaos. The Amber stories take place in two contrasting 'true' worlds, Amber and Chaos, and in shadow worlds (Shadows) that lie between the two. Four additional prequel books, authorized by the Zelazny estate following his death, were authored by John Gregory Betancourt. Additionally, there are a number of Amber short stories and other works. The main series consists of two story arcs, each five novels in length. The Chronicles of Amber is a series of fantasy novels by American writer Roger Zelazny. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book

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