I got Merlin a little better than I did Corwin, because I wasn't long out of college when the series began, and I was familiar with the mental state Merlin was in. And his dealings with family were even more poignant for me, because I have the same relational awkwardnesses with my relatives at times.
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Hey Adrianne Date : Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:06:46 +0000 From : [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : [email protected] Ah, the Trumps! I always yearned for a pack of cards like those. Could have saved a lot of time with commutes to school back in the day. Did you like the second Amber series, the one that dealt with Corwin's son Merlin? It was okay, but it somehow never really came together for me... -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Martin Baxter" Adrianne, I found Zelazny between my junior and senior years in HS. It had such a profound effect on me that, henceforth, when I ask for people's personal photos, I ask for their "Trump" instead... ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Hey Adrianne Date : Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:14:02 -0500 >From : "Adrianne Brennan" To : [email protected] I got into Zelazny during my early days of high school, and loved all of his books. I gobbled up the Amber series like you wouldn't believe! Thanks for the belated welcome...better late than never. :D ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon on 12/2: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:12 AM, wrote: > Hey Adrianne, > > A belated welcome to the group! I've enjoyed your comments, especially your > analysis of "True Blood". Not having read the books, and not having watched > the show, i have to follow this thread as an outsider. I was at your web > site and noted that you listed Roger Zelazny as one of your favorite > writers, which is cool. I find very few people nowadays who've read his > works, even true scifi/fantasy fans. I recently bought a beat up copy of > "Lord of Light", which I first read twenty years ago, and had been jonesing > to revisit for a long time. It's as great as ever. I think once done with it > i'll dig out my copies of the Amber series. Zelazny was one of the best > scifi writers ever. I envy his ability to make prose flow like poetry, which > I try to do often when I write stuff. And he can blend the scientific and > the mystical and magical in ways that few could. > >
