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The Guns of Avalon

The Chronicles of Amber, Book 2

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The Guns of Avalon

By: Roger Zelazny
Narrated by: Alessandro Juliani
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The Guns of Avalon is the second book of The Chronicles of Amber; an epic fantasy series written by six- time Hugo Award winning and three-time Nebula Award winning author, Roger Zelazny.

The ten books that make up the series are told in two story arcs: The Corwin Cycle and the Merlin Cycle.

The Audible audio rendition of this classic sci-fi/fantasy series is started off by 2012 Audie Award nominee, Alessandro Juliani, who reads the first five books that make up the Corwin Cycle and whose narration vividly brings the world of Amber to life.

Across the worlds of Shadow, Corwin, Prince of blood royal, heir to the throne of Amber, gathers his forces for an assault that will yield up to him the crown that is rightfully his. But, a growing darkness of his own doing threatens Corwin's plans, an evil that stretches to the heart of the perfect kingdom itself where the demonic forces of Chaos mass to annihilate Amber and all who would rule there.

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Much of this book feels like a transition phase to get into the main thrust of the plot. The last hour is exciting and ends on a great cliffhanger. The first part of the book moved a bit slowly for me, albeit with entertaining characters and scenery. But I'm certainly glad I stuck with it.

As with the first book, I still find the scenes on earth the most interesting but they seem underused so far in favour of the fantasy worlds.

The battle scene at the climax is more enjoyable than the previous book. The narration is excellent and it is worth sticking through the quieter parts towards the end because the ending sets up superbly for the next phase of this epic in Book 3. This is now more than just a story of family conflict and mystery and intrigue build, and I'm starting to see why it has so many fans.

Slow Start but Good Finish

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Only thing I disliked was the narrator’s performance of female characters. Other than that, awesome.

Great book

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The second book in the chronicle of amber, has a good story, exciting and thrilling. the performance is also excellent!

great story

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Great book and a fantastic series, probably one of my all time favourites. Highly recommended for all fantasy fans.

Fantastic

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This is nothing spectacular to be honest, slightly disappointing after the 1st one, still some interesting bits, much less smoking

Enjoyable

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