Oonagh von Bek is literally swallowed up by the earth
outside her family home in Yorkshire. The granddaughter of
Elric, the White Wolf, and Oona, the Dreamthief's Daughter,
Oonagh embarks on the adventure of her young life.
Upon arriving in the subterranean World Below (or Middle
March), Oonagh makes the acquaintance of Lord Renyard, a
man-sized fox and Lord of the Deep City. Lord Renyard
protects and guides Oonagh on her journeys through the
Middle March and in time introduces her to an oracle who
reveals her destiny to her.
Powerful and dangerous men pursue Oonagh in the World
Below. Prince Gaynor the Damned and his crony, Klosterheim,
seek to kidnap the child for an apocalyptic purpose of
their own. Gaynor, once a Knight of the Balance, is now
corrupted. He seeks to undo and recreate the Multiverse. He
believes his end can be accomplished once he has Oonagh and
another child, the White Wolf's son, under his control.
Elric and Oona have also followed Oonagh; both have crossed
dimensions and time in their attempt to aid the child.
Elric, a prisoner in his own dimension, sets out on a dream
quest in an attempt to reclaim his sword, Stormbringer, to
prevent Oonagh from being used by Gaynor and his allies and
to protect the balance of Law and Chaos in the Multiverse.
Always a brilliant wordsmith, Moorcock's new novel is one
of the best in his Eternal Champions series. His ideas are
always fresh, always entertaining. His narrative goes from
adventure to philosophy with ease. No one writes fantasy
the way Moorcock does.
One summer day in Yorkshire, young Oonagh von Bek finds
herself on an extraordinary and perilous adventure. The
earth outside her family home breaks open and she is chased
into the subterranean realms of the Middle March by a pair
of dangerous men.
Her grandmother and grandfather-Oona, the Dreamthief's
Daughter, and Elric, the last sorcerer of Melniboné-follow,
encountering other important avatars of the Eternal
Champion and seeking Elric's son. Fanning out across the
infinite realms of existence and time, they hope to stop
Oonagh's would-be kidnappers, Gaynor the Damned and his
allies. All paths will converge in the dark empire of
Granbretan, a land of cruel tyranny and wicked magic, where
defilers and murderers plan the ultimate arrogance: to re-
create the entire Multiverse-and replace the Cosmic Balance
with themselves as eternal overlords...
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