Blood of Amber
core novel 1986 Chronicles of Amber
Record
| First published | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.04 (14,251 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 215 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-87795-829-7 |
| First-edition date | 1986-09 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of Amber
- Series: The Merlin Cycle core; position 2 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Roger Zelazny
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1987: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 2.
Notes
- First edition: Arbor House (1986).
- From the series record (The Merlin Cycle): Narrated by Merlin, Corwin's son. Publication order = internal chronological order.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Merlin Cycle: position 2 of 5: previous Trumps of Doom (1985) · next Sign of Chaos (1987)
- Internal chronology, within Chronicles of Amber: position 7 of 10: previous Trumps of Doom (1985) · next Sign of Chaos (1987)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_of_Amber
- https://www.sfadb.com/Roger_Zelazny
- https://www.isfdb.org
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