After reading it, im not sure why he made that claim. Zelazny was married twice, first to sharon steberl. As delivered, its an undercooked book, one with potential, yet also deep flaws. Author roger zelaznys complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Marrying as he did classic mythologies with technologically produced magics. One deep thought roger zelazny is the only writer who can omit commasand do this to his hearts desirewithout taking furious slashes from rubescant, my sword. He has edited several anthologies and is the author of the nonfiction book that focuses on himself, written also with the help of neil randall that was published in 1988. The 1980 edition of the last defender of camelot includes the short stories. Zelazny originally wrote this book hastily to fulfill a contract when he. Favourite zelazny novels and short stories science. Roger zelazny has contributed to the third book in the nebula award stories series, published in 1967. Born in 1937, roger zelazny left his strongest mark in the science fiction literature of. Roger zelazny, an awardwinning writer of science fiction, died here on wednesday at st.
Zelazny, who had cancer for several months, died wednesday june 14th 1995 at st. His father emigrated from poland when he was a young man and met josephine sweet in chicago. Roger zelazny s moment was in the mid1960s, during the first surge of. A prolific author, zelazny generated some 50 novels and approximately 150 short works as well as 3 collections of poetry, and among the many accolades awarded him were six hugos and three nebulas. Roger zelazny author of nine princes in amber goodreads. The story jumps around between multiple characters. Roger joseph zelazny may, 1937 june 14, 1995 was an american poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for the. Roger zelazny was born on may, 1937 and died on june 14, 1995. Roger zelazny made his name with a group of novellas which demonstrated just. Roger zelazny was also a member of the swordsmen and sorcerers guild of america saga, a looseknit group of heroic fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in lin carter s flashing swords. Roger zelazny facts, bio, family, life, info sticky facts.
I like the insane setup because thats one of my pet likes. Rogers childhood was spent in euclid, ohio, in a rural area on an acre of property. H, a man who needs only to touch someone to heal or hurt them, during a deadly galactic pandemic the novel contains a cameo by francis sandow, the protagonist of isle of the dead, but it is not a sequel. His first story was published in 1962, and he went on to publish more than 150.
Roger zelazny, 58, science novelist the new york times. He has won many awards for his work, including 6 hugos, which are awarded by science fiction fans, and two nebulas, awarded by science fiction writers of america. Vincent hospital of kidney failure associated with the cancer. Roger joseph zelazny was the only child of joseph frank zelazny a patternmaker and josephine sweet. John morwin, a telekinetic artist who once served under malacar. Zelazny died in 1995 from kidney failure related to his long struggle with cancer. All of this, because zelazny was a master of voice, is conveyed in a. Theres this guy whos a walking biohazzard, but whose danger can also produce cures for those same diseases. Five roger zelazny books that changed my life by being awesome. This is a partial bibliography of american science fiction and fantasy author roger zelazny. Lord of light was the first zelazny book i ever read.
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