Sign of the Unicorn continues Corwin’s swiftly moving adventure. Instead of the answers he wants, he receives ominous visions which suggest that the real truth is even more frightening than the petty sibling rivalries Corwin has been dealing with. Of course, Corwin knows that some of his siblings may not be telling him the truth… Looking for guidance, Corwin visits Tir-na Nog’th, the city of moonlight. These stories slow the action but serve to enlighten us further about Amber, the Shadow worlds, how the trumps and the pattern work, the alliances between the siblings, how Corwin lost his memories, and what may have happened to their father Oberon. During his interactions with them he learns a lot of the history that he has been unaware of while spending centuries on Earth without his memory of Amber. It’s clear that Corwin is not safe as long as his siblings are alive, but he doesn’t know which of them he can trust. During the fallout, other murder attempts occur. One of them has just been murdered and someone is trying to frame Corwin. But Corwin’s most immediate concern is treachery from his scheming siblings. The forces of Chaos are crossing into Amber from the shadow worlds, and they must be stopped. You’d think that things might now be easy for Corwin, but not so.

Corwin is now the regent of Amber by legitimate claim and he holds the Jewel of Judgment which has powers over the weather and, as Corwin learns, other powers that may be dangerous to its owner.

At the end of the previous novel, The Guns of Avalon, Corwin finally got what he wanted: Eric off the throne. Sign of the Unicorn is the third novel in Roger Zelazny’s CHRONICLES OF AMBER.

Good enough that I have no issue coming back to it between other reads, but I'll have to decide if I want to just read the pentalogy or if I'll actually read the entire decalog. It is good enough for a diversion, but I'm not seeing anything here that is either hyper-literary or revolutionary. Again, like the previous novel in the series, I'm still kinda luke warm towads it. It allows for stories to get told, and more of the background of what is going on to gradually unfold. A bulk of the novel centers on a family meeting (a meeting of siblings) in Amber. The family drama of finding the King/Father and understanding the Pattern, the darkness that is invading Amber. It is 3/10 in the Chronicles of Amber decalog, or 3/5 in the Corwin pentalogy. Conjectures and illusions are often the better possessions.” ― Roger Zelazny, Sign of the Unicorn Another solid Zalzny fanasy novel (they are practically novellas). Usually they are grubby little things, reducing down to the basest of motives when all is known. '.inside stories seldom live up to one’s expectations.

Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny