P-C, your petticoat is showing.

I'm so confused.

I have no clue what, exactly I meant by that, except that I love Zelazny, especially the Amber novels, as does Connie, and Deb loves the short stories, so you should go read. A lot. Though you don't have to if you don't want to of course.

Though you don't have to if you don't want to of course.

Yes he does. When did we start giving people options?

P-C, go read some of Roger's stuff. The collected Amber series, Lord of Light, the Lonesome October - all brilliant.

the short stories are, in my mind, the best of him. But even the medium of him is better than the best of most.

And bear in mind, I read very little scifi and virtually no fantasy; they tend to leave me rather cold. But Roger was the best.

"Lord of Light" is probably his most famous work, after the Amber series (don't hit me, deb). Arguably his best, if you prefer the long form over the short stories.

and more ...

Whenever I feel like my writing is sadly lacking in descriptive elements, I pull out the Zelazny and check through to see what he does. He has a minimalistic style that nevertheless creates a vivid world. The stream-of-consciousness descriptions of the trips through Shadow in the Amber series put me off when I was younger, but now I find them lush delights of image.

Yes, I'm babbling. He does that to me.

don't hit me, deb

Why on earth? You're quite right about that; Amber and Lord of Light are the best-known of the novels, by miles.

I occasionally get nervous about making sweeping pronouncements, especially when there's someone around with more knowledge of the subject.