British Fantasy Award 1976.
Continuing the last story in the annals of The Human Race.
Having narrowly escaped death in Victorian England, Jherek Carnelian is back in his own time. But without his love, Amelia Underwood. His obsession with her has not abated but Brannart Morphail refuses to lend him another time machine and he is stranded...
Until one faithful day he meets Robot Nurse, guardian of ageless children, who agrees to send him back to 19th century London. In the fashionable Cafe Royale two worlds and two cultures collide and Jherek's plight becomes more desperate...
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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.
Selected mainstream works
Jerry Cornell:
1. The Chinese Agent (1970)
2. The Russian Intelligence (1980)
Between the Wars (Colonel Pyat Quartet):
1. Byzantium Endures (1981)
2. The Laughter of Carthage (1984)
3. Jerusalem Commands (1992)
4. The Vengeance of Rome (2006)
Independent novels:
Mother London (1988)
King of the City (2000)
