Blood of Amber
(The Chronicles of Amber #7)
(Amber : Merlin Cycle #2)
By Roger Zelazny
Published Year: 1986
Page Count: 215 pages
Medium Used: Kindle PW
Genre: Action, Adventure, Shadows, Multiverse, Sorcery,Magic, High Fantasy, Amber Family, 2025-read.
Rating : 4.5/5
There is a lot going on in Merlin's world and his stream of consciousness is an endless flow of experiences, analysis and conclusions. This book is longer than the others in the series so far. There are many special incidents in the book that need memorization, in order to follow what might come next.
Following from the 6th book in the series, Merlin is locked in the blue crystal cave by Luke/Rinaldo, his cousin. All ways and means of escape are barred him. He has been languishing within the cave and wishing for an escape when it comes in the form of Jasra, Rinaldo's mother. He beats her and escapes to Amber, into the security of his family palace. A group of hooligans attempt to kill him and one of them, possibly their leader, is seen wearing the blue stone on his finger. Before Merlin could procure the information about who sent them, the man dies. Then he encounters a shape shifting entity that has come in various forms in his past to warn him against Luke, his friend and also to keep him safe. He doesn't understand the motivation behind such benevolence from an unknown creature. While he is enjoying the hospitality of this creature, Luke asks him to bring him through his Trump card. And he does. He learns more about Luke/Rinaldo and his mother Jasra. Luke promises to give vital information to Merlin regarding the safety of Amber should he help him in getting his mother, Jasra, out of captivity of a mad king Shurul at the Keep of Four Worlds. Merlin not only promises, he takes it one step further by doing it solo. He accomplishes what he sets out for and then the story breaks off here with an end to this book. Someone is also planning to attack Amber and it is to right some wrong in the past. More and more family members of the Amber family are introduced to us.
Merlin has designed and deployed a machine called Ghostwheel which the mother, son duo Jasra and Rinaldo want. Then there is Dalt, who might have been a son of Oberon and born out of wedlock to his prisoner mother, that wants revenge. The first five books in the series focus on the Amber princes fighting among themselves for the throne and also to ward off evil forces trying to take over. Since the sixth book, when Merlin starts, it is the cousins and the next generation of the princes of Amber who are trying to avenge the deaths of their fathers and also ward off evil thats coming their way.
I enjoyed it but like I mentioned, there is too much going on. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this thoroughly. Intriguing read!!
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