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dan1066 's review for:
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
Near the beginning, the protagonist notes, upon finding himself pulled from the ether back into human form: “It’s the eternal recurrence of the anecdote. You’ve a willing horse, so flog him another mile.”
Zelazny does just that: spinning a surprising science fiction yarn wrapped in the narrative of an Indian epic featuring the vast panoply of Hindu deities. At times the prose gets cloying with it’s constant attempts to present the action as steeped in myth and religious significance. This focus makes some of the dialogue stilted and annoying.
Then, when Zelazny isn’t attempting second-rate Hesse, he’s presenting some fascinating battles and entities, almost a classic Legion of Super-Heroes tale of adventure with similar powers, different names. And the imagination at work here allows this novel to soar.
A bit of advice: As soon as you finish, turn to the beginning and start again. You’ll find this tale is more cyclical than linear.
A worthy novel to win a Hugo. If you enjoy this, read Zelazny’s THIS IMMORTAL, which isn’t as polished but also displays similar flights of creativity and imagination.
Zelazny does just that: spinning a surprising science fiction yarn wrapped in the narrative of an Indian epic featuring the vast panoply of Hindu deities. At times the prose gets cloying with it’s constant attempts to present the action as steeped in myth and religious significance. This focus makes some of the dialogue stilted and annoying.
Then, when Zelazny isn’t attempting second-rate Hesse, he’s presenting some fascinating battles and entities, almost a classic Legion of Super-Heroes tale of adventure with similar powers, different names. And the imagination at work here allows this novel to soar.
A bit of advice: As soon as you finish, turn to the beginning and start again. You’ll find this tale is more cyclical than linear.
A worthy novel to win a Hugo. If you enjoy this, read Zelazny’s THIS IMMORTAL, which isn’t as polished but also displays similar flights of creativity and imagination.