In the fall of , he began attending Western Reserve University and graduated with a B. Between and he worked for the Social Security Administration in Cleveland and then in Baltimore, spending his evenings writing science fiction. He deliberately progressed from short-shorts to novelettes to novellas and finally to novel-length works by On May 1st, , he quit to become a full-time writer, and thereafter concentrated on writing novels in order to maintain his income.
His first fanzine appearance was part one of the story "Conditional Benefit" Thurban 1 3, whereas his first professional publication and sale was the fantasy short story "Mr. Fuller's Revolt" Literary Calvalcade, As a professional writer, his debut works were the simultaneous publication of "Passion Play" Amazing, August and "Horseman! Zelazny portrayed worlds with plausible magic systems, powers, and supernatural beings.
His descriptions of the nuts and bolts of magical workings set his fantasy writing apart from otherwise similar authors.
His science fiction was highly influenced by mythology, poetry, including the French, British, and American classics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and by wisecracking detective fiction.
His novels and short stories often involved characters from myth, depicted in the modern world. He was also apt to include modern elements, such as cigarettes and references to Marxism, in his fantasy worlds. Novels such as Jack of Shadows and Changeling revolve around a tension between two worlds, one based on magic and the other on technology.
Zelazny was considered one of the leading lights of the "New Wave" movement in science fiction, which changed the face of the genre in the s.
The mythological traditions his fiction borrowed from include:. Additionally, elements from Norse mythology, Japanese mythology and history, and numerous other traditions appear in works such as The Chronicles of Amber a popular ten novel series and Zelazny's "24 Views of Mt.
Fuji, by Hokusai. Fuji Charles Tuttle, , a book that contains precisely 24 prints by Hokusai and in the exact sequence indicated by Zelazny's story; also, the character Mari consults that very book during the story. Hokusai painted more than images of Mt. Fuji but he is best known for another selection of them: "36 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai". A frequent theme is gods or people who become gods. Another recurrent theme is the "absent father" or father-figure.
This occurs most notably in the Amber novels: in the first Amber series, Corwin searches for his absent, god-like father Oberon; in the second series, it is Corwin himself who is the absent father. This theme recurs in Roadmarks and Doorways in the Sand in the latter, the main character's parents are dead but his uncle fills the role of the "absent father".
Zelazny died in , aged 58, of kidney failure secondary to colorectal cancer. Other sources have incorrectly indicated lung cancer. Zelazny often experimented with form in his novels. The novel Doorways in the Sand practices a flashback technique in which most chapters open with a scene, typically involving peril, not implied by the end of the previous chapter. Once the scene is established, the narrator backtracks to the events leading up to it, then follows through to the end of the chapter, whereupon the next chapter jumps ahead to another dramatic non-sequitur.
In Roadmarks , a novel about a highway that links all times and possible histories, the chapters that feature the main character are all titled "One". Other chapters, titled "Two", feature secondary characters, including original characters, pulp heroes, and real people. The "One" storyline is fairly linear, but the "Two" storyline jumps around in time and sequence.
Creatures of Light and Darkness , featuring characters in the personae of Egyptian gods, uses a narrative voice entirely in the present tense; the final chapter is structured as a play, and several chapters take the form of long poems. He also tended to write a short fragment, not intended for publication, as a kind of backstory for a major character, as a way of giving that character a life independent of the particular novel being worked on.
At least one "fragment" was published, the short story "Dismal Light", originally a backstory for Isle of the Dead' s Francis Sandow. Sandow himself figures little in "Dismal Light", the main character being his son, who is delaying his escape from an unstable star system in order to force his distant father to come in and ask him personally.
While Isle of the Dead has Sandow living a life of irresponsible luxury as an escape from his personal demons, "Dismal Light" anchors his character as one who will face up to his responsibilities, however reluctantly.
While his earlier works won greater critical acclaim, Zelazny is probably best known for the Amber novels. These fall into two distinct series of novels, together with a set of short stories. The second series tells the story of Corwin's son Merlin Merle , a wizard and computer expert. These volumes are:. Please note that the tricks or techniques listed in this pdf are either fictional or claimed to work by its creator. We do not guarantee that these techniques will work for you.
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