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Unicorn Variations

by Roger Zelazny

Mythic FantasyHumorous Fantasy
Published 1967 Pages 268 ~4h Audience Adult Heat 🔥 Pacing Mixed Magic Soft
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Darkness Level 3 — Serious
Death, violence and emotional weight are present

Synopsis

Unicorn Variations is an enchanting story about a man who plays chess with a beer-guzzling unicorn in a bar, with the fate of the human race at stake. Twenty-one other stories are collected here and linked by Zelazny's own illuminating and amusing commentary.

Tropes

End of the World Stakes

Awards

🏆 Hugo Winner🏆 Locus Winner

Tone

WhimsicalHumorousAdventurous

Content Warnings

graphic-violencewarpsychological-trauma

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