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Title: This Immortal didn't survive 30-some years
Review: This immortal received the Hugo of 1966, but for the contemporary reader it's hard to figure out why. If it has had it's charm, it's been lost somewhere in these past decades. The plot is shallow and there is no real action (apart from a couple of man-to-man fights which hardly qualifies). The story is full of unused people (calling them characters whould be to much praise) who don't have a real purpose being there. And there are a lot of 'accidental' occurences just when they come in handy (f.i. as a last rescue, or to warn the hero) For as far as there is a plot it lacks cohesion, speed, and direction.As for the possitive side: Zelazny probably should enter history as the first to mention self-darkening sunglasses.
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