Synopses & Reviews
- Aspect published the previous novel in the series, The Skrayling Tree, in hardcover (0-446-53104-9) in 2003 and in mass market (0-446-61340-1) in 7/04. The prior novel. The Dreamthief's Daughter (Aspect hardcover, 2001, 0-446-52618-5; mass market, 2002, 0-446-61120-4) received praise from the Washington Post, Denver Post, and Locus, where it was featured on the 2001 Recommended Reading list. - Aspect reissued Moorcock's classic Gloriana, or the Unfulfill'd Queen in trade paperback in 8/04. Gloriana won Moorcock the World Fantasy Award, the John W. Campbell Award, and the British Fantasy Award. - Moorcock's Elric the Eternal Champion saga has been optioned by Universal Pictures, with Chris and Paul Weitz (American Pie) producing. - Michael Moorcock is a vanguard author, editor, journalist, critic, and rock musician, who is editor of the controversial magazine New Worlds. A member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Moorcock has won the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the British Fantasy Award, among others.
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"A classic fantasy...one of the best books Moorcock has ever written."
Midwest Book Review
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"Complex and entertaining...a triumph of mature talent and imagination."
Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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"Fascinating...larger-than-life characters...stylish performance from a giant of fantasy." Kirkus Reviews
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"Fans should enjoy this new outing...recommended."
Library Journal
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"Entertaining...a brilliant sci-fi novel from this talented author...one of the best in this series." FreshFiction.com
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"A very exciting tale...lots of excellently described action...a must-read." Booklist
Synopsis
The multiple award-winning author of The Dream Thief's Daughter and The Skrayling Tree delivers a stirring final chapter in his beloved Elric the Eternal Champion saga.
Synopsis
Young Oonagh von Bek has an extraordinary and perilous adventure: She falls into a subterranean chasm only to be chased by dangerous men. Her grandparents Oona, the Dreamthief's Daughter, and Elric, the last sorcerer of Melniboné follow, seeking Elric's son, and encounter other avatars of the Eternal Champion.
Now fanning out across the infinite realms of existence, they hope to stop Oonagh's pursuers, Gaynor the Damned and his allies. All paths will converge in a cruel land of tyranny and dark magic, where defilers plan the ultimate arrogance: to re-create the entire Multiverse and install themselves as eternal overlords...
About the Author
Michael Moorcock is a vanguard author, pioneering editor, journalist, critic, and rock musician. Editor of the controversial magazine New Worlds, he provided a haven for authors who would go on to win accolades as prestigious as the Booker Prize. Moorcock's own novels have won the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the British Fantasy Award, among others. He received a platinum disk for his work with Hawkwind on Warrior on the Edge of Time, the band's bestselling Eternal Champion concept album. His "Black Blade" is one of several songs produced with Blue Oyster Cult. Mr. Moorcock lives in Texas.