Amber Merlinova sága 1 - Trumfy osudu – Zelazny Roger (2013)

The first book of the Merlin saga. Just as clever, thrilling, and humorous as the other stories from Amber, a unique realm born as much from the mind of a madman as from the unshakeable will of a lord. At the same time, however, it is a land of pure existence, a land that is the origin of all possible worlds, including our own. A world that we may someday reach in the starry moments of our lives. A place where every moment is real, where passion is true, and things are not mere substitutes. At the very foundation of existence, life is lived quickly. And Amber is not an eternal kingdom. The essence of the world is shaken. A ruthless battle for the throne, where anything goes and only the stronger, smarter, and more cunning prevail, has led one of the princes so far that he has put Amber at the mercy of the forces of Chaos, a power that the rulers Oberon and the brilliant madman Dworkin sought to protect it from. The balance has been disrupted. However, the world of Amber depends on very fragile, complex relationships that can be easily disturbed. The Amberites are not limited by the boundaries of human abilities, they have no god or nature above them. In battle, they destroy even that from which they come and without which they cannot exist...