The Last Defender of Camelot

Here are 16 strange, beautiful stories spanning the full spectrum of Roger Zelazny’s remarkable career. One of the most acclaimed writers in the field, Zelazny’s rare ability to mix fantastical dream imagery with the real-life hardware of science fiction has won him more than a score of Hugo and Nebula nominations. He creates characters who live to haunt the reader beyond the page and who inhabit worlds both enchanting and disturbing–dazzling and memorable.

7 • Introduction (The Last Defender of Camelot) • essay by Robert Siverberg
11 • Comes Now the Power • (1966) • short story by Roger Zelazny
18 • For a Breath I Tarry • (1966) • novelette by Roger Zelazny
65 • The Engine at Heartspring’s Center • (1974) • short story by Roger Zelazny
76 • Halfjack • (1979) • short story by Roger Zelazny
83 • Home is the Hangman • [Nemo] • (1975) • novella by Roger Zelazny
165 • Permafrost • (1986) • novelette by Roger Zelazny
195 • LOKI 7281 • (1984) • short story by Roger Zelazny
204 • Mana from Heaven • [Magic Goes Away] • (1983) • novelette by Roger Zelazny
250 • 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1985) • novella by Roger Zelazny
329 • Come Back to the Killing Ground, Alice, My Love • [Kalifriki] • (1992) • novella by Roger Zelazny
388 • The Last Defender of Camelot • (1979) • novelette by Roger Zelazny