[Bear_in_RoseBear]

I remember really liking the story "Home is the Hangman".

Something about the notion of a computer programmer "opting out" of the global computer database really appealed to me. ;)

Let me especially recommend the following Zelazny novels: This Immortal; Isle of the Dead; Doorways in the Sand; and A Night in the Lonesome October. Also, I recommend all of his short story collections: The Doors of his Face, the Lamps of his Mouth; The Last Defender of Camelot; Unicorn Variations; and Frost and Fire. Not only does each contain excellent stories, but starting with The Last Defender of Camelot Zelazny introduces each story with a small anecdote or remembrance, often discussing the creative thought that went in to the writing of the story. In fact, in Unicorn Variations, each story is selected to illustrate the different ways a story can come to be written.

By the way... the last Zelazny story collection, Manna From Heaven, is due out in hardcover soon. It will include all six of the Amber short stories that he wrote after the last novel. I can't wait to get it!

[JenB]

Oh, more Amber! Huzzah!

[Fedora]

I'll look for those short story collections. This book I have also mentions one called "Four for Tomorrow" which it says was retitled "A Rose for Ecclesiastes". Another book I have recommends one of his called "Dream Master". How are either of those?

[Fedora]

Just tuned into Andromeda Strain on AMC--classic SF movie which to me is entertaining in an MST3K kind of way. The computer graphics are, shall we say, pre-Windows :)