Stories from the Chronicles of Amber Saga (Seven Tales in Amber)

Amber is the one true world of which all others are but shadows. Collected here in one binding are seven tales of Amber. It was Zelazny’s intent to use these short stories to tie up unfinished threads from his amazing Chronicles of Amber. This edition is sure to be a treat for the legion of Amber fans. “A storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen.” —George R.R. Martin Short stories inspired by the Chronicles of Amber series. -- "A Secret of Amber with Ed Greenwood" -- "Salesman's Tale" -- "Blue Horse, Dancing Mountains" -- "The Shroudling and the Guisel" -- "Coming to a Cord" -- "Hall of Mirrors". Contents: Seven Tales in Amber interior artwork by James Zimmerman 7 Introduction (Seven Tales in Amber) essay by Warren Lapine 13 Prologue to Trumps of Doom [Amber Stories] short fiction by Roger Zelazny (variant of Prolog (Trumps of Doom) 1985) 17 A Secret of Amber [Amber Stories] (2005) short story by Ed Greenwood and Roger Zelazny 23 Salesman's Tale [Amber Stories] short story by Roger Zelazny (variant of The Salesman's Tale 1994) 37 Blue Horse, Dancing Mountains [Amber Stories] (1995) short story by Roger Zelazny 43 The Shroudling and the Guisel [Amber Stories] (1994) short story by Roger Zelazny 57 Coming to a Cord [Amber Stories] (1995) short story by Roger Zelazny 65 Hall of Mirrors [Amber Stories] (1996) novelette by Roger Zelazny Amber is the one true world of which all others are but shadows. Collected here in one binding are seven tales of Amber. It was Zelazny's intent to use these short stories to tie up unfinished threads from his amazing Chronicles of Amber. This edition is sure to be a treat for the legion of Amber fans. "A storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen." --George R.R. Martin . . . his performance was never anything other than dazzling. --Robert Silverberg Roger Zelazny's work excited me. It was intoxicating and delightful and unique. And it was smart. --Neil Gaiman