Editing Jack of Shadows (section)

==Inspiration==
Zelazny intended the name, but not the titular character, as an homage to [[Jack Vance]]. In his introduction to the novel he mentioned that he tried to capture some of the exotic landscapes that are frequent in Vance's work. Zelazny wrote it in first draft, with no rewrites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zelazny.corrupt.net/amberever.html |title=Roger Zelazny: Forever Amber |website=zelazny.corrupt.net |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216071849/http://zelazny.corrupt.net/amberever.html |archive-date=16 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The novel was serialized in the '' [[Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'' in 1971 and published in book form that same year. It was nominated for a 1972 [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|Hugo Award]]<ref name="WWE-1972">{{cite web
| url = http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1972
| title = 1972 Award Winners & Nominees
| work = Worlds Without End
| accessdate=2009-09-27
}}</ref>