“Yet when he is in a position to grant it himself, those who withheld it previously cry out for it.”
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Roger Zelazny
Roger Joseph Zelazny was an American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels focusing on mythology and various religions, best known for The Chronicles of Amber series. He won the Nebula Award three times and the Hugo Award six times, including two Hugos for novels: the serial novel ...And Call Me Conrad (1965), subsequently published as This Immortal (1966), and…
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culture · American writer and poet (1937–1995) · writer · novelist · science fiction writer · poet · also Roger Zelazny, Roger Joseph Zelazny, Roger Joseph Christopher Zelazny, Harrison Denmark, Zelazny
Born 13 May 1937 · Died 14 June 1995 · Q295406
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2026· 6 entries
“recall with pleasure the flavor of your marrow.”
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“has evolved in a direct relationship to technological advancement.”
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“because I believe in the ritualistic value of rescue-motions. They shall be made.”
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“You cannot trick me into applying my principles to a hypothetical situation which will only work out the way that you want it to. Not when I am certain that it will not arise.”
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“I did have a strong Catholic background, but I am not a Catholic. Somewhere in the past, I believe I answered in the affirmative once for strange and complicated reasons. But I am not a member of any organized religion.”
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2025· 1 entry
Scroll: Myth, machines, and revolution in ancient India: Roger Zelazny’s 1967 novel ‘Lord of Light’
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2021· 2 entries
Publishers Weekly: Books by Roger Zelazny and Complete Book Reviews
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Deadline.com: George R.R. Martin & Kalinda Vazquez Developing Adaptation Of Roger Zelazny’s Sci-Fi Novel ‘Roadmarks’ At HBO
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2010).
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded Geffen Award for This Immortal (2009).
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2005· 1 entry
Tampa Bay Times: Roger Zelazny, 58, science fiction writer
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2002· 1 entry
The A.V. Club: Alfred Bester & Roger Zelazny: Psychoshop
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1998· 1 entry
Featured essays and stories in honor of Zelazny by Walter Jon Williams, Jack Williamson, John Varley, Gaiman, Gregory Benford and many other authors
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1995· 7 entries
Of kidney failure secondary to colorectal cancer
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Died 1995-06-14.
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“I chciałbyś, żebym o tym wspomniał przy najbliższej dyskusji o atomowej rzeźbie Tony'ego Price'a?”
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“Istnieje Cień i istnieje Substancja i to leży u podstaw wszechrzeczy. Z Substancji jest tylko Amber, prawdziwe miasto na prawdziwej Ziemi, które zawiera w sobie wszystko. Z Cieni jest nieskończona liczba rzeczy. Każda możliwość istnieje gdzieś jako Cień tego, co prawdziwe. Amber, poprzez samą swoją egzystencję, rzuca cienie we wszystkich kierunkach.”
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“Every now and then it's nice to stop and just look over what you've been writing and the way you've been writing it and sort of reassess it, and see if you've fallen into bad habits or there's something you'd like to get better at. One way of reexamining your own work is to work with somebody else. It's a learning experience. I don't want to get into a rut.”
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“Amber leży we wszystkich kierunkach – powiedziałem. – Albo w każdym który wybierzesz.”
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“Nigdy nie ufaj krewnym. O wiele lepiej jest zaufać obcemu. Z obcym zawsze masz szansę, że będziesz bezpieczna.”
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1993· 1 entry
Awarded Inkpot Award (1993).
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novelette for Permafrost (1987).
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1986· 2 entries
Awarded Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for Trumps of Doom (1986).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novella for 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai (1986).
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1984· 1 entry
Awarded Locus Award for Best Collection for Unicorn Variations (1984).
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1982· 1 entry
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novelette for Unicorn Variation (1982).
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1977· 1 entry
“The Jewel-hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction”
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1976· 2 entries
Awarded Nebula Award for Best Novella for Home Is the Hangman (1976).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novella for Home Is the Hangman (1976).
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1974· 1 entry
(also known as Discon II); he won an Inkpot Award for lifetime achievement at the San Diego Comic-Con convention in 1993
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1972· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Tour-Apollo Award for Isle of the Dead (1972).
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1969· 1 entry
Quit his job to become a full-time writer, and thereafter he concentrated on writing novels in order to maintain his income
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1968· 1 entry
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novel for Lord of Light (1968).
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1967· 1 entry
Algis Budrys listed Zelazny, Delany, J
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1966· 3 entries
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novel for This Immortal (1966).
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Awarded Nebula Award for Best Novella for He Who Shapes (1966).
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Awarded Nebula Award for Best Novelette for The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth (1966).
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1964· 1 entry
(divorced, no children), and then to Judith Alene Callahan in 1966
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1962· 1 entry
And never knew of his son's successes as a writer
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1937· 1 entry
Born 1937-05-13.
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