cjdawn236's review against another edition
4.0
I'm so glad I let my husband talk me into this series. They're so good. They're quick reads, but Zelazny's writing is excellent.
cheezvshcrvst's review
4.0
Minor plotholes(/leaps of faith insomuch as logic is concerned) for the sake of, well, plotting towards the end, and heaps of exposition, but still a riveting read. It's a wonder that Zelazny was able to cram so much into less than 200 pages, but that goes for the previous novels as well. Keeping in mind that this book was originally serialized helps forgive any stumbles in narrative and the lengthy pages of exposition.
gugge's review
5.0
When they start messing around with CREATION you know something is completely wrong! Sick series! I love it!
olivera420's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
This is my favorite book of the series so far and it's so much better than Sign of the Unicorn. I'm glad I continued reading.
This is my favorite book of the series so far and it's so much better than Sign of the Unicorn. I'm glad I continued reading.
bdorf's review against another edition
4.0
These books would be way better if their plots weren't so unnecessarily complicated, but I still enjoy them.
alexazl's review against another edition
5.0
No spoilers, but this may be the best cliffhanger ending I’ve ever read.
I’ve enjoyed the series, so far, but this is the book that has completely sucked me in. I can’t wait to see what’s in store next.
I’ve enjoyed the series, so far, but this is the book that has completely sucked me in. I can’t wait to see what’s in store next.
nithou's review against another edition
5.0
Au risque de me répéter, encore meilleur que le précédent, les personnages deviennent encore plus intéressants, les retournements de situation sont légion et bien maitrisés (même si certains restent prévisibles), un bonheur à lire, j'espère que la saga continue à monter en qualité dans les suivants :)
richardrbecker's review against another edition
4.0
As the fourth book in the series, The Hand of Oberon delivers a more complete picture of Zelazny's world that the first three books only hint at. It's here that we learn the world is significantly more intricate, with order at one end of the spectrum and chaos at the other.
As these opposing forces are better defined, along with their nuances, Zelazny also reveals where more of Corwin's family ambitions intersect. This includes Corwin as, for better or worse, readers understand he isn't a reliable narrator. No, he doesn't necessarily lie to the reader, but there are times he lies to himself as part of his transitionary path.
While the plot picks up the pace in this novel, it is considerably less physical than its predecessors. This is mostly true because he narrows his adversary (at least in this novel) from an entire kingdom to mostly his traitorous brother Brand. Brand hopes to reshape of the order of the universe to serve his own interests, a choice that both Oberon and Corwin have rejected. To do it, both bothers jokey for the Jewel of Judgment, making this book more of a quest than a conquering.
As these opposing forces are better defined, along with their nuances, Zelazny also reveals where more of Corwin's family ambitions intersect. This includes Corwin as, for better or worse, readers understand he isn't a reliable narrator. No, he doesn't necessarily lie to the reader, but there are times he lies to himself as part of his transitionary path.
While the plot picks up the pace in this novel, it is considerably less physical than its predecessors. This is mostly true because he narrows his adversary (at least in this novel) from an entire kingdom to mostly his traitorous brother Brand. Brand hopes to reshape of the order of the universe to serve his own interests, a choice that both Oberon and Corwin have rejected. To do it, both bothers jokey for the Jewel of Judgment, making this book more of a quest than a conquering.