Nine Princes In Amber
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Plot Summary of Nine Princes In Amber
"Corwin, prince of amber, wakes up to find himself in a hospital without much in the way of memory. As he encounters family members and recovers his memory he realizes that he's been elbowed out in his attempts to get the thrown to the magical kingdom of Amber, so with his brother Bleys raises an army to recover it. But he gets caught, his eyes get burned out, and other bad things happen." Steve, Resident Scholar
"Corwin, Prince of Amber, wakes up in a hospital with no memory whatsoever. He gets out, recovers his memories, and tries to kick his brother Eric off the throne of Amber, the One True World. Corwin fails, gets blinded, and spends four years in the dungeons before he regrows his eyes and escapes." Jennifer Jerlstrom, Resident Scholar
"Corwin awakes on Earth with amnesia. What he finds out is that he's a member of the royal family of Amber, the only true world. All other worlds, including Earth, is a shade of Amber. His brother Eric is currently what Corwin wants to be, the king of Amber." Christina, Resident Scholar
"Awaking with amnesia, Corwin uses native wit, courage and luck to find out from those around him who he is... a lost prince of a race of supreme beings... and he begins on the road to an attempt to regain his birthright from evil brother Eric, and return to the magical kingdom of his birth." Struan Whitbread, Resident Scholar
" Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " harls, Resident Scholar
"This excellent fantasy takes off from page one and never really slows down. The main character tries to discover his own name, his murky background, and who is trying to keep him on ice. It's a classic book that inspired a number of more modern authors and reads like greased lightning. I envy the folks that can read this for the first time." Arref Mak, Resident Scholar
"Corwin wakes up in the hospital on 20th century Earth and does not remember who he is or what he is. He only knows he was kept in the hospital drugged and that he healed impossibly fast. He fights his way out of the hospital and finds his sister in order to find out about himself." Lani, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Nine Princes In Amber

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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 21.1%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 21.1%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 46.7%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 11.1%

Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - unraveling a conspiracy
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - overthrowing govt/kingdom
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - long lived adults
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - super strength - teleportation
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - super strength - teleportation
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th century
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Sex in book? Yes

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