Sign of the Unicorn
- 192
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Sign of the Unicorn”, the third book of “The Chronicles of Amber”, is short and full of intrigue. It moves Corwin’s story forward a little and gives Roger Zelazny room for court plotting and some striking fantastical passages. Some readers see it mainly as preparation for the sequel and point out that the larger mysteries stay open; others welcome its answers to earlier puzzles but call the bulk of it filler.
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About the book
Sign of the Unicorn is a fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, the third book in the Chronicles of Amber series. It was first published in serial format in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine.
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 UnicornThis book
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 Shadows
7.97.9 / 10 - Prince of Chaos
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 159 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 52% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 16 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 143 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is Sign of the Unicorn?
It has 192 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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