A review by sunn_bleach
Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is blatantly a writing exercise - still, I'm glad Delaney convinced Zelazny to publish this. Reading "Creatures of LIght and Darkness" is an interesting experience because of how much the book simultaneously takes you in and out of things *knowing* it was an experiment as opposed to an intentional book. The prose is haphazard (lots of ambiguous antecedents), the mini-stories flit in and out of existence, and the characterization changes as time goes on (why does Madrak suddenly start working with Anubis?). But I like it as an exercise not only in disparate prose styles, but as an interpretation of "sufficiently advanced technology" taken to an extreme of gods. (Also - the first chapter is incredibly good.)
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