Roger Zelazny

U.s. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet (1937–1995).

Born May 13th, 1937 in Euclid. [ref]

Died June 14th, 1995 at 58 years old in Santa Fe (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Occupations
novelist, poet, science fiction writer, writer
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel