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Lord of Light
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Lord of Light
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Roger Zelazny
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Series | S.F. Masterworks |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:304 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 182 |
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Category/Genre | Science fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780575094215
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Classifications | Dewey:813.54 813.54 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co
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Imprint |
Gateway
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Publication Date |
29 March 2010 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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 colonisation of another planet became a re-enactment of Eastern mythology - is one of the great imaginative feats of modern science fiction.
Author Biography
Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) studied Elizabethan and Jacobean drama at Columbia University before bursting on to the science fiction scene while still in his mid-twenties. Among his many books are Four for Tomorrow, The Dream Master, A Rose for Ecclesiastes and the many titles in the Chronicle of Amber.
ReviewsOne 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.
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