Roger Zelazny’s LORD OF LIGHT Out Now in Turkey!


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Roger Zelazny‘s critically-acclaimed novel LORD OF LIGHT is available again in Turkish! Published by İthaki Yayınları as IŞIK TANRISI, here’s the synopsis…

Roger Zelazny, farklı pek çok mitolojiyi bilimkurgu romanlarına uyarlamasıyla pek çok yazarın yalnızca hayal edebildiği bir şeyi alışkanlık haline getirmiş eşsiz bir yazar. Hint mitolojisiyle harmanlanan Işık Tanrısı ise sadece bilimkurguyu değil, tüm spekülatif kurguyu değiştiren, benzersiz bir roman. Gaiman’ın en iyi romanı olarak kabul edilen Amerikan Tanrıları’na fikir babalığı yapmakla kalmamış, tanrılar ve insanlar arasındaki isim oyunlarına da ilham kaynağı olmuştur. Martin’in epik serisi Buz ve Ateşin Şarkısı’ndaki Işık Tanrısı da ismini bu romandan alır, tıpkı Sam Tarly’nin ismini bu romanın başkahramanı Sam’den aldığı gibi.

Dünya yok olalı çok uzun bir süre olmuştur. Kolonileşmiş bir gezegendeki tüm teknolojik gücü ele geçiren insanlar ise kendilerini ölümsüz kılmış ve Hint tanrılarının rolünü üstlenerek o gezegenin kontrolünü ele geçirmiştir.

Ancak bu kötü niyetli topluluğa karşı çıkacak biri vardır: Siddhartha ya da Mahasamatman; nam-ı diğer Işık Tanrısı.

LORD OF LIGHT is published in the UK by Gollancz, as part of the SF Masterworks series. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

One of the very best must-read SF novels of all time.

Imagine a distant world where gods walk as men, but wield vast and hidden powers. Here they have made the stage on which they build a subtle pattern of alliance, love, and deadly enmity. Are they truly immortal? Who are these gods who rule the destiny of a teeming world?

Their names include Brahma, Kali, Krishna and also he who was called Buddha, the Lord of Light, but who now prefers to be known simply as Sam. The gradual unfolding of the story — how the colonization of another planet became a re-enactment of Eastern mythology — is one of the great imaginative feats of modern science fiction.

Last year, LORD OF LIGHT was also published in Chinese by the Beijing Publishing United Co., Ltd.

Zeno represents Roger Zelazny in translation, on behalf of the Zelazny Estate.

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CHRONICLES OF AMBER 6-10 Out Now in China


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We have shared the stunning Chinese covers for Roger Zelazny‘s Chronicles of Amber series on the site before, and we’re happy to report that the final five volumes are now available in China, published by Dook…

  • 厄运主牌  (TRUMPS OF DOOM)
  • 安珀血脉  (BLOOD OF AMBER)
  • 混沌之兆  (SIGN OF CHAOS)
  • 暗影骑士  (KNIGHT OF SHADOWS)
  • 混沌王子  (PRINCE OF CHAOS)

LORD OF LIGHT and CREATURES OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS are also available in Chinese.

Zeno represents Roger Zelazny in translation, on behalf of the Zelazny Estate.

Chronicles of Amber #1-5

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New Chinese Covers for Roger Zelazny’s CHRONICLES OF AMBER 6-10


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A year ago, we shared the first five Chinese covers for Roger Zelazny‘s classic Chronicles of Amber (安珀志) series. We’re very pleased to now be able to share with you the final five, eye-catching covers (above). Published by Dook in the new year, the new covers are for TRUMPS OF DOOM (厄运主牌), BLOOD OF AMBER (安珀血脉), SIGN OF CHAOS (混沌之兆), KNIGHT OF SHADOWS (暗影骑士) and PRINCE OF CHAOS (混沌王子).

Here’s the synopsis for 厄运主牌 (TRUMPS OF DOOM)…

科温的儿子梅林一直在影子中追寻父亲的足迹,在地球上也已生活多年,但每一年的4月30日,他都会遭到莫名的攻击,有人似乎想要置他于死地。在死于非命的女友家里,梅林无意间发现了几张纸牌,这些纸牌成了他解开谜团的线索。在他穿越影子寻求真相的途中,依然不断遭到骚扰、威胁和袭击,真相则变得愈加模糊了。梅林终于了解到,女友之死和每年暗杀行为的始作俑者是同一人,而他的目标,似乎是梅林的秘密发明——鬼轮。

And the English-language synopsis…

Merle Corey is a brilliant young computer designer in San Francisco. But, he is also Merlin, son of Corwin, vanished prince of Amber, and heir to his father’s wonderous powers. And, someone is determined to kill him. Now he will begin a desperate race through Shadow, not only to escape the mysterious force that threatens his life, but to protect the deadly secret that could destroy both his worlds.

Zeno represents Roger Zelazny in translation, on behalf of the Zelazny Estate.

GRRM Remembers Roger Zelazny


ZelaznyR-AuthorPicRoger Zelazny passed away twenty years ago yesterday. We wanted to share some words from George R.R. Martin‘s eulogy…

He was a poet, first, last, always. His words sang.

He was a storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen…

“But look around you…” he wrote in Lord of Light. “Death and Light are everywhere, always, and they begin, end, strive, attend, into and upon the Dream of the Nameless that is the world, burning words within Samsara, perhaps to create a thing of beauty.”

Martin organised an evening of readings and discussion about Zelazny’s work, on May 31st. He explained that event here, with more kind words about Zelazny.

Zeno represents Zelazny in the UK and translation, on behalf of the Zelazny Estate. Most recently, we have negotiated some Chinese translations, the covers for which can be seen below. We will have more Zelazny news in the near future.

First five Amber novels…

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Two More Zelazny Novels Coming to China!


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Today we can share two more Chinese-language covers, this time for Roger Zelazny‘s LORD OF LIGHT (above) and CREATURES OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS (below). Both books will be published later this year by the Beijing Publishing United Co., Ltd.

LORD OF LIGHT won the Hugo Award and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 1968. The novel is published in the UK by Gollancz, as part of the SF Masterworks series. Here’s the synopsis…

One of the very best must-read SF novels of all time.

Imagine a distant world where gods walk as men, but wield vast and hidden powers. Here they have made the stage on which they build a subtle pattern of alliance, love, and deadly enmity. Are they truly immortal? Who are these gods who rule the destiny of a teeming world?

Their names include Brahma, Kali, Krishna and also he who was called Buddha, the Lord of Light, but who now prefers to be known simply as Sam. The gradual unfolding of the story — how the colonization of another planet became a re-enactment of Eastern mythology — is one of the great imaginative feats of modern science fiction.

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Here’s the synopsis for CREATURES OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS, which is currently published in English by Eos

Two gods, two houses, one quest, and the eternal war between life and death 

To save his kingdom, Anubis, Lord of the Dead, sends forth his servant on a mission of vengeance. At the same time, from The House of Life, Osiris sends forth his son, Horus, on the same mission to destroy utterly and forever The Prince Who Was a Thousand.

But neither of these superhuman warriors is prepared for the strange and harrowing world of mortal life, and The Thing That Cries in the Night may well destroy not only their worlds, but all mankind.

As Zelazny did with the Hindu pantheon in the legendary, groundbreaking classic Lord of Light, the master storyteller here breathes new life into the Egyptian gods with another dazzling tale of mythology and imagination.

Both novels were first published by Doubleday – LORD OF LIGHT in 1967, and CREATURES OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS in 1969. We’ve included the original covers for the two novels, and also the most recent English-language editions, below.

Zeno represents Roger Zelazny in translation, on behalf of the Zelazny Estate.

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Cover Reveal: Zelazny’s CHRONICLES OF AMBER in Chinese


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Above you can see the gorgeous covers for the Chinese editions for the first five books in Roger Zelazny‘s classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Amber. To be published by Dook in China, we think you’ll agree they’re quite striking.

The first five books in the series are NINE PRINCES IN AMBER (安珀九王子), THE GUNS OF AVALON (阿瓦隆之枪), SIGN OF THE UNICORN (独角兽之兆), THE HAND OF OBERON (奥伯龙之手), and THE COURTS OF CHAOS (混沌王庭).

Here is the English-language synopsis for the first book…

Amber, the one real world, wherein all others, including our own Earth, are but Shadows. 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.

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.

Zeno represents Roger Zelazny in translation, on behalf of the Zelazny Estate.