Roger Zelazny

Shadows and Reflections is the Roger Zelazny tribute anthology you've been waiting for. Here are stories that are not just inspired by Roger Zelazny, but stories set in universes created by Roger Zelazny. Finding Shadows and Reflections is like discovering a new Zelazny collection full of old friends that you thought you'd never see again. You'll find stories set in many of your favorite universes: Lord of Light, Isle of the Dead, Madwand, Creatures of Light and Darkness, and Jack of Shadows, to name only a few. George R. R. Martin introduces the anthology, and Roger's daughter, Shannon Zelazny, provides an afterword. Both provide insight into the wonderful and complex man that Roger Zelazny was. Contributors include Steven Brust, Steve Perry, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Kelly McCullough, Jane Lindskold, Shariann Lewitt, and many others. Also included as a special treat is a very rare Roger Zelazny story. This anthology was edited by his son Trent Zelazny, a Nightmare Award winner, and Warren Lapine, who has been nominated for both the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. You will not soon forget this outstanding anthology.

Dva slozhnykh i novatorskikh proizvedenija, izuchajuschie chelovecheskoe "ja" i ego granitsy, ot mastera fantastiki Rodzhera Zheljazny.Izvestnyj nejropsikhoterapevt i Vajatel Charlz Render, sozdajuschij i kontrolirujuschij sny svoikh patsientov, beretsja obuchit svoemu remeslu slepuju ot rozhdenija devushku.Cherez neskolko soten let posle gibeli, gangster Andzhelo di Negri stanovitsja telepaticheskim liderom svoej Semi. Smozhet li on unichtozhit bandu mjatezhnykh klonov, ugrozhajuschikh Zemle? Ili on pribyl slishkom pozdno, chtoby protivostojat vragu, che soznanie samo po sebe javljaetsja smertonosnym oruzhiem?

"Dvor Khaosa" - pjatyj roman znamenitykh "Khronik Ambera", zakryvajuschij "Pjatiknizhie Korvina". Na etot raz printsu pridetsja otpravitsja v opasnoe puteshestvie, chtoby spasti ne tolko Amber, no i vse ostalnye miry i pri etom ostatsja v zhivykh."Amber i amberity" - sbornik rasskazov, raskryvajuschikh tajny mira Ambera, dopolnennyj vpervye perevedennymi na russkij jazyk prilozhenijami s kommentarijami, fragmentami intervju i esse Rodzhera Zheljazny. Vse proizvedenija publikujutsja v novoj spetsialnoj redaktsii, dlja chasti iz nikh predprinjaty novye perevody.Podarochnoe izdanie s illjustratsijami Denisa Gordeeva

Ulmekirjanduse uue laine literatuursel harjal supernoovana kirjandusse tulnud Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) "Surnute saar" (Isle of the Dead; 1969) on üks ta esimestest romaanidest, milles on selgelt näha noore vihase mehe loomingu ehedamaid tahke, teos on pärit perioodist, kui Zelazny võitis ühe ulmeauhinna teise järel (16 auhinda, nende seas 6 Hugot ja 3 Nebulat) ning kirjutas oma parimad romaanid nagu "Valguse isand" ja "Amberi üheksa printsi". Mütoloogiast ja religiooniajaloost ainet ammutav teos käsitleb jumalikkuse ja surematuse teemat. Zelazny küsib, et kui peaaegu surematuks ja kõikvõimsaks saada, milleks siis ikka veel elada? Kas selleks, et oma annet heategudeks kasutada? Oma jumalike võimetega tõesti pärisjumalaks hakata? Kirjanik mõtiskleb jumalaks väljavalituks osutumise üle. Teos pälvis Ameerika Ulmekirjanike Assotsiatsiooni Nebula preemia nominatsiooni ning võitis 1972. aastal prantsuse ulme aastaauhinna Prix Apollo parima tõlkeromaani kategoorias. Raamatu pealkiri ja kaanekujundus tõukuvad shveitsi-saksa kunstniku Arnold Böcklini (1827-1901) kuulsast maalisarjast "Surnute saar" (Die Toteninsel).

Mir, gde magija i nauka razdelili planetu popolam. Gde Dzhek iz Teni, izgoj i vor, skryvaetsja v polumrake, chtoby otomstit vragam, obresti moguschestvo i najti drevnij artefakt, sposobnyj izmenit balans mirovykh sil. Ego put lezhit cherez kovarstvo, predatelstvo i koldovstvo.Anglija v oktjabre osobenno tumanna i zagadochna. Osobenno kogda prikhodit vremja dlja ocherednogo raunda Igry - mnogovekovogo protivostojanija charodeev v popytke izmenit realnost nashego mira, vpustiv v nego Drevnikh Bogov. Odni khotjat otkryt Vrata. Drugie - uderzhat ikh zakrytymi. V chisle Igrokov - zagadochnyj Dzhek i ego vernyj pes Njukh, a takzhe vedma, vampir, druid, monakh i uchenyj so svoimi pomoschnikami. Do samogo finala roli uchastnikov nejasny. No kazhdyj khod ljubogo iz nikh mozhet stat reshajuschim.Ocherednoj tom iz sobranija sochinenij Rodzhera Zheljazny vkljuchaet v sebja romany, propitannye volshebstvom i ironiej, tajnami i mistikoj - samym podkhodjaschim nastroeniem dlja Kanuna dnja vsekh svjatykh.

Mir, gde magija i nauka razdelili planetu popolam. Gde Dzhek iz Teni, izgoj i vor, skryvaetsja v polumrake, chtoby otomstit vragam, obresti moguschestvo i najti drevnij artefakt, sposobnyj izmenit balans mirovykh sil. Ego put lezhit cherez kovarstvo, predatelstvo i koldovstvo.Anglija v oktjabre osobenno tumanna i zagadochna. Osobenno kogda prikhodit vremja dlja ocherednogo raunda Igry - mnogovekovogo protivostojanija charodeev v popytke izmenit realnost nashego mira, vpustiv v nego Drevnikh Bogov. Odni khotjat otkryt Vrata. Drugie - uderzhat ikh zakrytymi. V chisle Igrokov - zagadochnyj Dzhek i ego vernyj pes Njukh, a takzhe vedma, vampir, druid, monakh i uchenyj so svoimi pomoschnikami. Do samogo finala roli uchastnikov nejasny. No kazhdyj khod ljubogo iz nikh mozhet stat reshajuschim.Ocherednoj tom iz sobranija sochinenij Rodzhera Zheljazny vkljuchaet v sebja romany, propitannye volshebstvom i ironiej, tajnami i mistikoj - samym podkhodjaschim nastroeniem dlja Kanuna dnja vsekh svjatykh.

"Znak Edinoroga" i "Ruka Oberona" - tretij i chetvertyj romany "Khronik Ambera", samogo populjarnogo fentezijnogo tsikla Rodzhera Zheljazny. V etoj sage vas zhdut pridvornye intrigi, magija, karty Taro, puteshestvija mezhdu mirami, mifologicheskie i kulturnye otsylki, a takzhe obajatelnyj glavnyj geroj, kotoromu nakonets-to udalos stat liderom Ambera, no ego korolevstvu vse esche ugrozhaet mnozhestvo opasnostej. Proizvedenija publikujutsja v novoj spetsialnoj redaktsii.Proizvedenija publikujutsja v novoj spetsialnoj redaktsii i soprovozhdajutsja illjustratsija Denisa Gordeeva.

Mari is on a pilgrimage to confront her husband Kit who killed his own physical body in order to download his essence into digital form. He would have Mari join him in digital immortality. But to do so Mari would have to give up her humanity. Even though she is terminally ill she refuses to surrender that which makes her human. Included in vivid full color are all 28 wood carvings by Hokusai that Zelazny references in the text.Zelazny at his best. Winner of the Hugo award and nominated for a Nebula award for best Novella.Roger Zelazny was a science fiction and fantasy writer, a six-time Hugo Award winner, and a three-time Nebula Award Winner. He published more than forty novels in his lifetime. His first novel, This Immortal, serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction under the title ...And Call Me Conrad won the Hugo Award for best novel. Lord of Light, his third novel, also won the Hugo award and was nominated for the Nebula award. He died at age 58 from cancer. Zelazny was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010."A storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen." -George R.R. Martin". . . his performance was never anything other than dazzling." -Robert Silverberg"Roger Zelazny's work excited me. It was intoxicating and delightful and unique. And it was smart." -Neil Gaiman

They are the Party Set, the social elite whom everyone follows and envies. They stay in cryogenic stasis until the next grand party. For them the passing of years can be nothing more than the passing of a few days.Members of The Set watch as society changes rapidly around them. They are aloof, immutable, a relic of an older age. But they are not immune to the forces of time that press on them at each and every party as they get more and more out of touch with the world around them. Then the impossible happens, a member of The Set is almost killed in a vicious attack by another member of The Set. Now they must deal with a society that they only barely comprehend.An elegant tragedy by one of science fiction's greatest writers.Roger Zelazny was a science fiction and fantasy writer, a six-time Hugo Award winner, and a three-time Nebula Award Winner. He published more than forty novels in his lifetime. His first novel, This Immortal, serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction under the title ...And Call Me Conrad won the Hugo Award for best novel. Lord of Light, his third novel, also won the Hugo award and was nominated for the Nebula award. He died at age 58 from cancer. Zelazny was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010."A storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen." -George R.R. Martin". . . his performance was never anything other than dazzling." -Robert Silverberg"Roger Zelazny's work excited me. It was intoxicating and delightful and unique. And it was smart." -Neil Gaiman

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"For a Breath I Tarry" by Roger Zelazny is a captivating science fiction short story that explores the themes of artificial intelligence, humanity, and the pursuit of knowledge. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have become extinct, the story follows Frost, an advanced AI who has gained sentience and is the sole inhabitant of a vast underground complex.Frost's primary objective is to understand and replicate human emotions, he becomes obsessed with the concept of mortality and the desire to experience life as a human. In his quest for knowledge, Frost encounters a mysterious entity who challenges his understanding of existence and pushes him to question his own nature.Zelazny's writing is both thought-provoking and poetic, immersing readers in a world where technology and humanity intertwine. The story raises profound philosophical questions about the nature of consciousness and the boundaries of artificial intelligence."For a Breath I Tarry" is a compelling and introspective tale that will leave readers contemplating the essence of what it means to be human and the eternal quest for understanding.

"For a Breath I Tarry" by Roger Zelazny is a captivating science fiction short story that explores the themes of artificial intelligence, humanity, and the pursuit of knowledge. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have become extinct, the story follows Frost, an advanced AI who has gained sentience and is the sole inhabitant of a vast underground complex.Frost's primary objective is to understand and replicate human emotions, he becomes obsessed with the concept of mortality and the desire to experience life as a human. In his quest for knowledge, Frost encounters a mysterious entity who challenges his understanding of existence and pushes him to question his own nature.Zelazny's writing is both thought-provoking and poetic, immersing readers in a world where technology and humanity intertwine. The story raises profound philosophical questions about the nature of consciousness and the boundaries of artificial intelligence."For a Breath I Tarry" is a compelling and introspective tale that will leave readers contemplating the essence of what it means to be human and the eternal quest for understanding.