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Lord of Light Kindle Edition

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His followers called him Mahasamatman and said he was a god. He preferred to drop the Maha- and the -atman, however, and called himself Sam. He never claimed to be a god, but then he never claimed not to be a god.

A holy war rages across the heavens and mankind’s fate hangs in the balance.

Length: 292 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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One of the five best SF novels ever written. - George R.R Martin.

Zelazny's most sustained tale, richly conceived and plotted, exhilarating throughout. - John Clute, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

An authentic and rare work of the SF imagination. - Sunday Telegraph. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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One of the five best SF novels ever written. - George R.R Martin.

Zelazny's most sustained tale, richly conceived and plotted, exhilarating throughout. - John Clute, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

An authentic and rare work of the SF imagination. - Sunday Telegraph. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

ASIN : B07MSJZDFX
Publisher : Amber Ltd (30 December 2018)
Language : English
File size : 3767 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
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Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 292 pages

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Love everything about this book

Reviewed in Australia on 25 July 2019

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Love the characters, love the adaptation of religious iconography and structure adapted to a futuristic off planet environment and love the unfolding of the story and the interplay of Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism as the vehicles for a fantasy of life love and the fight for equality and freedom..,,

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Mike Watkinson

"He never claimed to be a god..."

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2019

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"...But then, he never claimed not to be a god." According to George Martin's afterword, Zelazny considered this his masterpiece (mind you, apparently he also rated Dream Master highly, and that's the one Zelazny I've read that's rubbish). Personally, I can never choose between this & the first Chronicles of Amber. One thing that certainly is true is that few authors seem to be able to do both F & SF, and Wolfe is the only other one I've ever read who can successfully mix both in one book.

Amber did it in a very colloquial American style over several volumes; here, he does it in more formal style, in prose as lush as the world he describes. An unnamed world was long ago colonised from old Urath i.e. Earth. The native inhabitants have either been destroyed or imprisoned & are regarded as demons. Mutations, either natural or induced & enhanced, have led many of the First colonists & their descendants to take on Aspects and Attributes, to have become demi-gods & gods. Reincarnation is a reality, along with a psyche probe that will ensure you receive your karmic due, and the First are always first in line for a new body, ensuring their effective immortality (barring accident or violence).

The problem is that the psych-probe also effectively allows the gods to stifle any sort of dissent, and the dominant Deicrat party, who don't (and seemingly never will) feel that the colonists are ready for technological advancement, under the guise of imitating the Hindu pantheon, are keeping the world in medieval subjection. The gods help you if you disagree. Except that they won't, quite the opposite. Great Souled Sam, he who never claimed, one of the First, is dead against all this & thus we have a story...

There are lots of things I could say about the quality of the writing, but I'll confine myself to two. The cover quote on this edition (George Martin again) has it that this is one of the 5 best SF books of all time. He's probably right. The second is that I was astonished to find that, despite the number of awards his work won, Zelazny was never made a Grand Master of SF. An astonishing oversight, especially considering some of those who have received it.

Buy this - you won't regret it.

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A.N.

A Literary Masterpiece

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2020

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This book deserves the reputation it has. It is not just a great sci fi book. It is great literature in its own right.

It is an example of how sci fi can produce literary masterpieces equal to classic or mainstream fiction. This story will even appeal to readers outside of sci fi/fantasy fans, especially anyone interested in Hinduism, Buddhism or eastern mythology, or indeed history and socialism. It is allegorical, ironic, humorous and sublimely philosophical.

It is difficult to grasp at first, which is part of its reward. During the first two chapters I worried this book would be a flop for me, I wasn't loving it. But then things clicked into place, and the poetry of the prose, the philosophy of the characters took over. Then suddenly my confusion became excitement as plot puzzles of earlier chapters resolved.

The action sequences are thrilling, better than Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber. The book has a truly epic feel, essentially a series of myths about Sam and how he became Lord of Light, and his revolution. Yet all this fits into just 284 pages.

For that reason, I found myself re-reading chapters again, as layers revealed later in the book put a new nuance on earlier events and conversations.

Indeed, this is one of those rare books that get better each time you read it, even though you know the plot. Like all great myths, the story and characters are so fascinating that knowing the plot can't detract from the enjoyment.

There is something for everyone here, wrapped in an utterly unique New Wave sci-fi experience.

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JMC

Really thought it very poor indeed. Bafflingly to relate the book to many of the reviews

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2020

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Saw this reviewed as one of the best SF books ( and also took account of a number of individual very positive reviews) and as I haven't read any SF for some years thought I'd get back into the genre by starting with it. Goodness what a mistake. Did manage to get to the end as some said one needed to do this to " get it " but it was a huge ,huge, struggle. What to say. Just dreadful , poorly written , confusingly plotted. Characters with so many different names one just can't be bothered working out who is who ,no logic to the various things/weapons that are used in battles, no logic to how the " story " develops. The main thing is that the quality of the writing is remarkably poor- for example one typical phrase ,repeated , which I recall was " .....looked like copper but wasn't copper..." goodness that strains the imagination.
I simply can't fathom the hugely positive reviews. Guess it must be me ........

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Matt

A lot to like

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 March 2021

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There's a lot to like here. For £4 in paperback there's a lot of book here. I know the description says 300 pages or so but the text is quite small. There's an unusual set up: a technologically advanced group settle on a world and rule it as gods. The characters are a curious bunch and the main protagonist is far from a tradional hero. Some of the dialogue is great too. "Old god, you cheat" made me laugh for some reason. There's a fair amount of combat and some very imaginative sequences. I confess to feeling a bit jaded about 2/3 of the way through. I'm not sure why. Maybe there's only so many characters I can handle. :-)

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Amazon Customer John Little

One of the best Sci Fi books ever

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2020

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Lord of Light is definitely one of THE best Sci Fi books ever. I have read it several times and still find it wonderful. it has everything, a good hero who is flawed and knows it, but still battles for the welfare of the little guy. A really good bad guy who turn into a good guy, a selfish groups of enemies. And a really clever and successful attempt of culture jamming.
J

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