He also views his four sisters: Flora who offered him sanctuary, Deirdre who was dear to him, reserved Llewella, and Fiona whom Corwin hated. As he looks over the cards he remembers all his brothers and sisters: sneaky Random, Julian the hunter, well-built Gérard, the arrogant Eric, himself, Benedict the master tactician and swordsman, sinister Caine, scheming Bleys, and the mysterious Brand. In Flora's library he locates a set of customised tarot cards - the Trumps - whose Major Arcana are replaced with images which he recognises as his family. Hiding his lack of knowledge about what she is saying, he convinces her to let him stay.
He flees and heads to the house of his sister, who addresses him as Corwin and calls herself Flora. He finds the manager of the clinic, and learns that he was recovering from a car accident in a private clinic at the expense of his sister, Evelyn Flaumel. He suspects he is being over-medicated, so he overpowers the nurse and security guard and escapes his room.
It was first published in 1970.Ĭarl Corey awakes in a medical clinic, with little to no knowledge of who he is or how he got there. Nine Princes in Amberis a fantasy novel and the first in the Chronicles of Amber series by the late Roger Zelazny.
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