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| Original Title: | Creatures of Light and Darkness |
| ISBN: | 0380011220 (ISBN13: 9780380011223) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Wakim, Anubis, Osiris, The Red Witch, Horus (God), Madrak, Vramin, The Prince Who Was A Thousand, Typhon (mythology) |
Roger Zelazny
Paperback | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 3.98 | 3787 Users | 196 Reviews
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Two gods, two houses, one quest and the eternal war between life and death. To save his kingdom, Anubis, Lord of the Dead, sends forth his servant on a mission of vengeance. At the same time, from The House of Life, Osiris sends forth his son, Horus, on the same mission to destroy utterly & forever The Prince Who Was a Thousand.But neither of these superhuman warriors is prepared for the strange & harrowing world of mortal life. The Thing That Cries in the Night may well destroy not only their worlds, but all humankind.
As Zelazny did with the Hindu pantheon in the legendary, groundbreaking classic Lord of Light, the master storyteller here breathes new life into the Egyptian gods with another dazzling tale of mythology and imagination.
Details Of Books Creatures of Light and Darkness
| Title | : | Creatures of Light and Darkness |
| Author | : | Roger Zelazny |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 1986 by Avon Books (first published July 1969) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction. Fiction. Mythology. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.98 From 3787 Users | 196 ReviewsDiscuss Of Books Creatures of Light and Darkness
These words that are constructed in sentences which are contained within this book that I am reading yesterday cannot be framed in my mind. The reader, who is me, finishes the book yesterday, but the torture is still in his mind at this moment, which is now of time. What is within those pages is a mystery that is not comprehensible. The reader, who is me, reads this thing, this tiny monster of a book with black holes of sense within every sentence, he reads this thing last week, this week,Contains his famous (and funny) agnostic's prayer, which begins "To whom it may concern..."Always worth a good giggle.
I finished Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny last night. A rather curious piece of literature...The plot: (possibly. It might actually be about something completely different. It's hard to say, really...)In the far future, humanity and other 5 other intelligent races, have spread across the universe. Life and death are kept in balance by Anubis and Osiris, Lords of the House of Death and Life, respectively, who make sure that plagues strike fertile planets, and arid planets get a
(Original review date: 2 August 2011)If you're ever in the mood for complex, confusing, grandiloquently-phrased science fiction that retells ancient myths in a far-future cosmic setting with advanced technology granting godlike powers upon petty, immortal human beings, then do yourself a favor and read Zelazny's Lord of Light. It's extraordinary.And if, after reading that, you want more of the same (and don't mind if it's just a little worse in every way), then you might want to try Creatures of
Not quite as good as I remembered, but still pretty darn good. This book is a mash-up of science fiction, fantasy, Egyptian mythology, Greek mythology, poetry, and an acid trip. Creatures of Light and Darkness was originally conceived and written as nothing more than a writing exercise in perspective by Roger Zelazny. The story is told by a detached, omniscient narrator in the present tense. Zelazny constructed an entire chapter in poetry and made the concluding chapter into the script of a
This was amazing. At first, the disjointed narrative stream us kinda jarring, but Whoa! Zelazny outdoes himself with his genius. I'm sure in the hands of a lesser writer, this book would've come off utterly short of the marvel it actually is. This was a splendid read, full of vigor and imagination. A work of art.
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