The Michael Moorcock Library: Hawkmoon: The History of the Runestaff 2 The James Cawthorn Collection

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Adapted and drawn by the critically acclaimed artist and writer James Cawthorn, The Sword and Runestaff will finally see the culmination of Cawthorn and Moorcock's grand vision and mark the conclusion of a saga 40 years in the telling. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where sorcery and science live side by side, the Dark Empire of Granbretan, formerly Great Britain, has risen from the ashes of nuclear Armageddon to become the mightiest empire the world has ever known. Now under the despotic rule of the immortal King-Emperor Huon, the empire is expanding its diabolical reach across what was once Europe. Against the backdrop of political intrigue, arcane magic, flying machines and high adventure, one man, Dorian Hawkmoon, the Duke of Koln, continues his fight to stop Huon's evil once and for all.

Born in London in 1939, Michael Moorcock now lives in Texas. A prolific and award-winning writer with more than eighty works of fiction and non-fiction to his name, he is the creator of Elric, Jerry Cornelius and Colonel Pyat, amongst many other memorable characters. In 2008, The Times named Moorcock in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". James Cawthorn drew the very first Elric illustration, and his artwork-designs often provided visual assistance for characters and scenes in the Hawmoon novels.

"I've been an admirer of Jim Cawthorn's art for pretty much my whole life." - Alan Moore "So much glorious Jim Cawthorn art in a book that is an absolute triumph. i just want to revel in it." - Neil Gaiman