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From World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Michael
Moorcock comes the first book in his famous Elric of Melnibone
series, brought to vivid new life with stunning illustrations. In
one of the most well-known and well-loved fantasy epics of the 20th
century, Elric is the brooding, albino emperor of the dying Kingdom
of Melnibone. With Melnibone's years of grandeur and decadence long
since passed, Elric's amoral cousin Yrkoon sets his eyes on the
throne. Elric, realizing he is his country's best hope, must face
his nefarious cousin in an epic battle for the right to rule. Elric
of Melnibone is the first in Michael Moorcock's incredible series,
which created fantasy archetypes that have echoed through the genre
for generations. The beautiful, vivid illustrations bring new life
to the story and are sure to captivate fans, new and old.
Drawn from over 50 years of writing, this anthology includes
Michael Moorcock's most recent work and writings from sources now
unobtainable, including: 'London Peculiar', an impassioned
statement of Moorcock's memories of wartime London and the
architectural 'improvements' wrought by the rebuilding of the city
after the Second World War.
Michael Moorcock's triumphant return to Britain's adventuring
detective, Sexton Blake! His first published novel restored,
revised, expanded... and presented with a brand new prequel story!
A deep sea mission... A baffling murder... Beneath a sky of limpid
sapphire blue, the research ship Gorgon rolls gently on the
scintillating waters of the Caribbean Sea. Below, two men in a
bathysphere, lowered more than a 150 fathoms into the crushing
depths. But when the sphere is raised, there is only one man
inside... and he has a knife in his back! Now Sexton Blake must
answer an impossible question: How did the killer escape? **
In the second, and concluding, volume of Karl the Viking the brave
Briton takes the fight even further abroad than before as he and
his band of warriors battle against the rival viking Gefion One-Eye
in Africa, become mercenaries in a violent dispute between
treacherous Russian tribes, and survive against fantastical and
unnatural sea monsters. Karl the Viking is the series which made
Don Lawrence's reputation, and it was on this basis that he was
hired to revolutionise painted comic art with The Trigan Empire.
This volume also contains stories written by Michael Moorcock
penned when he was just beginning to create the adventures of
Elric.
The mammoth 85th Anniversary Issue of The Unique Magazine features:
FICTION: "Heart of Ice" by Tanith Lee; "Creature" by Ramsey
Shehadeh; "The Yellow Dressing Gown" by Sarah Monette; "The Talion
Moth" by John Kirk; "Detours on the Way to Nothing" by Rachel
Swirsky; "Black Petals" (new Elric novella) by Michael Moorock.
SPECIAL FEATURE: The 85 Weirdest Storytellers of the Past 85
Years.
POETRY: "A Compleynte on the Deth of Sir William Thatcher,
Sumtyme Ycleped Ulrich of Lichtenstein" by Geoffrey Chaucer.
NONFICTION: Interview: Jeff VanderMeer chats with weird fantasy
novelist China Mieville; Weirdism: Stephen Geigen-Miller on his
pulp-fiction heritage; Lost Pages: Ira Marcks presents a snapshot
of modern Innsmouth...; Lost in Lovecraft: ...and Kenneth Hite
explores why H.P.L.'s characters sought asylum in Arkham; Excerpt:
Csilla Csori discusses the science of Dune's gholas and how to
raise the dead; The Bazaar: Cherie Priest meets a steampunk
Cthulhoid amulet crafter; The Cryptic: Darrell Schweitzer on the
enduring power of the Blob; The Library: Book reviews.
Enter the world of Gormenghast. The vast crumbling castle to which
the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is Lord and heir. Titus is
expected to rule this Gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons,
cloisters and corridors as well as his eccentric and wayward
subjects. Over the course of these three novels-"Titus Groan,"
"Gormenghast," and" Titus Alone"--Titus must contend with a kingdom
about to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue,
treachery, manipulation, and murder.
Peake has been compared to Dickens and Tolkien, but the
Gormenghast trilogy is unique. This true classic is a feast of
words unlike anything else in the world of fantasy, and those who
explore Gormenghast castle will be richly rewarded.
Overlook is publishing this definitive volume to mark the centenary
of the author's birth.
Collected in a super-sized deluxe edition, this third volume sees
the albino emperor face a deadly ancient spirit while challenging
his allegiance to the Lord of Chaos! This stunning deluxe edition
features a unique foil cover and has an oversized format which is a
collector’s dream. All of Robin Recht and Julien Telo’s
exquisite artwork is displayed in all its intended glory.
Feared by enemies and friends alike, Elric of Melnibone walks a
lonely path among the worlds of the multiverse. The destroyer of
his own cruel and ancient race, as well as its final ruler, Elric
is the bearer of a destiny as dark and cursed as the vampiric sword
he carries - the sentient black blade known as Stormbringer.
Containing the novel which perhaps did the most to propel Elric to
the forefront of the fantasy genre, along with associated short
stories and other material, this volume is a vital part of any
fantasy reader's library. With an introduction by Tad Williams,
this collection presents Moorcock's greatest creation in a revised
and approved order.
Elric and his constant companion Moonglum return in this new stand
alone novel set within the early days of Elric's wanderings. They
ride again to investigate the history of their empire, Melnibone,
and its dragons, known as the Phoorn, in this exciting new addition
to the Elric Saga from World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award
winner Michael Moorcock. The estranged emperor of the Melnibonean
empire, Elric is struggling with his nature and the constant thirst
of his soul-sucking sword, Stormbringer. He wants his dying empire
to thrive, but is he up to the task of renewing his failing people?
Recruiting his best friend Moonglum, he hunts across his lands for
the great Citadel of Forgotten Myths, seeking the answers to the
nature of the dragons of The Young Kingdoms, and hope that the
decline can be averted. But others have their own plans, and the
journey will not be easy. Taking place between the first and second
book in the Elric Saga, The Citadel of Forgotten Myths is perfect
for longtime fans and those new to this epic fantasy series.
Meet Karl Glogauer, time traveller and unlikely Messiah. When he
finds himself in Palestine in the year 29AD he is shocked to meet
the man known as Jesus Christ - a drooling idiot, hiding in the
shadows of the carpenter's shop in Nazareth. But if he is not
capable of fulfilling his historical role, then who will take his
place? Expanded from the NEBULA-winning 1966 novella, BEHOLD THE
MAN is one of the greatest books of Moorcock's long and varied
career. Intense, delicate and brutal, it explores the psyche of one
man as he faces his ultimate fate. One he knows he cannot avoid.
Elric and his companion Moonglum return in this prequel set within
the early days of Elric's wanderings. Elric rides again to
investigate the history of Melniboné and its dragons, known as the
Phroon, in this exciting new addition to the Elric Saga from World
Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Michael Moorcock. The
estranged emperor of the Melnibonéan empire, Elric is struggling
with his nature and the constant thirst of his soul-sucking sword,
Stormbringer. He wants his dying empire to thrive, but is he up to
the task? Recruiting his best friend Moonglum, he hunt across his
lands for the great Citadel of Forgotten Myths, seeking the answers
to the nature of the phroon of The Young Kingdoms. Taking place
between the first and second book in the Elric Saga, The Citadel of
Forgotten Myths is perfect for longtime fans and those new to this
epic fantasy series.
Elric of Melnibone is the classic fantasy antihero who transformed
the genre, an evil emperor with a conscience who struggles with his
sentient sword Stormbringer This book contains the author's
definitive editions of the Elric saga, the last emperor of
Melnibone. Michael Moorcock and his long-time friend and
bibliographer John Davey have collaborated to produce the most
consistent and coherent narrative from the disparate novels,
novellas, short stories and non-fiction about Elric. From his early
life in Melnibone all the way through to his final days, these
seven volumes will be the definitive telling of the albino prince's
story. Elric is one of the great creations of modern fantasy, and
has inspired legions of imitators. If you know his story already,
then this definitive edition will finally let you read the entire
saga in the author's preferred order. If you've never experienced
the chronicles of the albino with the soul-sucking sword, then this
is the perfect place to start. Readers have loved Elric for
decades: 'I'm an absolute sucker for the grand sweeping personal
quests to gain more and yet more magical power in the service of
rescuing your one true love, casting aside morals, the greater
good, your own health, and possibly your own sanity. This tale
holds up perfectly' Goodreads reviewer, 'Has everything you'd want
in high fantasy adventure, a conflicted hero as well as fantastic
worlds filled with strange monsters and ancient magics' Goodreads
reviewer, '[Elric] holds a special place in the annals of fantasy
characters . . . really not to be missed by fantasy fans' Goodreads
reviewer, 'Elric has to be just about the coolest most bad ass mofo
in the history of fantasy fiction . . . it is amazing how much
plot, characterization and action Moorcock managed to squeeze in'
Goodreads reviewer,
Prince Corum is the last of the Vadhagh, his family and people
brutally slain by the Mabden. Vowing to wreak vengeance on the
killers, Corum sets out on his terrible quest only to fall in love
with a beautiful Mabden woman, and to confront the fury of the
Lords of Chaos. For they fear that he is the hero who could tip the
balance in their cataclysmic war with the forces of Law and free
his world from Chaos's vicious grip. His epic struggle against them
and his ultimate victory is only bought at a considerable price.
Moorcock's evocation of a rich, dark world, a time of magic,
phantasms, cities in the sky, oceans of light and wild flying
beasts of bronze is one of the pinnacles of modern imaginative
literature. Contains THE KNIGHT OF THE SWORDS, THE QUEEN OF THE
SWORDS and THE KING OF THE SWORDS
Enter a decaying far, far future society, a time when anything and
everything is possible, where words like 'conscience' and
'morality' are meaningless, and where heartfelt love blossoms
mysteriously between Mrs Amelia Underwood, an unwilling time
traveller, and Jherek Carnelian, a bemused denizen of the End of
Time. The Dancers at the End of Time, containing the novels An
Alien Heat, The Hollow Lands and The End of All Songs, is a
brilliant homage to the 1890s of Wilde, Beardsley and the fin de
siecle decadents, satire at its sharpest and most colourful.
The third novel of the Pyat quartet finds Pyatnitski scheming his
way from New York to Hollywood, Cairo to Marrakesh, leaving a trail
of wreckage as he crashes towards an appointment with the worst
nightmare of the 20th century.
The second volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet
Meet Maxim Arturovitch Pyatnitski, also known as Pyat. Tsarist
rebel, Nazi thug, continental conman and reactionary counterspy:
the dark and dangerous antihero of Michael Moorcock's most
controversial work. Published in 1981 to great critical
acclaim--then condemned to the shadows and unavailable in the
United States for 30 years--"Byzantium Endures," the first of the
Pyat quartet, is not a book for the faint-hearted. It is the story
of a cocaine addict, sexual adventurer, and obsessive anti-Semite
whose epic journey from Leningrad to London connects him with
scoundrels and heroes from Trotsky to Makhno and whose career
echoes that of the 20th century's descent into fascism and total
war. This is Moorcock at his audacious, iconoclastic best: a grand
sweeping overview of the events of the last century, as revealed in
the secret journals of modern literature's most proudly
unredeemable outlaw. This authoritative edition presents the
author's final cut, restoring previously forbidden passages and
deleted scenes.
Return to the End of Time - the fabulous decadent last party of the
human race - and the bizarre and jaded individuals who dwell there.
From Lord Shark to The Everlasting Concubine, the denizens of the
ageing Earth dance to the dying of the sun. Visited by various
travellers - including Elric of Melnibone - the dancers are
involved in a series of complicated plots and hilarious
misunderstandings, and a final fate of the Eternal Champion is
revealed. Contains The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming, Legends
from the Ends of Time and Elric at the End of Time.
Feared by enemies and friends alike, Elric of Melnibone walks a
lonely path among the worlds of the multiverse. The destroyer of
his own cruel and ancient race, as well as its final ruler, Elric
is the bearer of a destiny as dark and cursed as the vampiric sword
he carries - the sentient black blade known as Stormbringer. The
soul of Elric's father is tortured and suffering. To free it, Elric
must face the princes of hell, and put all of his trust in one
woman - the Rose. With an introduction by Holly Black, and
containing THE REVENGE OF THE ROSE as well as associated short
stories, this collection presents Moorcock's greatest creation in a
revised and approved order. The Michael Moorcock Collection
presents for the first time, definitive editions of Moorcock's most
influential work, fully revised and updated by the author.
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