New Russian editions of Roger Zelazny‘s classic, beloved Chronicles of Amber series are now available! Published by ЭКСМО, ДЕВЯТЬ ПРИНЦЕВ АМБЕРА (NINE PRINCES IN AMBER), РУЖЬЯ АВАЛОНА (GUNS OF AVALON), ЗНАК ЕДИНОРОГА (SIGN OF THE UNICORN) are all available now. Here’s the synopsis for the first novel…
Девять братьев, девять принцев Амбера, девять претендентов на престол Вечного Города… И только один шанс вернуть память, выбраться из коварной ловушки Отражений и завоевать трон Янтарного королевства… Захватывающая история о принце Корвине, положившая начало легендарной саге “Хроники Амбера”!
Роджер Желязны – крупнейший американский писатель-фантаст, не нуждающийся в представлении. Автор более 50 великолепных книг, многие из которых награждены престижными премиями!
More Russian editions (for a wide range of Zelazny’s novels) are coming soon; as are a number of other translated editions of the series. We’ll share the details on the website as soon as we have them. In the meantime, in case you are somehow unaware of the series, here’s the English-language synopsis for book one (first published in 1970)…
Amber, the one real world, wherein all others, including our own Earth, are but Shadows. Amber burns in Corwin’s blood. Exiled on Shadow Earth for centuries, the prince is about to return to Amber to make a mad and desperate rush upon the throne. From Arden to the blood-slippery Stairway into the Sea, the air is electrified with the powers of Eric, Random, Bleys, Caine, and all the princes of Amber whom Corwin must overcome.
Yet, his savage path is blocked and guarded by eerie structures beyond imagining; impossible realities forged by demonic assassins and staggering horrors to challenge the might of Corwin’s superhuman fury.’ to ‘Awakening in an Earth hospital unable to remember who he is or where he came from, Corwin is amazed to learn that he is one of the sons of Oberon, King of Amber, and is the rightful successor to the crown in a parallel world.
In related news (in case you missed it), the Chronicles of Amber was recently optioned for television, by the same team behind the AMC mega-hit The Walking Dead series.
Zeno represents Roger Zelazny in Translation, on behalf of the Zelazny Estate.