The Runestaff
Also published as The Secret of the Runestaff. Revised edition in 1977.
"YOU SHALL DIE, DORIAN HAWKMOON, AND THEN I SHALL CLAIM THE RUNESTAFF!"
The race for the legendary blade is drawing to
its end. The Count of Sussex has carried his hostage, a radiant
boy-child, into the extraordinary city of the Runestaff – and Dorian
Hawkmoon is helpless. Armed with the Sword of the Dawn, a blade which no other man can wield
and live, Hawkmoon must summon the most barbaric of warriors – the
Legion of the Dawn. Now, by the blood of beast or foe, he vows to bring
his mission to its terrible resolution... whatever the cost!
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Michael Moorcock
Michael Moorcock (born 1939) is a prolific English writer primarily of science fiction and fantasy. Moorcock's most popular works have been the Elric novels, starring the character Elric of Melniboné. In 2008 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named him as a Grandmaster of SF.
Hawkmoon: The History of the Runestaff
The first Dorian Hawkmoon series.
Hawkmoon: The History of the Runestaff consists of four primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Hawkmoon
Reviews and Comments
I first read this book when it first was published and it was then one of my favouites. It brought to a thrilling conc;usion the story of Dorian Hawkmoon. I would then have recommended it very highly. I am about to start re-reading the Michael Moorcock ouevre, I hopr that these books live up to my fond memories