knight@harvard.UUCP (Kevin Knight) (01/27/86)
Amber fans --
What follows is a history of The Chronicles of Amber, with the
events in their proper order (I hope!). My brother and I worked this out
over the holidays, and it doesn't include Trumps of Doom yet. I guess this
is the *ultimate* spoiler, so don't go any further unless you don't care!
If you wonder now and then -- *who* did shoot out Corwin's tires? --
then you might enjoy this. Some of the ordering is debatable, so if you
think something is wrong or omitted, I'd love to hear from you. My address
is "knight@harvard".
Finally, for people with a favorite character: save this to a file
and do a pattern match, something like "grep Brand <filename>". It's fun!
Good-bye and hello, as always,
Kevin Knight
P.S. Anybody know anything about the next Amber book? Is Trumps of Doom
out in paperback? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO MERLIN?!
THE BEGINNING
The Jewel is revealed to Dworkin by the Unicorn
Dworkin creates Amber out of Chaos
Oberon is born
Oberon's children are born
Dworkin fashions the family Trumps
THE OLD DAYS
Corwin and Bleys strand Random on an island
Random puts a spike in Corwin's boot
Brand, Bleys, and Fiona study with Dworkin
Random goes to Rebma and elopes with Morganthe
Martin born to Random and Morganthe
Random banished from Rebma
Corwin gulls Caine
Corwin beats Julian at his favorite game
Benedict fights off the Moonriders out of Ghenesh
Dark things out of Shadow attack at Jones Falls
Brand has argument with Corwin
Corwin rules over Avalon
Benedict leaves Amber
Corwin and Eric fight while hunting in the Forest of Arden
Dworkin tells Oberon how to destroy the Pattern
Oberon imprisons Dworkin
BEFORE THE CHRONICLES
Corwin exiled by Eric after their fight
Tomb built for Corwin, assumed dead
Brand, Bleys, and Fiona form cabal
Brand allies with powers from Chaos and learns about destroying Pattern
Brand asks Llewella, Random, and Benedict about Martin
Random goes to Texorami
Brand paints a trump of Martin
Brand finds Martin and stabs him over the Pattern
Oberon gets mad with Eric and glorifies Corwin over dinner
Flora first spots Corwin on Shadow Earth
Oberon is lured away by Brand, Bleys, and Fiona
Oberon goes into hiding
Bleys and Eric argue over the throne; Bleys leaves Amber
Eric seizes control of Amber
Brand tries to win Caine over to the cabal, fails
Eric-Caine-Julian alliance formed
Brand sees Corwin in Tir-na Nog'th
Brand under surveillance by Eric in Amber
Bleys and Fiona split with Brand
Corwin begins to regain memory
Brand escapes Amber, puts Corwin in Porter Sanitarium
Brand recaptured by Eric
Brand escapes again, shoots Corwin's tires out
Eric puts Corwin in Greenwood, under Flora's care
Brand captured by Bleys and Fiona, put in Tower
Brand calls Random for help
Random attempts to save Brand, fails
Julian contacts Random about the throne
Random loses his Trumps
NINE PRINCES IN AMBER
Corwin escapes Greenwood, goes to Flora's house
Corwin finds Flora's Trumps
Flora attempts to return to Amber, fails
Random arrives at Flora's house
Corwin and Random set out for Amber
Corwin and Random take Julian prisoner in Arden, release him
Corwin and Random save Deirdre, go to Rebma
Random sentenced to marry Vialle
Corwin walks Pattern in Rebma
Corwin transports himself to Amber
Corwin and Eric fight
Corwin goes to Bleys, encamped at Avernus
Bleys and Corwin make alliance
Corwin makes deals with Gerard and Caine to open the seas
Corwin contacts Oberon and Brand by Trump, both weakly
Corwin and Bleys build force, attack Amber, fail
Bleys falls off stairs, Corwin taken
Eric crowned
Corwin blinded, imprisoned, fed by Lord Rein
Corwin escapes to Cabra with Dworkin's help
Corwin stays with Jopin at the Lighthouse
Corwin resists Trump contact, decides to leave Cabra
THE GUNS OF AVALON
Corwin goes to Lorraine
Corwin meets Lance, travels to the Keep of Ganelon
Corwin meets Lorraine, the girl
Someone attempts to contact Corwin once more
Corwin and Ganelon defeat the Black Circle
Corwin and Ganelon travel to Avalon
Benedict defeats the Hellmaids
Corwin and Ganelon meet Benedict
Corwin meets Dara
Ganelon kills Benedict's servants
Corwin gets diamonds and gunpowder
Corwin and Ganelon leave Avalon, encounter Black Road
Corwin saves girl from Black Road
Benedict chases Corwin, fights, loses
Corwin calls Gerard to help Benedict
Corwin gets guns on Earth
Eric begins major battle with Black Road
Corwin visits old house, reads Eric's message
Ganelon and Corwin march on Amber
Dara arrives in Amber
Corwin wins the battle for Amber
Eric dies in battle
Corwin and Random go to the Pattern
Dara completes the Pattern
Dara claims "Amber will be destroyed"
SIGN OF THE UNICORN
Caine is found dead
Random tells his story (of the Tower) to Corwin
Corwin attunes to the Jewel
Flora tells her story (of Eric, etc.) to Corwin
Corwin visits his tomb with Ganelon
Corwin and Gerard fight, bury Caine, at the Grove of the Unicorn
Corwin and Gerard see the Unicorn
Brand is returned by united family effort
Fiona stabs Brand
Caine stabs Corwin
Corwin returns to Shadow Earth, stashes Jewel
Random brings Corwin back to Amber
Corwin visits Brand
Corwin goes to Tir-na Nog'th, gets mechanical arm from Benedict
Corwin, Ganelon, and Random follow Unicorn to Primal Pattern
THE HAND OF OBERON
Martin's Trump found in the Pattern
Benedict and Random seek Martin
Corwin talks to Vialle
Corwin goes to Dworkin's quarters
Corwin trumps to the Courts of Chaos
Corwin returns via Gerard's Trump
Corwin talks to Brand again
Caine attacks Brand
Ganelon tells Benedict about Dara
Corwin and Benedict form alliance
Gerard fights Corwin again, Ganelon intercedes
Corwin talks to Julian
Corwin returns to Earth to retrieve the Jewel
Brand gets the Jewel first
Corwin talks to Fiona
Corwin orders all the Patterns guarded
Brand starts walking the Primal Pattern
Corwin intercepts him, forces Brand to transport out
Random finds Martin, who tells his story
Brand goes to Tir-na Nog'th to walk Pattern there
Benedict intercepts him, regains the Jewel, using mechanical arm
Ganelon reveals himself as Oberon
THE COURTS OF CHAOS
Oberon takes command, gives separate orders to his children
Replay of Tir-na Nog'th scene in Amber, Benedict loses arm
Corwin talks to Dara, learns of Merlin
Corwin tries to repair the Pattern himself and is stopped by Oberon
Corwin talks to Oberon
Oberon orders everyone to attack Chaos
Corwin begins his hellride
Oberon starts walking the Pattern to repair it
Oberon sends the Jewel to Corwin via the bird
Brand's first contact with Corwin ("Dad failed")
Corwin hides in cave, meets man with scripture
Corwin almost lured by dwarves and by Lady
Brand's second contact with Corwin (appears with crossbow, loses eye)
Corwin meets Ygg, Hugi, and the Jackal
Corwin inscribes a new Pattern
Brand's third contact with Corwin (grabs the Jewel)
Corwin and Brand both transport to Chaos
Corwin kills Duke Borel of Chaos
Battle of Chaos
Oberon's message in the sky
Brand killed by Caine's crossbow, drags Deirdre over the cliff
Family reunites after the battle
Oberon's funeral
Merlin appears
Random made King of Amber by the Unicorn
Corwin attunes Random to the Jewel
Random diverts the Wave of Chaos as Corwin tells his story to Merlin