Lord of Visions. Today We Choose Faces

Before you is an omnibus of two novels by Roger Zelazny – works in which he explores the boundaries of human consciousness, personality, and power over the mind.

«Lord of Visions»
The novel is on the list «Science Fiction: 100 Best Books» according to David Pringle.

In a world where psychotherapists have become Shapers, capable of penetrating dreams and altering the very fabric of consciousness, Charles Render is a god. He is the best in his field, a cold and detached artist shaping other people's souls. But one day, Eileen Shalott enters his office – blind from birth, yet possessing an indomitable will and a desperate longing to see. She is an ordinary psychiatrist, dreaming of becoming a Shaper, and Render, tempted by the complexity of the task, agrees to be her guide into the world of visible images.

«Today We Choose Faces»

In the whirlwind of a futuristic megacity, where humanity is trapped in a giant House, the tragedy of the Family of immortal clones unfolds. As a mysterious and ruthless killer picks them off one by one, the main character, a series of shifting identities within one consciousness, is forced to resurrect the darkest and cruelest aspects of his soul to survive. It is a desperate race against time and death, where every fallen brother is a new wound on his own mind. He is about to face not just an enemy, but a ghost from his own past, whose hatred threatens to destroy not only his Family but also the fragile world they have sworn to protect.