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Chronicles Of Amber Books in Order

Chronicles Of Amber by Roger Zelazny contains 13 books, published between 1970 and 2019. The first book is Nine Princes in Amber (1970) and the newest is Seven Tales in Amber (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1970–2019
Confirmed
13 of 13 titles
Pages on record
2,812 in 11 of 13 books
Reading time
47–70 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,812 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Chronicles Of Amber is Roger Zelazny's fantasy sequence set in Amber, an imaginary place with parallel worlds alongside it. Prince Corwin and his son Merlin are the central figures, working out what forces are trying to destroy them and, in the process, holding the fabric of reality together. Nine Princes in Amber (1970) opens the run, which continues through The Guns of Avalon, The Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon, The Courts of Chaos, Trumps of Doom and Blood of Amber. Thirteen entries are catalogued, collected volumes among them, with Seven Tales in Amber dated 2019.

How many Chronicles Of Amber books are there?

Chronicles Of Amber has 13 books, released between 1970 and 2019.

Chronicles Of Amber Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Chronicles Of Amber books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny, book 1 of the Chronicles Of Amber series (1970)
  2. Cover of The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny, book 1 of the Chronicles Of Amber series (1978)
  3. Cover of The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny, book 2 of the Chronicles Of Amber series (1972)
  4. Cover of The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny, book 4 of the Chronicles Of Amber series (1976)
  5. Cover of The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny, book 5 of the Chronicles Of Amber series (1978)
  6. Cover of Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny, book 6 of the Chronicles Of Amber series (1985)
  7. Cover of Sign of Chaos by Roger Zelazny, book 8 of the Chronicles Of Amber series (1987)
  8. Cover of Knight of Shadows by Roger Zelazny, book 9 of the Chronicles Of Amber series (1989)
  1. 1
    Nine Princes in Amber1970 · 175 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1970175
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  2. 1
    The Chronicles of Amber1978 · 784 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978784
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  3. 2
    The Guns of Avalon1972 · 223 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1972223
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  4. 2
    The Chronicles of Amber: Volume II1978 · confirmed 3/4
    1978–
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  5. 3
    The Sign of the Unicorn1975 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975192
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  6. 3
    Seven Tales in Amber2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  7. 4
    The Hand of Oberon1976 · 188 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976188
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  8. 5
    The Courts of Chaos1978 · 142 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978142
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  9. 6
    Trumps of Doom1985 · 184 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985184
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  10. 7
    Blood of Amber1986 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986215
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  11. 8
    Sign of Chaos1987 · 217 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987217
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  12. 9
    Knight of Shadows1989 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989251
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  13. 10
    Prince of Chaos1991 · 241 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991241
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Is there a chronological order for Chronicles Of Amber?

No separate chronological order is on record for Chronicles Of Amber, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Chronicles Of Amber books in order?

You should read the Chronicles Of Amber books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Chronicles Of Amber book also stands alone.

Where to start with Chronicles Of Amber

Start with Nine Princes in Amber (1970), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chronicles Of Amber book?

Seven Tales in Amber (2019) is the newest Chronicles Of Amber book released so far.

Is there a new Chronicles Of Amber book coming?

No next Chronicles Of Amber book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Chronicles Of Amber has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 8 nominations for Chronicles Of Amber. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Chronicles Of Amber at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Chronicles Of Amber title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Chronicles Of Amber books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,812 pages across the 11 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 215 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chronicles Of Amber books, 7 of 13, were published in the 1970s.

What the Chronicles Of Amber books are about

11 of the 13 Chronicles Of Amber books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: amber (imaginary place) is tagged on 10 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Amber (Imaginary place) 10 of 11 books
  • Fantasy 10 of 11 books
  • Science fiction 5 of 11 books
  • Fiction in English 4 of 11 books
  • Corwin (fictitious character : zelazny) 3 of 11 books
  • Castle Amber (Imaginary place) 2 of 11 books

More books by Roger Zelazny

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.