I can't seem to open the older thread - but I thought I should add a
clarification that all 10 Amber books, and additional Zelazny novels
and short story collections, were also recorded *by people other than
Zelazny* as unabridged versions for the the blind. Access to these is
supposed to be restricted to those certified to be blind. These
versions were done as volunteer work and are simple readings with no
sound effects. For example, in addition to the abridged and unabridged
versions professionally recorded by Zelazny, Nine Princes in Amber is
available unabridged as a 1979 recording by Michael Moodie from the
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, as
a 2001 recording by Richard Nazarewich for the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind, and as a Recording For the Blind and Dyslexic
(but I don't know the date or narrator of that one). Similarly, the
remaining Amber books have at least two unabridged versions recorded
for the blind - for example, Prince of Chaos has one read by John
Stratton for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped, and one read by Richard Nazarewich for the Canadian
National Institute for the Blind.
On some of the file sharing sites, unabridged versions of Amber Books
7, 9 and 10 have appeared, and some people have mistakenly thought
that these are the supposedly "lost" recordings made by Zelazny. They
are not. Instead, these are some of the recordings for the blind that
I mentioned above; they are not read by Zelazny. As well, recordings
of some of his other books have begun appearing on those file sharing
sites, such as This Immortal, Lord of Light, The Dream Master, etc,
and none of these are professional recordings. They are, instead, the
versions recorded by volunteers for the various agencies that make
such recordings for the blind or visually impaired. I have heard some
of these and they are decent enough - though the sound quality is
terrible on some. In the absence of professional recordings by the
late author or someone else, they do fill the void for audio versions
of some of Zelazny's best works.
Chris
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