THE ISLE OF THE DEAD, A NOVEL BY ROGER ZELAZNY
Today I'm going to review The Isle of the Dead , a science fiction novel by Roger Zelazny. Published in 1969, it was nominated for Nebula award for the best novel. While The Isle of the Dead didn't win the Nebula award that year, it did win the French Prix Apollo in 1972. I'm happy I finally got around to reading The Isle of the Dead, as it didn't disappoint. It is one of those science fiction novels that are worth the hype. I immensely enjoyed reading it and would recommend it (especially to the fans of this genre and writer). If the title of this novel made you think of a certain painting, you're making the right connection in your head. The title of the novel is a reference to a famous painting (or better to say a series of paintings) by Swiss German painter Arnold Böcklin . A certain place in the novel was clearly inspired by the above mentioned painting. Moreover, the novel's protagonist Francis mentions the painting as 'that mad painting by Boe