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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975.md b/content/brain-rot/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6f2621b..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/sign-of-the-unicorn-1975.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Sign of the Unicorn (Roger Zelazny, 1975)" -author = ["MichaĆ Sapka"] -date = 2024-09-07T22:14:00+02:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3003 -image_dir = "screenshots" -image_max_width = 765 -abstract = "My short review" -rating = 4 -image = "covers/sign-of-the-unicorn.jpg" -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot] - weight = 3003 - identifier = "sign-of-the-unicorn-roger-zelazny-1975" -+++ - -We are halfway through the Corwin's saga, and Zelazny decides to step up the game. -Sign of the Unicorn is much slower than the previous ones, which is a welcome change. -But it also marks the point when Roger finally convinced me that he understands the word he creates. - -After the battle with his brother, Corwin is faced with a murder of a yet _another_ brother. -This does not lead to a run through the Shadows to buy nukes as I would have expected. -In fact, most of this volume is spent talking. -We have a mystery, the family secrets are coming out. -It's a wholly different experience than what we've had before. - -{{< rating 4 "sign-of-the-unicorn.jpg" >}} -Cover -{{< /rating >}} - -We've got intrigue, we've got drama, we've got betrayal. -We even learn who stands behind Corwin's accident, which happened before the start of _Nine Princess_. - -This may the best book of _Chronicles of Amber_ yet because Zelazny seems to address most of the downsides the earlier books had. -Characters became actual persons now, with motivation and aspirations. -In fact, the world building is sidestepping for character building, and I, for one, am fully for this. - -As a result, the stakes are also different. -We assumed that all of the _Black Road_ problems resulted from Corwin's curse, but now we learn that there are multiple layers below that. -In fact, a lot of what we thought we knew turns out to be wrong. - -The only downside I see, at leat at this point, is that everyone important is either Corwin's relative or acquaintance. -I get that if you got your position of power purely from the family, the same family will be the centre of your life, but _come on!_. -I want to get to know someone else! - -So, volume three of _Chronicles of Amber_ looks more of a correction from the author, than a direct continuation. |