Lord of Light

De: Roger Zelazny

Narrado por: Matt Godfrey

Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rule their world as the gods of the Hindu pantheon. Only one dares oppose them: he who was once Siddhartha and is now Mahasamatman. Binder of Demons, Lord of Light.

©2022 Roger Zelazny (P)2022 Recorded Books

The story is so good…

The story is so good that I will give it five stars in spite of the poor choice of narrator. This is one of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors, it would have been better served by a narrator with an English accent… or no accent at all. Southern drawl just doesn’t suit a story based on Indian mythology.

A good story!

Read this many years ago, nice to see my memories of the book remained strong. An excellent twist on how populating new worlds can result unusual forms of governance…

A Uniquely Veiled Sci-Fi Story

Very good story, narrated by a great voice. It is fun to catch glimpses of the sci-fi and futuristic elements hidden within the fantasy setting. Wish it had a sequel!

Cyberpunk Buddha with Southern Twang

There’s a good tale here, if you’re patient enough to sift through the metaphysics and theobabble.

The worst part is the slow, saccharine American southern drawl they somehow some way decided this tale needed to be told with. Like, what…..??

such a great book and performance

Sam might or might not be a God. he might or might not be the Buddha.

one of zelazny's best.

Struggled to keep my interest.

struggled to finish listening, and was a bit of a let down in the end.

Fantastic work of literature and performance by the narrator

I have enjoyed this book from beginning to end . It kept me captivated throughout. The narrator gave a fantastic performance that made me feel more immersed in the story as it was told.

One of the best...

So glad to get an audiobook version. This novel has always stayed with me

A True Classic

Loved this when I first read it as a kid and loved it just as much now that I’ve finally had a chance to hear it on Audible. A fantastic story read by an excellent narrator that should be made into either a movie or series straight away. If some great producer has not already purchased the rights to this story they ought to do it immediately!!! As Banyon said on Seinfeld - “It’s GOLD Jerry!!”

How do you break a fan?

By giving them something that they’ve waited for many, many years but deliver it broken. This has been my favorite novel by my favorite author since I first read it in 1970. I’ve probably read this book at least annually since then.
The choice of narrator is so wrong - Matt Godfrey, Matt freakin Godfrey?!? Jesus, this a lyrical story about assumption by man of the attributes of the Hindu pantheon and the opposition by one using the teachings of the Buddha. Matt’s narration is what might generously be described as a mid-western twang and is ill suited for a novel of this depth. I forgave his sins with Creatures of Light and Darkness so pleased was I that this lesser novel appeared in Audible. But not this, never this.
I’ll have to live with this but man what a disappointment.