Knight of Shadows
core novel 1989 Chronicles of Amber
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.95 (10,778 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 251 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-688-08726-4 |
| First-edition date | 1989-11 |
| Internal chronology | 9 |
Synopsis
The ninth Chronicles of Amber novel follows Merlin as he navigates several mysteries, including Julia's betrayal, her connection to his brother Jurt, and an unknown adversary targeting him. Merlin becomes trapped in a ghostly realm inhabited by phantom beings, where he begins to uncover his own role in a cosmic power struggle between the Pattern of Amber and the Logrus of Chaos, the two opposing sources of magical order and power that have shaped his family's destiny. Determined to understand who is truly behind the attacks on his life and what Julia's true allegiance is, Merlin is forced to piece together fragments of a much larger conspiracy that stretches across both Amber and the Courts of Chaos, testing his loyalties along the way.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of Amber
- Series: The Merlin Cycle core; position 4 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Roger Zelazny
Notes
- First edition: William Morrow and Company (1989).
- 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 4 of 5: previous Sign of Chaos (1987) · next Prince of Chaos (1991)
- Internal chronology, within Chronicles of Amber: position 9 of 10: previous Sign of Chaos (1987) · next Prince of Chaos (1991)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_of_Shadows
- https://www.sfadb.com/Roger_Zelazny
- https://www.isfdb.org
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