Lord of Light
Roger Zelazny
16 people recommended it in 9 threads, 2008–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
I can't resist the body swapping stuff ever since reading Lord of Light as a kid
The guy code write with a few words, he could paint an amazing picture.
Lord of Light is especially awesome, and especially awesome on subsequent reads.
Roger Zelazny represented by the fantasy series Amber rather than the almost universally recognized as superior science fictional Lord of Light?
From his sci-fi, the one I’ve read most times (so far) is Lord of Light.
Also a vote for Lord of Light, I re-read it (or Chronicles of Amber) yearly after my first read some years back.
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