false 61986 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg 61986 9 60241 book 1971 Jack of Shadows total:466|5:128|4:194|3:121|2:22|1:1| 466 1824 588 25 3619 3.95 24800 1354 10673661 695116 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.93 446 1971 5 4 false Mon Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 19 03:17:11 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 08 06:42:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 31154309 870755 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 4 2 false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 12:31:47 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 07:17:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9342493 273793 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 3 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 23:42:14 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 00:03:52 -0800 2007
The main character is not particularly likable and as a tale of revenge it's fairly good but it's no Hamlet. The thing with even ...more...]]> 44260973 1952802 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 5 0 true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1974 Sun Jan 25 02:51:05 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 22:44:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 16528758 107886 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 5 0 true Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 12:01:43 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 10:46:47 -0800 2008
Jack gets beheaded on the first few pages for merely contemplating a...more...]]> 79817707 1798996 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 0 0 false Thu Dec 03 18:28:41 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 18:31:44 -0800 2009
Still, it IS a fascinating concept, and I enj...more...]]> 12759861 769371 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 3 0 false Thu Jan 17 10:19:39 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 10:32:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 38990050 1763019 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 5 0 false Sun Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 1979 Sun Nov 30 19:16:06 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 19:29:59 -0800 2008 1 13954697 756964 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 29 12:14:26 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 12:19:35 -0800 2008
RZ troubles the reader with a protagonist who not only isn't heroic, he's not particularly likable.

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Half a decade later I was at a con where Mr. Zelazny was the guest of honor, ...more...]]> 59521254 2410665 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 3 0 false Sat Jun 13 10:54:43 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 19:59:12 -0700 2009 64619394 2406097 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 5 0 false Wed Jul 22 23:29:39 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 23:30:07 -0700 2009 44833454 1968108 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 5 0 false Fri Jan 30 02:28:02 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 02:28:21 -0800 2009 81053113 3044696 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Dec 14 22:27:56 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 22:28:19 -0800 2009 33038667 155422 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 4 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 16:40:31 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 19:02:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20077693 979745 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Sun Apr 13 15:03:58 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 15:06:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 17216261 667234 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1976 Thu Mar 06 23:23:10 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 23:26:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 32504652 829496 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 3 0 false Sat Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 10 00:38:02 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 00:40:28 -0700 2008
Good end, though. It's how to do an open-ending right.]]> 31710965 1413617 61986 0451159764 9780451159762 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242m/61986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213180242s/61986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61986.Jack_of_Shadows 3.91 466 1971 3 0 false Mon Sep 01 05:58:24 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 06:01:07 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=61986