John C. Wright's Roger Zelazny Recommendations

John C. Wright sets forth his recommendations for the best of Roger Zelazny's stories:

I suggest that if you like the family infighting, larger-than-life superhumans, and intrigue, you read yourself some Roger Zelazny’s deservedly famed Amber series. It is a delight: a film noir detective tale (starring my personal favorite character, an amnesiac), which morphs into a fantasy and a Jacobin-style revenge drama.

• 1970 Nine Princes in Amber

• 1972 The Guns of Avalon

• 1975 Sign of the Unicorn

• 1976 The Hand of Oberon

• 1978 The Courts of Chaos

The Merlin books take place in the same background, but they are terrible. Avoid.

Of his work, I recommend LORD OF LIGHT as his best.

Check out Wright's site to see the full list, which covers some of Zelazny's lesser-known works.