The Legacy of Roger Zelazny Part 1
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- F. Brett Cox joins us to discuss his new book Roger Zelazny: Modern Masters of Science Fiction from the University of Illinois Press. See Part 2 here: • The Legacy of Roger Ze...
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The end of Courts of Chaos, when Corwin thinks all is lost and creates his own Pattern, and refuses the crown his father offers him, is absolutely some of the best stuff of the series.
Thank you very much for the interview. Roger seems to be almost forgotten by today and this is quite unjust. He was the prominent literature magician, and I hope I'm wrong in my previous statement, hopefully he has not forgotten, at least not in my case.
Thank you for this interview (and I look forward to the recent sequel to it.) I became a fan of Zelazny through the Amber novels, and have devoured everything I could find from him in the many decades since. I hold out hope for a big budget Amber series, or perhaps even something like Lord of Light brought to screen by a geek auteur. Zelazny deserves to be part of the pantheon of great US writers
My dad had copies of the Lord of the Rings, the Amber Chronicles, and the World of Tiers and I really loved all of those books but the Amber series I think has been my favorite and I've re-read several times and many of his other books.
My father was the "gate keeper" as well.
The Amber series was inspired by World of Tiers.
"I genuinely envy anyone who gets to experience Amber for the first time." -- anon
Fantastic interview. Żelazny was my first sci-fi love as well. Randomly picked Guns of.. in my local public library. I was hooked.
Lord of Light, Creatures of Light and Darkness...two books where Zelazny grabbed two religions, Hinduism and Egyptian myth, mixed in several others including Buddhism and Christianity, tossed them into a science fiction genre and came up with mind blowing (and to many, heretical) views regarding faith, belief and human emotions. Then tap "Jack of Shadows" and go totally off the edge.
Thank you for being a haven, and welcome refuge to restore peace in the heart and inspiration of the mind.
Looking forward to reading the F. Brett Cox book as well as read more of Zelaznys' work. Thanks for this presentation.
Zelazny really was making it up as he went along in Nine Princes in Amber. He’s said he started with the idea of a man waking up in a hospital with amnesia and taking it from there. He had no idea who Corbin was when he started out!
Yeah the fact that Flora leaves her Trumps behind for Corwin to find rather than taking them with her when she leaves for Amber really makes no sense at all once you understand the rules of the world as they are eventually established.
All fiction is making it up as you go along. Especially for as George RR Martin terms "gardeners".
I have made an effort to read everything Zelazny published throughout most of my life. Oddly enough Guns of Avalon was a random grab off the library shelf and my first exposure to his universe. But I'm here express my one beef with RZ, mainly where the fuck is the third book that is needed to complete the Changeling-
Madwand saga? Also, he had a terrific protagonist in Francis Sandow and featured him in only two novels. I can understand why you podcast guys saw him as being pretty much of a self actuated hard head. Nonetheless he'll always by my personal favorite writer whose razor sharp wit and humor is often overlooked. His untimely passing was indeed a Joe Frazier gut punch.
I re-read his books every few years and just can't get enough. One of my favorites is Night in Lonesome October. It's the best monster mash of all time.
Same! I read Zelazny as a child and I was awed by his narrative style. I love the Amber Series and his short stories, Rose for Ecclesiastes and Unicorn Variations. Have his books been republished? My SFF collection of paperbacks have been eaten by termites :(
@@cebukitty To my knowledge most of his stuff is available in print and on audio books (Audible). However, start out with a CZcams search of Roger Zelazny and there are plenty of freebies in audio format. Can't hate that!
He’s got a multiple volume set of his short stories!
If you have not read For A Breath I Tarry you should it's my favorite sci-fi short story and a deep one.@@cebukitty
The "Lord Of Light"
I didn't hear anything about my favorite, the dark poetic First of his works To Die in Italbar.
Ok brief mention in passing of To Die...
I read Lord of Light in high school and hadn't touched it since now listening to the audio version. First is the richness of description which , when my eyes are closed are like being stoned in college. However the use of the passive voice is giving me a headache
Lord of light is hugely polictal and relevant now and the early 70s wonder why...
Sometime after Lord of Light, he developed this conspiratorical voice which seemed to me to be unique for his time. But I am not a SF scholar.
Definitely an interesting interview, but almost nothing is mentioned about Lord of Light!
F Brett Cox! Just kidding - I love Brett Cox AND Roger Zelazny.
Someone seriously needs to write more books about amber.
John Gregory Betancourt was authorized by Zelazny’s estate to continue the saga, which took the form of a prequel and focused on Oberon, but he got mixed reviews. Some likened his style to ‘Fan Fiction’, and others felt his 4 books violated some basic tenets of the Amberverse. Longtime contemporary associates of Zelazny (George R R Martin, Walter Jon Williams and Neil Gaiman) were also critical of anyone writing further stories, citing their personal recollection of Roger emphatically forbidding anyone writing in the Amber Universe. After Byron Preiss’s tragic death in an auto accident, iBooks filed for bankruptcy and the final book never happened.
@@jimstanga6390 I understand but seriously awesome character s deserve a broader light than one person's vision. Look at star wars ..
@@randirosehooper8315 No arguments from me on that score. But Zelazny’s contemporaries we’re pretty adamant about his feelings and theirs. I’m sure Gaiman and Brust and others would love to take a crack at it, but out of respect to Roger, they won’t.
@@jimstanga6390 well perhaps a new generation will purchase the rights and move in new directions..
@@randirosehooper8315 There is always that chance. Betancourts logic in accepting the challenge was to help the Amberverse survive the authors death. Many characters have kept going this way after the demise of their creator, including Sherlock Holmes, Conan, and Tarzan. Time will tell…
Merlin was never a songwriter, he was always a computer guy. You're probably thinking of "Changling". Also, "Damnation Alley" wasn't a novelization of the movie. The movie was based on the novel and strayed far enough away that it kind of sucked.
Great content, my mind is blown that someone hasn't snatch up his works for TV / movies. Like, better world building and character development than philip k dick but here we are.
But if we were in season 6 of Amber... I'd probably bitch about that.
53:00 damnation alley... Jan Michael Vincent pre Airwolf. The amount of authors I read back in the day because he gave them a nod is Steven Burst and Neil Gaiman, I regard one of them.
@Burned Bridges Kinda feel like I covered that but outside of instant transportation, a smart phone is pretty much a card that provides instant visual communication.