Author: Michael Moorcock

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• NULL (5)
  • IN: The Fortress of the Pearl (1989) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: And when Elric had told his three lies to Cymoril, his betrothed, and had set his ambitious cousin Yyrkoon as Regent on the Ruby Throne of Melniboné, and when he had taken leave of Rackhir the Red Archer, he set off into lands unknown, to seek knowledge which he believed would help him rule Melniboné as she had never been ruled before. But Elric had not reckoned with a destiny already determining that he should learn and experience certain things which would have a profound effect upon him. Even before he encountered the blind captain and the Ship Which Sailed the Seas of Fate, he was to find his life, his soul and all his idealism in jeopardy. In Ufych-Sormeer he was delayed over a matter involving a misunderstanding between four unworldly wizards who amiably and inadvertently threatened the destruction of the Young Kingdoms before they had served the Balance's ultimate purpose; and in Filkhar he experienced an affair of the heart which he would never again speak about; he was learning, at some cost, the power and the pain of bearing the Black Sword. But it was in the desert city of Quarzhasaat that he began the adventure which was to help set the course of his weird for years to come. . .
    FROM: The Chronicle of the Black Sword, (1989), Song, UK
  • IN: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (1955) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: . . . and leaving his cousin Yyrkoon sitting as regent upon the Ruby Throne of Melnibonи, leaving his cousin Cymoril weeping for him and despairing of his ever returning, Elric sailed from Imrryr, the Dreaming City, and went to seek an unknown goal in the worlds of the Young Kingdoms where Melnibonиans were, at best, disliked.
    FROM: The Chronicle of the Black Sword, (1955), Fictional, UK
  • IN: The Vanishing Tower (1971) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: ... and then did Elric leave Jharkor in pursuit of a certain sorcerer who had, so Elric claimed, caused him some inconvenience...
    FROM: The Chronicle of the Black Sword, (1955), Fictional, UK
  • IN: A Cure for Cancer (1969) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: HERE on the top of a modern and reputable London store lives a garden of incredible beauty one hundred feet above Kensington High Street — the shopping centre of the Royal Borough of Kensington — The gardens embrace some 1 1/2 acres, and comprise an Old-English Garden, Tudor Courts and flower beds, and a Spanish Garden with Moorish pergolas and a Court of Fountains.
    FROM: Derry & Toms Famous Roof Garden, (None), NULL, UK
  • IN: Breakfast in the Ruins (1972) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Commonwealth immigrants to Britain were 22 per cent down in April. There were 1,991 compared with 2,560 in April last year.
    FROM: THE GUARDIAN, June 25, 1971., (1971), Article, UK
• Adolf Hitler (1)
  • IN: A Cure for Cancer (1969) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Terror is the most effective political instrument... I shall spread terror by the surprise employment of all my measures. The important thing is the sudden shock of an overwhelming fear of death.
    FROM: Adolf Hitler Preliminary Consultation, (1933), NULL, Germany
• Wheldrake (2)
  • IN: The Skrayling Tree (2003) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Nine by nine and three by three, We shall seek the Skraeling Tree.
    FROM: A Border Tragedy, (2003), Fictional, NULL
  • IN: The Dreamthief's Daughter (2001) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Sleep, and I'll steal your silver; Dream, and I'll steal your soul.
    FROM: The Knight of the Balance, (2001), Fictional, NULL