The authorized illustrated book of Roger Zelazny Book

I was tickled to find this treasure at half price books for a buck and a quarter. Fans of classic sci fi would not be disappointed by this venture, making a graphic novella out of some of Zelazny's earlier works.

Unfortunately, the shrinking of the original 8.5X11 format to a 4X7 paperback did not translate well. Much of the artwork is obscured by the inner margin. You'd really have to crack the binding to see many of the photos.

I also find the placement of images within text to be odd and occasionally frustrating to the eye. Example: "He shook his head and phased for MaaL's world.
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He took elaborate pains, in-phasing and out-phasing in random directions; he gave
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Mala a golden collar with a two way radio in it's clasp, wore it's mate within his death ring; he converted much cur-
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rency, left the Wallaby in the care of a reputable smuggler
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and crossed the Delles by Sea. He was fond
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of sailing and he liked the purple waters of the planet. He
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rented a large villa, slums to one side, riviera to the other.
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Too choppy to be meaningful.

My last complaint is that the women (both in Zelazny's writing, and in Morrow's depiction of them) are straight out of a prepubescent boy's fantasy, both in their form, lack of dimension and in their...erm... willingness to accommodate. I guess this might be tolerable to the objective reader who is able to experience the book as a window into another time, but if you're looking for Ripley, you will not find her like here.