Amber: The Merlin Cycle Series by Roger Zelazny

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  • Trumps of Doom (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #1)
    #1

    Trumps of Doom (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #1)

    Roger Zelazny

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 1985

    Alternate cover for ISBN 0380896354 / 9780380896356Merle Corey is a brilliant young computer designer in San Francisco, but, he is also Merlin, son of Corwin, vanished prince of Amber, and heir to his father's wonderous powers. And, someone is determined to kill him. Now he will begin a desperate race through Shadow, not only to escape the mysterious force that threatens his life, but to protect the deadly secret that could destroy both his worlds.

  • Blood of Amber (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #2)
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    Blood of Amber (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #2)

    Roger Zelazny

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 1986

    Alternate cover for ISBN 0380896362 / 9780380896363Pursued by a fiendish enemy, Merle must battle through an intricate web of vengeance and murder that threatens more than the San Francisco Bay area. For Merle Corey of California is also Merlin, son of Corwin, vanished Prince of Amber; and the forces, seeking to destroy the royal house, have unleashed sorceries that can strike anywhere, especially at the very heart of Amber.

  • Sign of Chaos (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #3)
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    Sign of Chaos (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #3)

    Roger Zelazny

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 1987

    Merlin finds himself in a marvelous bar drinking with Luke, the Cheshire Cat, and the Mad Hatter. He can’t help but feel that perhaps this isn’t . . . Normal. When the Jabberwock appears Merlin’s head clears just enough to realize that he’s caught in Luke’s LSD-inspired hallucination. When a Fire Angel, one of the most powerful, magical killing beasts in existence, arrives to kill him he realizes that he has to do something quick or both he and Luke are finished... more

  • Knight of Shadows (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #4)
    #4

    Knight of Shadows (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #4)

    Roger Zelazny

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings · published 1989

    Alternate cover for ISBN 0380755017 / 9780380755011Melvin Corey must choose between an alliance with the Pattern of Amber or the Logrus of Chaos, in a tale of a sometimes murderous family of wizards and their alternate worlds.

  • Prince of Chaos (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #5)
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    Prince of Chaos (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #5)

    Roger Zelazny

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 1991

    Alternate cover for ISBN 0380755025 / 9780380755028Treacheries, trickeries, assassination attempts and bloody family intrigues have finally manoeuvred Merlin, aka Merle Corey, into the Courts of Chaos - where he is third in line to occupy the throne, thanks to a series of conventionally fatal "accidents" engineered by his mother Dara and uncle Mandor. But Merlin's journey to the ultimate rule will not be easy. For dark enchantments still await him... more

  • The Second Chronicles of Amber (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #1-5 omnibus)
    #1-5 omnibus

    The Second Chronicles of Amber (Amber: The Merlin Cycle #1-5 omnibus)

    Roger Zelazny

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1978

    In all the universe, Amber is the only true world. All others are Shadows, playthings for Amber's royal family -- sibling rivals who vault between worlds using tarot-like Trump cards and walk the labyrinthine Pattern, which confers the power to manipulate reality. Far removed from his native land, Merlin, son of Corwin of Amber and Dara of Chaos, has tried to build himself a normal Earthly life -- a life free of the cabals, vendettas and feuds that have torn his family apart... more

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