Lord Demon is a fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, completed in 1999 by Jane Lindskold after his death.

Lord Demon
Dust-jacket illustration from the first edition
AuthorRoger Zelazny and Jane Lindskold
Cover artistAmy Halperin
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherAvon
Publication date
August 1999
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages276 pp
ISBN0-380-97333-2
OCLC41017382
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3576.E43 L66 1999

It is a "scientific" fantasy built on favorite themes (the necessity of knowing oneself, taking risks, accepting the vulnerability that comes with feeling passionately etc.) of Roger Zelazny, drawing on East Asian, Irish, and hero's quest myths. It features his signature protagonist: a smart-mouthed cigarette-smoking erudite who can be poetic yet is detached, homicidal when angered but more often immersed in art, poetry, and the occasional creation of alternate realities. Also kind to the weak and deeply romantic in his approach to women.

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Charles de Lint praised Lord Demon, saying Lindskold had done "an exemplary job ... of capturing and retaining that wonderful gift Zelazny had of headlong invention, mythic characters made human, and deft, deliciously-convoluted plotting." He characterized the novel as "a worthy farewell to one of the best writers this field has produced."[1]

References

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  1. ^ Books to Look For, F&SF, December 1999