The Last Defender of Camelot is a new collection of classic Zelazny short stories, including: "He Who Shapes," the basis for his novel The Dream Master; "Damnation Alley," which was later fleshed out to full novel form; "Passion Play," Zelazny's first published work; and the title story, a robot tale of sorts that explains how Sir Launcelot survived the thousand years since the fall of Camelot. Here There be Dragons is the story of a small kingdom terrorized by dragons-or at least that's what the people living there have come to believe, since all the maps in the kingdom show that they're surrounded by dragons. And if all the maps agree on that point, then it must be true, mustn't it...?
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Though SF "master of prose technique" and "paragon of the storytelling art" (in the introductory words of Robert Silverberg, himself a certified luminary) Roger Zelazny died in 1995, collections of his work appear on shelves with pleasing regularity. The Last Defender of Camelot, the fifth in the series of new Zelazny editions, offers readers 11 of what Silverberg has deemed his best stories, including "24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai," which earned him one of his six Hugos, and 1992's "Come Back to the Killing Ground, Alice, My Love," which has not been previously collected.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Roger Zelazny was a three-time Nebula Award and six-time Hugo Award-winning author of science fiction and fantasy classics, including the short stories "24 Views of Mount Fuji, by Hokusai," "Permafrost," and "Home is the Hangman." Zelazny was the bestselling author of the ten-volume Chronicles of Amber series of fantasy novels, as well as the novels Lord of Light, and Psychoshop (written with Alfred Bester). Zelazny's novel Damnation Alley served as the basis for the 1972 cult film of the same name, starring Jan Michael Vincent and George Peppard.
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Format:Paperback
This new collection of Zelazny stories, selected by
Robert Silverberg, is a good one. It contains 3 of his
stronger stories from earlier collections made by
Zelazny himself: "For A Breath I Tarry," "The Last
Defender of Camelot," and "24 Views of Mt. Fuji."
It also contains several other worthy stories to
create a collection that spans Zelazny's career.
I suspect length issues caused the selection to
be limited to only 11 stories. Still, as a long-time
reader of Zelazny's work since the '60s, I think
he would have been better represented if I Books
could have made the collection bigger. New readers
of Zelazny can't easily get a feeling for the
magnitude of his accomplishments with such a small
selection. The absence of "He Who Shapes" and
"Damnation Alley," for instance, is to be regretted.
Still, the collection is good overall. New readers
who wish to read more of Zelazny's work will simply
need to scour 2nd hand bookstores.
Robert Silverberg, is a good one. It contains 3 of his
stronger stories from earlier collections made by
Zelazny himself: "For A Breath I Tarry," "The Last
Defender of Camelot," and "24 Views of Mt. Fuji."
It also contains several other worthy stories to
create a collection that spans Zelazny's career.
I suspect length issues caused the selection to
be limited to only 11 stories. Still, as a long-time
reader of Zelazny's work since the '60s, I think
he would have been better represented if I Books
could have made the collection bigger. New readers
of Zelazny can't easily get a feeling for the
magnitude of his accomplishments with such a small
selection. The absence of "He Who Shapes" and
"Damnation Alley," for instance, is to be regretted.
Still, the collection is good overall. New readers
who wish to read more of Zelazny's work will simply
need to scour 2nd hand bookstores.
Another, somewhat irksome problem is that the collection
name, _The Last Defender of Camelot_, matches that of
a collection that Zelazny published himself back in
1980. That collection was probably one of his 2 or 3
best, and it was also quite large. Giving this collection
the same name will result in some confusion that should
have been avoided. Oh, well.
By Tracy Deaton
Format:Paperback
This is worth it all 4 "For a Breath I Tarry," which is 1 of my all-time faves -- words fail me; it's hilarious, heart-wrenching; it'll change your world in 25 pages. "He Who Shapes" (aka "The Dream Master") is also outstanding. Also solid: "The Last Defender of Camelot," & a romantic heart-wringer called "The Engine at Heartspring's Center." There R many others which R at LEAST worth reading. Zelazny was a poet; I miss him. If U like him, U might also try early George R.R. Martin, early Samuel R. Delany, & some of Robert Silverberg's mellower work (like DOWNWARD TO THE EARTH, DYING INSIDE, THE BOOK OF SKULLS).
By H. Smith
Format:Paperback
As a huge fan of the author and the original release of this brilliant short story collection, I am extremely disappointed in the new release. HUNT DOWN THE ORIGINAL. The new version omits all of Zelazny's forewords and, more damning, it actually omits some of the better stories found in the original collection. Silverburg mentions "Horsemen!" in the introduction, then the story is strangely absent. This is a travesty.
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