The Chronicles of Amber is a fantasy series written by Roger Zelazny chiefly in ten books published from 1970 to 1991.
Much information about the royal family is compiled only in the authorized companion book Roger Zelazny's Visual Guide to Castle Amber.
Early in Amber's history, Dworkin served in the court of his son, King Oberon, as an advisor and teacher of magical skills, including the power of creating Trumps.
After obtaining the Left Eye of the Serpent of Chaos (which would later be known as the Jewel of Judgment) through methods unknown, he fled into Shadow and met the Unicorn of Order.
[5] Prior to the beginning of The Chronicles of Amber, Dworkin went mad, apparently because of damage to the Primal Pattern, which was linked to and reflected in his own mind.
In Nine Princes in Amber Corwin mentions his fondness for Random as related to being full brothers instead of half-brothers.
The two main beings who control and create the Amber multiverse are The Pattern and The Logrus, who are immensely competitive and often cause collateral damage and casualties in the course of their struggles against each other: