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[[File:The Adventures of Akbar artillery.jpg|thumb|The partially-visible figure in the upper left corner is believed to be Zelazny.]]'''Roger Zelanzy''' (? - ?) is an immortal [[writer (nonfiction)]]/[[sorceror (nonfiction)]].
[[File:The Adventures of Akbar artillery.jpg|thumb|The partially-visible figure in the upper left corner is believed to be Writer-Sorceror Roger Zelazny in disguise.]]'''Roger Zelanzy''' (May 13, 1937 – ?) is a Writer-Sorceror.


== Biography ==
Zelazny is famous for using [[Venn diagram|Venn diagrams]] to trap [[Demon (nonfiction)|Demons]].


Zelany uses his mind like a bucket on a magical gallows rope, dropping that bucket into the well of himself time and again, always bringing up strange and wondrous waters -- some sweet, some tonic-bitter, some solacing, some belly-laughing funny -- from that deep, deep wellspring of humanity.
He frequently hypnotizes captive demons, making them perform embarrassing tricks in front of live audiences. (Similar techniques are used by the [[Human Flea Circus]].)


== Demons and Venn diagrams ==
== In the News ==


Zelazny is famous for using [[Venn diagram|Venn diagrams]] to trap [[Demon (nonfiction)|demons (nonfiction)]].
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File:William_Blake_-_Sconfitta_-_Frontispiece_to_The_Song_of_Los.jpg|Zelazny (working with artist [[William Blake]]) conjures a [[Venn diagram]] against an unnamed [[Demon (nonfiction)|Demon]].
He frequently hypnotizes the demons and makes them perform embarrassing tricks in front of live audiences
File:John Venn computing diagram.jpg|link=John Venn|[[John Venn]] is Zelazny's friend and armorer.  Here, [[John Venn|Venn]] computes a [[Venn diagram|Demon-repelling diagram]] which Zelazny will need all too soon.
File:Nobel Ice (Fabergé egg).jpg|link=Dysprosium Titanate|[[Dysprosium Titanate]] has spy among ''Three Artillerymen'', Fabergé egg is a trap for Zelazny, warns [[Astrakhan Khanate (nonfiction)|Astrakhan Khanate]] ambassador.
File:Rose water manufacturing Kashan.jpg|link=Rose water (nonfiction)|Zelazny linked to [[Rose water (nonfiction)|rose water trade]], says media futures analyst.
File:Clandestiphrine proposal.jpg|link=Clandestiphrine|[[Clandestiphrine]] uses petroleum as catalyzing agent, says Zelazny.
File:Spin ice spin arrangement diagram.svg|link=Spin ice (nonfiction)|[[Spin ice (nonfiction)|Spin ice reside]] found in [[Sweet, sweet crude oil]] factory; [[Dysprosium Titanate]] suspected of [[Clandestiphrine]] trafficking.
File:Ming Dynasty cannon.jpg|link=Cannon (nonfiction)|Early version of [[Cannon (nonfiction)|cannon]] develops self-awareness, launches Kickstarter campaign to recruit Zelazny as resident Writer-Sorceror in 14th century China.
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[Human Flea Circus]]
* [[Jan Kochanowski]] - friend and fellow crime-fighter.
* [[Venn diagram]]
* [[Venn diagram]]


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Latest revision as of 12:42, 24 June 2016

The partially-visible figure in the upper left corner is believed to be Writer-Sorceror Roger Zelazny in disguise.

Roger Zelanzy (May 13, 1937 – ?) is a Writer-Sorceror.

Zelazny is famous for using Venn diagrams to trap Demons.

He frequently hypnotizes captive demons, making them perform embarrassing tricks in front of live audiences. (Similar techniques are used by the Human Flea Circus.)

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference