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title = "Sign of the Unicorn (Roger Zelazny, 1975)"
author = ["Michał Sapka"]
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abstract = "My short review"
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We are halfay through the Corwin saga and Zelazny decides to step up.
The first book were a linear sprint to the end.
Sign of the Unicorn is much slower for one.
But it also marks the point when Roger finally convinced me the he understands the word he creates.
After the battle with his brother, Corwin is faced with a murder of _another_ brother.
This does not lead to yeat another run through the Shadows to buy nukes.
In fact most of this volume is spend talking.
We have a mystery, the family secrets are comming out.
We've got intrigue, we've got drama, we've got betrayal.
We even learn who stands behind Corwin's accident which happen before the start of _Nine Princess_.
This is the best part of _Chronicles of Amber_ yet, because Zelazny seems to address most of downided the earlier boks had.
Characters now became actual persons, with motivation and aspirations.
The world building is sidestepping for character bulding, and I for one am fully for this.
As a result, the stakes are also different.
We assumed that all the Black Road problems resulted from Corwin's curse - but there are multiple layers bellow that.
In fact a lot of what we though we knew turns out to be wrong.
The only downside, at this point, is that everyone important is Corwin's relative or aquaitance.
I get that if you got your position of power purerly from the family, the same family will be the center of your life, but _come on!_.
I want to get to know someone else!
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