Lord of Light

Lord of Light (1967) is a science fantasy novel by American author Roger Zelazny. It was awarded the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel and nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Novel. Two chapters from the novel were first published as novelettes in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction – "Dawn" in April 1967, and "Death and the Executioner" in June 1967.

Zelazny noted that Lord of Light was written so that it could be interpreted as either science fiction or fantasy. The context of the novel is modern Western characters in a Hindu-Buddhist-influenced world.