The crew and colonists from the spaceship Star of India found themselves on a strange planet surrounded by hostile indigenous races and had to carve a place for themselves or perish. Lord of Light is set on a planet colonized by some of the remnants of "vanished Urath", or Earth. The context of the novel is modern western characters in a Hindu-Buddhist-influenced world. Zelazny noted that Lord of Light was written so that it could be taken as a science fiction or a fantasy novel. Two chapters from the novel were published as novelettes in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction – "Dawn" in April 1967, and "Death and the Executioner" in June 1967. It was awarded the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and nominated for a Nebula Award in the same category. Lord of Light (1967) is a science fantasy novel by American author Roger Zelazny.
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