Knight of Shadows
- 256
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Knight of Shadows”, the ninth Amber novel, keeps Zelazny’s blend of royal intrigue, magic and conspiracy going in the late stretch of the series. Some readers feel that, with so much power in play, too many problems are solved by convenient intervention from above. It is a book for those who have followed the series this far; newcomers should start with the first volume.
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About the book
Knight of Shadows is a fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, published in November 1989. It is the ninth book in the Chronicles of Amber series.
Reading order · The Chronicles of Amber
Full order & progress →- Nine Princes in AmberStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - The Guns of Avalon
7.97.9 / 10 - Sign of the Unicorn
7.97.9 / 10 - The Hand of Oberon
8.08.0 / 10 - The Courts of Chaos
7.97.9 / 10 - Trumps of Doom
–Not ranked yet - Blood of Amber
7.87.8 / 10 - Sign of Chaos
7.97.9 / 10 - Knight of ShadowsThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Prince of Chaos
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 79 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 35% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 79 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Knight of Shadows?
It has 256 pages — shorter than 97% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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