Roger Zelazny

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(May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995)

Roger Zelazny was a pro writer of sf and fantasy. His earliest writing was fiction which appeared in fanzines such as Thurban in the early 50s. He was an active member of BSFS, and belonged to the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America and the Fellowship of the Silver Stallion. With Richard Patt, he published the fanzine Nozdrovia.

He was GoH at Discon 2, the 1974 Worldcon.

Professionally, he made his first sale in 1954 and quickly became one of the leading writers in the field, winning numerous awards for both short fiction and novels. Later, he was best known for his Amber series. His work made heavy use of varied mythological elements.

Zelazny was born in Ohio and lived in Baltimore for most of his career before moving to Santa Fe, NM, where he lived for 20 years. Zelazny was married twice, first to Sharon Steberl in 1964 (divorced, no children), and then to Judith Alene Callahan in 1966. Roger and Judith had two sons, Devin and Trent (also an author), and a daughter, Shannon. Zelazny died of kidney failure associated with cancer.

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