Lord of Light
 

Lord of Light

by Roger Zelazny

Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rules their world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppose them: he who was once Siddhartha and is now Mahasamatman. Binder of Demons. Lord of Light.
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  • AuntB93
    • Rated 4 stars

    My review is at http://auntb93also.multiply.com/journal/item/414/Lord_of_Light_by_Roger_Zelazny_1967

    AuntB93 wrote this review Sunday, August 31 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Jim H
    • Rated 0 stars

    Although this novel won a Hugo award, and I liked it well enough when I read it in the 1960s, I wouldn't bother reading it again.

    Jim H wrote this review Thursday, July 3 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • spiegelscherben
    • Rated 3 stars

    A bit confusing, but funny and interesting. It takes a while to get into it, and the time jump in the beginning doesn't help.
    The premise is good though - on a distant planet, in a distant time, the man-made-god Mahasamatman, also known as Buddha but Sam to his friends struggles against his fellow gods, the Indian pantheon who are deliberately withholding the technology of their old world from the humans.
    At times hilarious and at others insightful, the book reinterprets gods, demons and religion in a science fiction setting. It is definitely a good read, though not for those entirely uninitiated to Indian religious history.

    spiegelscherben wrote this review Saturday, April 26 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • David L
    • Rated 5 stars

    This book has been with me since my childhood, and I go back to it every few years to refresh the experience. It is a book that attempts to embody every human experience, a book of immense passion, scope, and ambition. It is at least as noble and meaningful as the myths upon which it is based, and far more accesible to the modern Western mind.

    David L wrote this review Wednesday, March 5 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Eduardo G
    • Rated 5 stars

    Mind blowing book, very imaginative...found on a small bookstore in Seattle by chance and was grateful I decided to spent my time on that small shop... :)

    Eduardo G wrote this review Saturday, February 16 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Bart
    • Rated 4 stars

    Great book. Mahabharata but then with a twist of SF. So imaginative. I read it in two days

    Bart wrote this review Tuesday, November 6 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Raptor
    • Rated 4 stars

    It's really interesting to read how an alien like RZ, reads our sub-culture. Zelazny's take on Indian gods and goddesses may be a bit tooo techhy, but his use of the dielectic between the Vedics and the Buddhists is terrific.
    Moreover he's cleverly couched the whole philosophical arrangement in a different world which gives it an objective window.
    A super action read too.

    Raptor wrote this review Wednesday, October 31 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Park S
    • Rated 5 stars

    Hugo Award winner and still one of my top ten sci fi books. It takes awhile to get a grasp but even better on the second time.

    Park S wrote this review Saturday, October 27 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • meson
    • Rated 5 stars

    SF lovers must read this.

    meson wrote this review Wednesday, October 24 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Willie S
    • Rated 2 stars

    Plotwise, this is a really interesting book. However, the prose style is pretentious and dull. I found myself wading through pages and pages of trivia looking for the next plot point.

    Willie S wrote this review Monday, October 15 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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