Set in london in the first years of the 21st century, the book revolves around two main topics. My name is legion book by roger zelazny thriftbooks. Wilson, the renowned historian and novelist, comes a stunningly bold new work of fiction set in the. Read authors note from the story red legion in her name, book 10 by webman91 michael r. And since the al is one of my favourite legions their hh rules are so hilarious. Red legion in her name, book 10 authors note wattpad.
For he said to him, come out of the man, unclean spirit. Get all the details, meaning, context, and even a pretentious factor for good measure. If its more an imperial army book why does the name and the cover have a space marine from the alpha legion. Stories of the foreign legion by wren, pc and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As world war ii rages on, allied leaders meet to plan the assassination mission of rudolf heyzig, a nazi general and head of the secret legion program.
I havent been able to decide if there was a message of some kind that i missed or whether zelazny was just having fun writing a few short stories in a spy vs spy mode built around a character with no name. And he said to him, my name is legion, for we are many. The book was the focus of a court case over its exclusion from the new york times best seller list. Ive been super interested in the alpha legion lately and i decided to buy one of their books, which one do you guys think i should buy. That is, according to the computer systems of this near. Book containing the phrase my name is legion science fiction. Where did the quote i am legion, for we are many come. He frequently depicts mythic characters attempting to succeed in the modern world, and his stories often feature absent father figures. The sandman, by neil gaiman if you like the trippier, dreamier aspects of legion, you will love this series, one of the most beloved in comics history. If i am correct, the book you are looking for is my name is legion written by american writer roger zelazny. My name is legion short story collection wikipedia.
Following dream, the figural embodiment of the concept, as he rules his dream kingdom, saves some lives, and ruins others, the comics travel through our world and many others. Rumoko by roger zelazny from my name is legion technovelgy. My name is legion sphere science fiction roger zelazny on. Osprey have books on every aspect of the roman military, from auxiliary forts, to late roman cavalrymen, to. A topdown dungeon explorer where you need to find powerups and choose which ones fit your style best. And he cried out with a loud voice and said, what have i to do with you, jesus, son of the most high god. My name is legion by roger zelazny fantastic fiction. This band easily has the most awkward band name to say this year, and thats good enough to make it on the list. The protagonist is a secret agent who adopts a new identity for each mission, and whose true identity is unknown even to his employer. On the one hand, the novel satirises the detrimental influence yellow journalism can have on individuals, society and politics both domestic and international. Part one page 1 page 2 page 3 part two page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 part three page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 page 12 page page 14 page 15 page 16.
Smothercharge by roger zelazny from my name is legion. There was no credit card, birth record, or passport for him in the international data bank. My compete legion project is underway with 15 out of the 25 or so volumes that i mapped completed and in hand. Try peter connollys greece and rome at war one of the best books ever written on ancient warfare if you want a good short colourful introduction to the roman military you could look no further than osprey publishings many books on the subject on ospreys ancient world book list. He had destroyed his punchcards and changed his face.
This is an wilsons most accomplished fiction for at least a decade and a half. With thousands of awardwinning articles and community groups, you can track your pregnancy and babys growth, get answers to your toughest questions, and connect with. My mind was filled to the splitting point with the double vision of the sleek, gunmetal body of the advancing telefactor and the erect, crazycrowned image of myself left hand extended, laser pistol in my right, that arm pressed close against my side. The eve of rumoko three stars kjwalllkjekoothailllkjek four stars home is the hangman five stars the stories revolve around a mercenary secret agent that has erased his identity and makes a living doing dangerous investigative jobs using fake names. I need help deciding which alpha legion book to buy. Josiah took another drink of coffee, stopped reading, suddenly depressed. Ive just started a new campaign as rome, and wanted to name my legions cooler than the default. It made him feel that somehow man was little more to god than an experiment, a. Most people who are familiar with the bible have heard of the many possessed by a legion of demons. My name is legion, for we are many spirits inside of one to build a land of chaos, brought forth from the abyss my name is legion, and we bring destruction and death submit corrections. He has edited several anthologies and is the author of the nonfiction book that focuses on himself, written also with the help of neil randall that was published in 1988. It is a big, broad, sweeping book, as disturbing as it. In this book of novellas, roger zelazny shows us some of the life experience of a man who doesnt exist.
And he cured many that were sick of various diseases. My middle name is archie, after my paternal grandfather, archie james knight one of my fathers sisters always called me harold archie. Legion is a 1983 horror novel by american writer william peter blatty, a sequel to the exorcist. Buy a cheap copy of my name is legion book by roger zelazny. My name is legion by roger zelazny book cover, description, publication history. One bible account is found at mark the 5th chapter. My name is legion by roger zelazny, paperback barnes. It was adapted into the film the exorcist iii in 1990.
This story was originally posted in 1999 and was relocated to this website in march of 2002. More ideas and technology from my name is legion more ideas and technology by roger zelazny tech news articles related to my name is legion tech news articles related to works by roger zelazny. The phrase i am legion, for we are many appears in the book of mark, chapter 5, verse 9, where jesus asks the demon possessing the man known as the maniac of gadarra what his name is. Little do they realize that the legion program hinges on the fate of a little girl named ana, who harbors terrible secrets of.
The road to amber, the last in the series, covers the final five years of zelaznys career in the early 1990s, when he reached for new ideas and continued familiar themes with stories such as godson and go. Visit our friendly internet game shop figs games and game aids for popular tabletop rpgs. Babycenter is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. Legionary books official website of author james mace unless otherwise noted, all reenactment images on this site courtesy of the ermine street guard, copywrite 2018, and are used with permission. My name is legion roger zelazny first edition lw currey, inc. Zelaznys books have won three nebula awards and six hugo awards.
Ill do a list of singles afterward if i can figure out how to put up an audio player in my posts. My name is legion isbn 0345248678 is an anthology of three stories by american writer roger zelazny, compiled in 1976. A bonfire of the vanities for contemporary londonfrom a. Legion is the 25,404 th most popular name of all time. As michael willett newheart asserts, a study of the gerasene mark5.
My name is legion whose wry title nicely suggests its satanic content is an allout, takenoprisoners encyclopedic satire, which may push rather more buttons than it needs to even the queen takes her lumps, in a memorably snotty aside. Roger zelazny has contributed to the third book in the nebula award stories series, published in 1967. My name is legion is an interesting trilogy about a man with no identity. Sure, the content is interesting, but what makes it so fascinating is how the quality of the three stories are so different. It always depressed him, the bible stories about men being driven mad by spirits. So, just having read fw s hh iii, which had a lot of disinformation about the alpha legion, it suddenly struck me that i aside from legion, i have only rarely ever seen stories featuring the alpha legion, especially as protagonists. The stories feature a common protagonist who is never named. You have one amazing story, one average story, and one that is best to be swept underneath the carpet and never heard from again. As a last name legion was the 129,825 th most popular name in 2010 how many people with the first name legion have been born in the united states. Although the gerasene may have suffered from mental illness, he like other minor characters with major significance exercised faith in a way the disciples did not. I am legion, for we are many comes from the scriptures.