Sign of Chaos

Sign of Chaos

Roger Zelazny

First published 1987Original language EN

7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 1092 ratingsConfidence 39%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
224
Pages
about 4 h
Reading time

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About the book

Sign of Chaos is a fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, published in 1987. It is the third novel in the second Chronicles of Amber series, and the eighth novel in the Amber series overall. The title of this book mirrors that of Sign of the Unicorn, the third book in the first Amber series.

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Reading order · The Chronicles of Amber

Full order & progress →
Score per volume10 volumes on a timeline, 1970 to 1991 · Best-rated volume: The Hand of Oberon
  1. Nine Princes in Amber
    Nine Princes in Amber1970 · 420 ratingsStart here
    7.77.7 / 10
  2. The Guns of Avalon
    The Guns of Avalon1972 · 165 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  3. Sign of the Unicorn
    Sign of the Unicorn1975 · 159 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  4. The Hand of Oberon
    The Hand of Oberon1976 · 138 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  5. The Courts of Chaos
    The Courts of Chaos1978 · 152 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  6. Trumps of Doom
    Trumps of Doom1985 · 21 ratings · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet
  7. Blood of Amber
    Blood of Amber1986 · 87 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  8. Sign of Chaos
    Sign of Chaos1987 · 92 ratingsThis book
    7.97.9 / 10
  9. Knight of Shadows
    Knight of Shadows1989 · 79 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  10. Prince of Chaos
    Prince of Chaos1991 · 79 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.8 across 92 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library7.39 10%
Hardcover7.983 90%

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