Science Fiction
Lord of Light was our Science Fiction Book Club selection
for January. I like to post how
everyone liked the selection. Lord
of Light got two thumbs up and 8 thumbs down for the member attending. I was one of the thumbs up. What I liked was the Zelazny’s use of language
and the way words flowed giving a vivid description of events, people and
places. What the 8 thumbs down did
not like was the story itself.
It is a strange story. The first part of the story is actually the last part
of the story. You start when Sam
comes back and then follow Sam into his past before coming back to the present.
Here is the description from the back of the book:
“Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology,
made themselves immortal, and now rules their world as the gods of the Hindu
pantheon. Only one dares oppose
them: he who was once Siddhartha
and is no Mahasamatman. Binder of
Demons, Lord of Light."
Lord of Light is an Hugo Award winning book. While the group as a whole did
not like Lord of Light (this seems to be a trend with older award winning books) they did decide to add one of Zelazny’s Amber books to
the schedule next year. One member
said they were very different from the writing style in Lord of Light and worth
a try.
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