Roger Zelazny's To Rule in Amber (The Dawn of Amber, #3) by John Gregory Betancourt

Roger Zelazny's To Rule in Amber (The Dawn of Amber, #3) Reviews

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  Dev Null

  Ugh. Just read the third one in the series and it got worse; nothing resolved and nothing really interesting happened. I got the impression the author didn't know how many books in the series the publisher would pay for, so he was trying to keep everything open in case they'd cough up for more. The actual crimes against fiction committed by this particular volume are the same as I complained about in
  my review of
  the first, only to a greater extent, so I won't bother to enumerate them again.
  
  And another thing. I'm the first person who'll tell you most modern fantasy is too long-winded, but I do like to get my moneys worth out of a book. This series was a large-sized trade paperback, with huge typeset, huge margins, and huge spacing. Looked like one of those reports you do in school where you've been told to write 6 pages on a topic... I mean sure, be brief, but don't then pad it out so you can charge me more for it; just leave it short if you have nothing to say. I dont really blame the author for that though; bad publisher, no biscuit! (ibooks)
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  Tim Hicks

  If this had to stand alone, two stars, but I'll round up because it's in Zelazny's world.
  
  As others noted, this book is bland. Oberon is bland.
  
  After a while, one gets tired of discovering that once again our heroes have been fooled by a shapeshifter. The series is almost over before they think of a way to deal with that.
  
  After a while, one gets tired of characters reaching into the Logrus and producing whatever they need. This sort of thing has previously been reserved for Wile E. Coyote (who had to mail-order the stuff) and Bugs Bunny. Maybe we can blame Zelazny for this, I dunno. I have no problem with the idea of reaching into another world, but I'm not so sure about finding a multiverse instance that just happens to have exactly what you need exactly where you are.
  
  After a while, one gets tired of the repeated "oh, look, here's X, who isn't dead after all!"
  
  And it get tired of Dworkin being such a dick. Scheming, plotting, never explaining. No book needs someone that annoying.
  
  Modern times intrude, too. Whenever I read "Aber" I can't help thinking of Abed from the TV show "Community."
  
  And Betancourt apparently didn't know the difference between "lead" and "led".
  
  This was not quite a waste of time, but neither was it an addition to my SF/F world. Maybe Zelazny made the right choice in starting where he did.
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  Nicholas Whyte

  
  https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/to-rule-in-amber-by-john-betancourt/
  
  Third of the four books in the prequel series to Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber, by the much less gifted writer John Betancourt. Oberon, our hero, starts to put together a governing regime for Amber, the new magical centre based around the mysterious Pattern. I confess I had lost track of all of his brothers and sisters, and they are pretty indistinguishable as characters – apart from the one who is obviously going to perpetrate a sudden yet inevitable betrayal, and duly does so. Unnecessarily confusing that there is a princess called Blaise here and the original Chronicles had a prince called Bleys.
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  Boum

  Meh. A few interesting points but I could not get enthusiastic about the story.
  
  Just too much “Ho there's this huge security issue. Let's forget all about it until it bites us in the ass again!” Come on, once ok, but every time?
  
  Also, continuity errors: wasn't Mattus already dead? Mix-up with Taine? No word about this brother.
  
  I enjoy the universe, the novel is nicely written but the story is poorly though and the editor hasn't done their job.
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  Mekerei

  This was the third book in the presequel about Amber.
  
  It was an interesting wrap up and I felt that it helped to flesh out how Amber was created.
  
  I think if you haven't read the Amber SEries, you might still be a bit lost.
  
  Three stars
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  Michael Morrison

  I'm just getting into any sci-fi really. I'm reading a lot of Octavia Butler, Lilith's Brood & Wild Seed. In comparison, I don't think this really stacks up.
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  Charl

  Nice finish to the trilogy, and the origin of Amber. I'd still like to know where Rebma came from, maybe that'll be in a future volume.
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  Иван Величков

  До тук най-смотаната книга. Излишни и безумни сцени. Дразнещо неадекватни герои, предвидими развръзки, постоянни повтаряния, елементарни грешки в сюжета и най-вече изкривяване на оригиналната история за създаването на двореца в Амбър.
  След като Дуоркин създава вече оригиналния Лабиринт, от което леко откача, Оберон трябва да го защити от заплахата на Хаос. Вдига армии, но постоянно забравя за предателя в собственото си семейство. Намесват се и други сили, които имат интереси в стълкновението между реда и хаоса.
  След приличната втора книга, авторът отново затъва и си личи как си е смукал пълнеж от пръстите. Духове, дракони... блях. На моменти героите цитират произведения от Земята, която още не е създадена като сянка, което страшно ме издразни. Оберон свиква светкавично с всяка идиотщина, която му сервират, но за разлика от Коруин, няма от къде да си ги спомня тези неща, не съм на ясно как става номера.
  Все пак прилично, а можеше да е толкова добре. Ми не е.
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  Roger John Jones

  Good story
  
  I love a protagonist that does what has to be done. So is the case here. I still find the multi-volume format a pain. I don't think it takes this many books to tell a good story.
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  Dan Ferguson

  Good finish would love to see this Author explore Corwin post Amber series or expand on the Merlin books. Can almost forget that he is not Zelazny.
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  Gary Barrentine

  I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of the series.
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  Alex

  False
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  Jason

  A must have trilogy for any Amber fan!
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  Oliver

  some things are predictable and some surprising.
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  Vira

  Мало
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  Jacob Guy Segalov

  Some nice Easter eggs but not much of a plot. You can skip this one and lose nothing.
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  Ashkhan

  I enjoyed the book. As a fan of the original it was a must-read for me.