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The Chronicles of Amber Books in Order

by Roger ZelaznyScience Fiction & Fantasy

10 books from Nine Princes in Amber (1970) to Prince of Chaos (1991). Rated 4.5 across 19,769 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Nine Princes in Amber

    Book 1 1970 4.2 (5.6k)

    Amber is the one real world, of which all others including our own Earth are but Shadows. Amber burns in Corwin's blood.....

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  2. The Guns of Avalon

    Book 2 1972 4.5 (2.8k)

    Across the worlds of Shadow, Corwin, Prince of blood royal, heir to the throne of Amber, gathers his forces for an assault that will yield up to him the crown that is rightfully his....

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  3. Sign of the Unicorn

    Book 3 1975 4.6 (2.2k)

    Accepting the responsibilities as ruler to the world of Amber, Corwin finds himself the target of sibling treachery, and must seek guidance in a land of visions, where a sinister prediction foretells his doom....

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  4. The Hand of Oberon

    Book 4 2012 4.6 (1.9k)

    Returning to Shadow Earth to investigate a threat against his life, Corwin discovers that the Jewel of Judgment has been stolen by his traitorous brother, Brand, who plans to use the enigmatic gem to reshape the universe....

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  5. The Courts of Chaos

    Book 5 1978 4.6 (1.8k)

    Corwin finds his world dissolving around him when his father Oberon, disguised as Corwin's friend, steals the Jewel of Judgment so that he may defeat the evil Brand.....

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  6. Trumps of Doom

    Book 6 1985 4.5 (1.3k)

    Trumps of Doom is the sixth book of The Chronicles of Amber; an epic fantasy series written by six-time Hugo Award winning and three-time Nebula Award winning author Roger Zelazny....

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  7. Blood of Amber

    Book 7 1986 4.5 (1.1k)

    Pursued by a fiendish enemy, Merle must battle through an intricate web of vengeance and murder that threatens more than the San Francisco Bay area....

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  8. Sign of Chaos

    Book 8 1987 4.6 (1k)

    Following the cliffhanger ending of Blood of Amber, Merlin is stranded in surrealistic Alice in Wonderland-esque bar where the Mad Hatter serves cocktails....

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  9. Knight of Shadows

    Book 9 1989 4.6 (982)

    Melvin Corey must choose between an alliance with the Pattern of Amber or the Pattern of Chaos, in a tale of a sometimes murderous family of wizards and their alternate worlds....

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  10. Prince of Chaos

    Book 10 1991 4.5 (1k)

    Treacheries, trickeries, assassination attempts and bloody family intrigues have finally maneuvered Merlin, aka Merle Corey, into the Courts of Chaos....

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Chronicles of Amber is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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