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Which fictional universe do you wish you lived in? (crazypeople.online)
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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Haven't heard of Zelazny’s Amber. You recomend?

similarly, the ending of

spoilerThe Good Place
As many Jeremy Bearimy's as i want to explore reality, and live inifinite lives.. and then an exit when I'm ready to leave? Sure!

There's a million fantasy worlds i'd love to visit, but few i'd want to spend my life in.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Zelazny’s Amber. You recomend?

    Hell yeah, give it a go. Not everyone's cup of tea, but if you like it you tend to love it. It's a product of the 70s, and Zelazny has a particular prose, economical, broad brush strokes that leaves the reader to fill in the details with imagination, each reading unique.

    Some dislike the second quintology. I think it's not as good as the first and faded, along with the author's life, at the end, but I liked it and bad Zelazny is IMO better than most out there. G.R.R. Martin and Neil Gaiman (yeah, I know, dick, but competent writer) both cite him as a major influence, and he has all the Hugos etc.

    If you want to try something else by him first, A Night in Lonesome October is special, one chapter a day. I (most years) and others start on Oct 1 and read a chapter a day, does not disappoint.

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