tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post792288410822544630..comments2024-03-26T17:54:54.592+01:00Comments on Speculiction...: Review of Jack of Shadows by Roger ZelaznyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-11844834897420258902014-04-19T07:02:18.117+02:002014-04-19T07:02:18.117+02:00This sounds ridiculous but I started reading Isle ...This sounds ridiculous but I started reading Isle of the Dead but then the pages started falling out so I moved to The Dream Master instead. I really need to glue it back together... I finally put forth the effort to review The Dream Master -- loved it! Review is up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-27633441513687796292014-04-18T08:39:48.240+02:002014-04-18T08:39:48.240+02:00My guess is that Zelazny builds a frame but never ...My guess is that Zelazny builds a frame but never fills it out. The light side gets some stage time and is therefore intriguing, but is never fully realized. The dark side, while being the setting in which the majority of the story takes place, still feels like so much more is happening that is not described. Being an exercise in world-building, it almost seems as though Zelazny needed to make the story longer so that the reader gets a feel for the planet as a whole. Without the feeling/understanding how the whole planet is affected, the grand metaphorical moment of the dawn guardian at the conclusion falls a bit short...<br /><br />Yes, there are better Zelazny stories out there. I've got <i>Isle of the Dead</i> on my to-read pile and I know you recently purchased some of Zelazny's more obscure works. Hopefully there's something with more substance still kicking around in his backlog.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-74104441106043969522014-04-17T20:05:37.135+02:002014-04-17T20:05:37.135+02:00I have to admit that I was not a fan of this parti...I have to admit that I was not a fan of this particular Zelazny novel -- I CONCUR completely with the argument that This Immortal, Lord of Light, and The Dream Master were superior. I'm not sure why, Jack of Shadows felt flat despite the fantastic settings, unusual descriptions. I was unable to review novel as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com