My Name Is Legion

by Roger Zelazny

Book Overview

He had destroyed his punchcards and changed his face. There was no credit card, birth record, or passport for him in the International Data Bank. His names were many...any he chose. His occupation was taking megarisks in the service of a vast global detective agency. His interworld assignments were highly lucrative, incalculably vital, and terrifyingly deadly. And more often then not, his life was a living hell!

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345295226
• ISBN13: 9780345295224
• Release Date: April 1976
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Not Free SF Reader

A short collection built to feature the brilliant double award winner novella that is the third story. Two other decent tales included, of similar style, although the crazy title of the second probably dooms it to never be mentioned. My Name Is Legion : The Eve of RUMOKO - Roger Zelazny My Name Is Legion : Kjwalll'kje'koothai'lll'kje'k - Roger Zelazny My Name Is Legion : Home Is the Hangman - Roger Zelazny Ocean eruption security. 3.5 out of 5 Dolphin murder case. 3.5 out of 5 Telepresence party prank has terrible results, robot killer wrongly represented afterwards, but does his duty despite detective. 5 out of 5

Dark, action-packed, builds and builds

I didn't know what to expect with this book, but I certainly enjoyed reading it. This book is actually three related stories revolving around the same character who has erased his identity and makes a living doing odd jobs for a private investigation agency, while using faked names to get through life. Each story is better than the previous, with the third story, featuring the Hangman, being the most powerful, and Zelazny at his finest. There are plenty of good, quotable lines in these stories and the ending is just awesome. I enjoyed reading the story as well because the technology used in the books reflects the 1960's with the tape run all the way to the end. Tape drive technology is still used here, despite supposedly being 2007. It is enjoyable seeing a snapshot of how people viewed technology in Zelazny's day. As other reviewers have pointed out, this is a lighter book than say the Amber Series or Lord of Light, but it's a great weekend read, and well worth the purchase. Enjoy!

3 Stories, quality varies

This book is made up of the three novella's published elsewhere. They all involve an unnamed protagonist who has no record of his existence. The first one, "The Eve of Rumoko" is an entertaining suspense story which introduces us to the hero and gives us a thrilling plot without sacrficing style or depth of character. The second, "Kjawlll'kje'k'koothai'lll'kjr'k," is by far the weakest of the stories a not very intriguing mystery not really comparable to the other two. However "Home is the Hangman," the third story is excellent despite it's B-moviesh plot (killer robot from outer space). Zelazny manages to use this set to explore the nature of the human psyche while being thrilling and exciting at the same time.

want to quit the system?

You're a computer employee hooking up every network on earth to fashion the International Data Bank--only to realize it will become the ultimate invasion of human privacy. What will you do? Something creative, invisible, and dangerous... this book was written decades before the Internet got going.

One of Zelazny's "lighter" books

Roger Zelazny is one of my favourite authors, and this is one of my favourites of his work. Thought-provoking but not too much so, with reasonably fast-paced action and moderate depth.