With his first full novel in almost ten years (not counting his Doctor Who book), Michael Moorcock - the most influential figure in modern fantasy and science fiction - returns to the city of his birth. London has always been a central character in Moorcock's work, from the high-literary fiction of MOTHER LONDON to the roof gardens of Jerry Cornelius.
Now return to London just after the war, a city desperately trying to get back on its feet. And one young boy, Michael Moorcock, who is about to discover a world of magic and wonder. Between his first tentative approaches to adulthood - a job on Fleet Street, the first stirrings of his interest in writing - and a chance encounter with a mysterious Carmelite Friar, we see a version of Moorcock's life that is simultaneously a biography and a story. Mixing elements of his real life with his adventures in a parallel London peopled with highway-women, musketeers and magicians, this is Moorcock at his dazzling, mercurial best.
Product code: 9781473213333
| ISBN |
9781473213333 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) |
H198xW128xS32 |
| No. Of Pages |
480 |
| Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co |
| On Sale Date |
09/08/2016 |