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Wakim has been commanded by his master Anubus to find and destroy The Prince Who Was A Thousand. Wakim leaves the House of the Dead intent on carrying out his mission to destroy The Prince Who Was A Thousand, but he has a second, personal mission...to find his true name. And if he does Wakim cannot even imagine how that will change everything...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Zelazny was a science fiction and fantasy writer, a six time Hugo Award winner, and a three time Nebula Award Winner. He published more than forty novels in his lifetime. His first novel \u003cem\u003eThis Immortal\u003c\/em\u003e, serialized in \u003cem\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction \u003c\/em\u003eunder the title \"...And Call Me Conrad,\" won the Hugo Award for best novel.\u003cem\u003e Lord of Light\u003c\/em\u003e, his third novel, also won the Hugo award and was nominated for the Nebula award. 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