The Chronicles of Amber

The Chronicles of Amber is a work of the U.S. American author Roger Zelazny. It is divided into two cycles, each comprising five books and their actions are largely completed. Both cycles were brought out in a new edition in two bound volumes, 2006.

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In Zelaznys world there are in a sea of ​​chaos an - apparently - real world called Amber, consisting of a medieval city - which serves as the archetype for all other cities in the universe - with their surroundings. To this world you can be grouped shadow, more and more faulty duplicates of Amber. The physical laws are lax and lax, the farther the shadow is removed by Amber; Amber in itself does not have a conventional black powder, while closer to chaos and magic works and the space is unstable. In a later novel, the protagonists discover the true Amber, consisting of the pristine mountain and its surroundings, which they discover that Amber itself is but a shadow; they speculate that this truth Amber is not even a shadow of another, even more real level.

The shadows take through their imperfections on any world that a man can imagine; our world itself is also described as shade, in which the protagonist wakes up in the beginning.

Since the emergence Ambers this city is ruled by Oberon, a powerful, fair, however, often merciless ruler. With several wives, lovers and mistresses Oberon offspring fathered - the princes and princesses Ambers, standing in center of action of the books series. Only Oberon and his descendants possess the ability to drain the pattern, which is located in the center of truth and Ambers Ambers and created with the creation Oberon and Dworkin Amber. Afterwards, they can visit any existing world. The everyday life of this family however, is determined by intrigues and power games - almost every one of them wants to be the ruler of Amber. The saying "I love you like a brother! " Is a common curse in Amber.

At the beginning of the first book ( Corwin of Amber ) exist officially nine male ( Benedict, Eric, Corwin, Bleys, Brand, Caine, Julian, Gerard, Random) and four female ( Deirdre, Fiona, Flora, Llewella ) famous offspring. Due to Oberon's long absence from Amber a new wave of intrigue is swollen, while the Prince Eric has established itself as a governor and future ruler of Amber.