{"id":55,"date":"2004-09-04T14:15:46","date_gmt":"2004-09-04T02:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/?p=55"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:29:56","slug":"prequel_to_an_excellent_series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/2004\/09\/04\/prequel_to_an_excellent_series\/","title":{"rendered":"Prequel to an excellent series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have just finished reading The Dawn of Amber<\/a> by John Betancourt<\/a>. It’s the start of a prequel trilogy to the Amber chronicles<\/a> by Roger Zelazny<\/a>. Roger wrote the two chronicles of Amber books; the first was narrated by Corwin, and the second by his son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The First Chronicles of Amber<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Nine Princes In Amber<\/a> (1970)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The Guns of Avalon<\/a> (1972)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Sign of the Unicorn<\/a> (1975)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The Hand of Oberon<\/a> (1976)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The Courts of Chaos<\/a> (1978)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Second Chronicles of Amber<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Trumps of Doom<\/a> (1985)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Blood of Amber<\/a> (1986)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Sign of Chaos<\/a> (1987)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Knight of Shadows<\/a> (1989)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Prince of Chaos<\/a> (1991)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The old version of my web log<\/a> uses the book titles as headings for each section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Roger also wrote six short stories set in the Amber universe. These are very hard to get hold of. As a fan I wish these would all get collected in a single edition and made available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n