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LORD DEMON
Roger Zelazny and Jane Lindskold


Copyright й I999 by The Amber Corporation and Jane Lindskold
Excerpt from End of Days copyright й I999 by Dennis Danvers
Excerpt from Lord Demon copyright й I999 by The Amber Corporation
and Jane Lindskold
Excerpt from Singer from the Sea copyright й I999 by Sheri S. Tepper
Excerpt from Europa Strike copyright й 2000 by William H. Keith, Jr.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-20950
ISBN: 0-380-77023-7
e-book ver. 1.0


Praise for LORD DEMON
"Filled with offbeat humor and sparkling images,
Zelazny's last novelЧcompleted by his friend
and biographer Jane LindskoldЧprovides a
last glimpse into the font of creativity and
brash imagination that made Zelazny
one of sf's memorable writers."
Library Journal

"Lindskold effectively captures the voices of
Zelazny's wise-cracking characters and
continues the expert blending of magical and
mundane that makes his work so enjoyable.
This novel is fine Zelazny, and a fine tribute."
Publishers Weekly

"Light-footed, twinkling, and fun."
Kirkus

"A thoroughly absorbing tale, full of delicately
nuanced language and a credit to both authors."
Booklist



For Jim, with much love.
And for Paul DellingerЧ thanks for all the letters.


ONE


It was orange. It was green. It was one of my best. I had decided against a pot or a vase and had created a bottle for the first time in ages. The crafting had taken me the better part of one hundred and twenty years, on and off. Depending on their intended use, bottles have taken me far longer and also far shorter periods of time than other items.
I explored the interior of this one to my satisfaction, manifested myself outside of it, and clenched my left fist until the ring I wore upon that hand began to glow. When it had reached a sufficient level, I pressed it against the bottom of the bottle, marking it with the sign of Kai Wren, master bottlemaker, my sign.