A review by scott_frank
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

5.0

Man, this is some old-school, Zelazny-style Zelazny, here. Remarkably, I'd never read it, though over the years I've read much of his oeuvre. It has a feel that is very much of its era, and you can tell how revolutionary it was for a Sci-Fi novel in 1968. It's aged, but as you would expect it to, and the conceit is relatively brilliant.

The protagonist is a classic Zelazny character, in his voice (both literal and figurative), actions, and strategies; Sam is clearly the precursor to Corwin of Amber, Jack of Shadows, and numerous other primary characters from the Big Z.

I enjoyed it immensely.