I first read the book over 20 years ago while in High School. The story line still haunts me today. I would love to visit with the author and discuss the ending. I'm anxious to hear what others believed to have happened in the ending. Nakoa's Women is still my all-time favorite romance! I have been looking for a copy for the last 15 years. Cranston if you find-one let me know.

I read this book many years ago. If you like a romance novel that deals with the Native American man and a new American woman in love, you will love this novel. The ending of this novel is one that will break your heart and will forever live in your memory as a tragic love story.

I read this book when it first came out many years ago and I have not read a romance dealing with Native Americans that I have found on par with it yet. The characters are not the usual one dimensional ones that clutter most of today's romance novels and the story is anything but predictable, especially the ending.

"The Hand of Oberon", the fourth book of the first Amber series, is perhaps the most pivotal. Within, many of the mysteries we've followed since "Nine Princes" are finally resolved, setting us up for the big climax in "Courts of Chaos".

In addition to enough plot twists to make your head spin, it's also notable for Corwin's first real problem with Random - who finds that he might have very personal reason to take out a sibling who Corwin considers necessary for information purposes. The fact that by this book just the thought of a rift between them makes you squirm is proof of how important their relationship has been - not only because strategically Corwin needs someone to back him up but because, in a world where so much else has been suspect, we know they honestly like eachother.

_The Hand of Oberon_ is my favorite of the books in the second half of the Amber Chronicles. And that's saying a lot.

Random's missing son Martin, Dworkin revisited, more about the mysterious Dara, and the disappearance of the Jewel of Judgement-- all these plot twists are dwarfed by the big one in Ganelon's suprise for Corwin...

THIS BOOK IS VITAL TO REALLY GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE SERIES. I READ THIS SERIES YEARS AGO AND LIKED IT SO MUCH I JUST BOUGHT ALL THE BOOKS IN THE SERIES AGAIN. EXCELLANT

I bought this book for my nephew's birthday and have to read it to him every visit. He loves it! We laugh at the great pictures of Benny. He likes to match the NBA teams to their references in the story. Very clever!

EXCELLENT!!!! This book has stressed good sportsmanship and very strong positive values. It would be a great tool to help teachers and parents discuss these issues. Every school should have a copy in the library!!!! Yes, great pictures too!

This is an excellent book,very well written,that helps children deal with this issue quite well! I absolutely LOVED the illustrations! Very talented author as well as the illustrator,ROGER HALL! Cant wait for the second book!

I finally found a copy of this book and I am pleased to say that I was not disappointed at all. This book gets right to the roots of the rock and roll explosion out of the Pacific Northwest in the 50's and 60's. Don did a good job selecting the bands to be represented. I know he could not cover them all in the space of a single volume. This book needs a volume II and a volume III or more to tell the full story. Still, this single book is the best published on the subject so far. It needs to get back into print... NOW!

It is driving me absolutely nuts that I can't find a copy of this book that I can keep for my own. This is another good work about the music scene in the Pacific Northwest. It covers the bands and venues in and around Portland and Seattle quite well, but as with so many works, Tacoma (which had a large, vibrant and lively music scene) was largely ignored. That is too bad. There were so many great bands in Tacoma, and great musicians that went on to have successful careers with other groups. Other than that, this is an excellent reference and research tool... and a good read for those who just want to read the story. If anyone ever wants to part with a copy, please let me know. SamCarlson@TheRegents.net

If you are into the Pacific Northwest Sound of the '60s, this is the most complete book on the market anywhere!! It doesn't leave ANYBODY out! The Viceroys, Wailers, Kingsmen, Ventures, Sonics, Beachcombers, Bards, Counts, Don & The Goodtimes, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Jim Valley, Dave Lewis, Doug Robertson, and many more!!! Even "Jerden" and "Bolo Seafair Records" companies are listed!!! This book is from A to Z, all inclusive! All played by "KJR Seattle - Channel 95" No Disappointment!!

Mr. Hall did an excellent job sharing his experience with one of Houston's wealthiest families and the press.

Roger Hall provides us an extraordinarily well written opportunity to be personally affected by the devastation that befalls an innocent individual judged guilty by a powerful media greatly influenced by wealthy puppeteers. Hall's transitions between chapters challenge you to put the book down. There is a tremendous amount of honesty and intimacy wrapped around this modern man's encounter with the windmills of Texas. You cannot walk away from this book without an altered perception of the media and the games the powerful play. I re-read this book a year ago and it continues to stir the occassional thought and to provide a filter through which the press is processed. It's a great read -- it's an even better story.

Freedom from the Press - A Personal Story of Libel by Roger Hall. Maharatha Books, Middleburg, FL. 1998 (new edition). 334 pp. $16.50 trade paper.

Like the popular nonfiction book A Civil Action made into a movie, Roger Hall1s Freedom from the Press is an absorbing account of an involved lawsuit against a corporate powerhouse by an individual with important personal interests at stake. This author1s case was a libel case against the Houston Chronicle, which in 1991 ran a front-page article accompanied by a photograph implying that Hall had once been a bona fide member of a controversial New York cult rather than an unwitting recruit who had ultimately tried to discredit it. Hall came under extraordinary pressure because in a deposition he tied a local wealthy businessperson named Douglas Wyatt to the cult. This was used by enemies of Wyatt to destroy his reputation through the newspaper article. During one phase of his ordeal, Hall felt his life was threatened. Hall1s small business shortly fell into ruins, and he sunk into a severe depression. But he nonetheless managed to carry out his lawsuit until after some setbacks that would have defeated most persons, he prevailed in the end. Hall relates succinctly the legal procedures and issues at stake, and takes you into his own emotional turmoil. The reader holds his breath pulling for Hall against the powerful interests set against him.

review by Henry Berry Book Reviewer Editor/Publisher, The Small Press Book Review

This cookbook is extremely helpful for those who wish to incorporate natural foods such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables into their diet without sacrificing taste and without being a gourmet cook. Different foods are listed and given their particular health benefits. There are also quite a few different and simple diet plans that pertain to specific health concerns, i.e. preventing cancer, lowering cholestoral, weight loss, etc. All in all this cookbook is something of an encyclopedia and a comprehesible, easy to follow, and informative sensible eating guide.

Very informative! There is a whole section on the healing properties of the foods which are used in the book. You can look up different types of ailments and find out what foods to eat for that condition. It has great pictures and the recipes are easy to prepare. I give it 2 thumbs up!

I love this cookbook! It has great, simple recipes. If you have to cook, why not cook the best you can for your family. You can really focus in on the beneficial foods for your family. A win-win situation when it comes to cooking good tasting but absolutely nutritional meals. Highly recommended.

You asked for a great book and you got it! It's this one. (And the whole 10 books of the series). This book features Merlin, Lord of Chaos, and magician, who also happens to have a computer science degree from Berkeley. In this book, Merle is in the woods sleeping when he hears a threatening voice of an otherworldly creature that has appeared in the darkness that says "I am the enemy - the one you thought you would never come". Then there is a flashback while Merle remembers and philosophizes about several events in his life revolving around power. He then answers the voice in the woods, saying "It's about time". This is very Zelaznian humor which is one of the great features of these books. In addition, there is lots of great adventure. Zelazny really can write. His is an evolved writing form, far beyond his contemporaries.

Not much body to this review, but I just thought I'd say that the Amber series is one of my favourites, and I really like this book in particular. Scrof, the Dweller on the Threshold, is hilarious!

The battle of Brand and Corwin reaches its climax as everyone tries to create a new pattern in the battle with Chaos itself. All the twists and plot terms we love and expect from an Amber novel.

This series was damn good. 'Nuff said

"Quite possibly the best sword and sorcery fiction ever" - the Cleveland Plain Dealer

im a big fan of roger zelazny and i read when i was kid - which further biases my opinion, but here goes anyway. the first impressive thing i noticed about this book was its enthralling storyline. when corwin (the protagonist) wakes up with a sudden loss of his memory, you feel yourself waking up with him. you can relate with the main character, which is what i think makes a writer good - if he can create a fictional character the audience feels for. the next thing i noticed was how well it was written without being mind-boggling. a common bane of sci-fi/fantasy stories are bogged down and made confusing by unnessessary locations or historical allusions. not here, zelazny uses a very ingenious approach and has us learn things about amber and shadow AS corwin learns them. things are explained to the reader without becoming a '50s sci-fi monologue. a very entertaining read (i was so enthralled i read it in one night - and was dead tired for school the next morning, lol). a must-buy for readers of all preferences! especially casual sci-fi readers like myself!

I started reading Zelazny's Saga of Amber five or six years ago. I never finished the series (i only got about half way through), but it was something I knew I'd pick up at a later date and read (and now I've purchased the Great Book of Amber, which contains all ten books in the saga, and I'm currently reading it). Zelazny published the first book, Nine Princes in Amber, in 1970. And it turned out to be not only well written, but one of the most original ideas in the world of fantasy (like Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon series, Jordan's The Wheel of Time, Weiss & Hickman's collaborations, the Dark Elf books of R.A. Salvatore, and so on). The book deals with a family fighting for control of the known world, Amber, and all other worlds, which are 'shadows' of Amber. The reader visits many different worlds, we get swordplay, intrigue, and a cast of great characters. And Zelazny writes in the first person, told from one the brothers, Corwin. But in the beginning, Corwin has amnesia, and doesn't know who he is, or the story of his family. It makes for a great voice and helps keep the reader in a state of suspense and 'knowledgable' confusion, that isn't seen elsewhere in the series, or in many other books. The chronicles of Amber is a highly original, well written series, and Nine Princes of Amber is the best of them.

This is the lead off in simply one of the greatest, most imaginative, and mind-blowing fantasy series ever written. (What was the late great Roger Zelazny smoking when he released this novel back in 1970?) "Nine Princes in Amber" is the first in a series of ten books chronicling the ever-feuding bloodlines of the House of Amber -- the true kingdom of Order in the Universe -- and the struggle with its eternal nemesis: the Courts of Chaos. The protagonist, Prince Corwin, is both noble & just and wise-cracking & street smart. Zelazny has created a universe so original, and dozens of characters so rich that it truly boggles the mind. And instead of whisking us off to some remote fairyland, he combines modern day Earth (a mere shadow world) with his infinitely rich universe. Where else are you going to find MIB's (Men in Black), a fast food chain called "Kentucky Fried Lizzard Partes" and swordfights all in the same book! Roger, we will sorely miss you.

Corwin decides to see if it's possible to rescue Brother Brand, and gets the rest of his siblings involved in the action. What becomes unfortunately apparent is that one of them wants him dead, and that family politics are always a lot more complicated than they look when it comes to the Amber royal house.

A lot of great information about the family dynamics comes to light here. A readable, fascinating installment in a readable, fascinating series.

I read the first two books, and I thought they were pretty good, but this book is by far the best! The plot becomes so much more complex and interesting, (Not that it wasn't good before) and the characters become so much more interesting. I hope the next two are more like this!

The third installment of this exceptional series continues the thrills and lays on the intrigue as we deal more thoroughly with the royal family of Amber...they make my family look like the Bradys...and Corwin continues to kick a$$ and take names. Arguably the most intelligent, well-written, and exciting fantasy series ever written.