This Immortal

Name: This Immortal
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Roger Zelazny
ISBN: 9798765069721

Author: Roger Zelazny

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/21/2023

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

The Hugo Award-winning first novel ever written by the bestselling author of The Chronicles of Amber!

Conrad Nomikos has a long, rich personal history that he'd rather not talk about. And, as Arts Commissioner, he's been given a job he'd rather not do. Escorting an alien grandee on a guided tour of the shattered remains of Earth is not something he relishes—especially when it is apparent that this places him at the center of high-level intrigue that has some bearing on the future of Earth itself!

About Roger Zelazny

Roger Zelazny was a science fiction and fantasy writer, a six-time Hugo award winner, and a three-time Nebula award winner. He published more than forty novels in his lifetime. His first novel This Immortal, serialized in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction under the title "...And Call Me Conrad," won the Hugo award for best novel. Lord of Light, his third novel, also won the Hugo award and was nominated for the Nebula award. He died at age 58 from colon cancer. Zelazny was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

This is a lot of fun to read & one of my favorite books of all time. Post apocalyptic earth is being toured by an alien, whose species helped save us after we mostly blew up our home. The tour guide, Conrad, who tells the story from his POV & most of the trip is through a surreal blending of SF & di......more

Goodreads review by Stuart

This Immortal: Flamboyant New Wave SF with Greek mythic overtones Originally posted at Fantasy Literature Roger Zelazny was one of the darlings of the New Wave in the 1960s, mainly with short stories, but his first novel This Immortal tied for the inaugural Nebula Award in 1966 with none other than Fr......more

Goodreads review by Craig

This Immortal was Zelazny's first novel and tied with Dune for best of the year the year it appeared. It's a true classic. It showcases all of Zelazny's strengths: mythic influences, lyrical writing, memorable characters, and a fast-paced plot with so many twists and turns and surprises that the rea......more