The Golden Barge: Michael Moorcock

The drifting banks of early fog shrouded the cluttered townscape of jagged spires, twisting alleys and ant-heap tenements. As Jephraim sat by the river bank, studying his misshapen body, the Golden Barge emerged from the glowing mist, burning brightly with inner light, to fade again, unexplained and silent. And Jephraim knew he had to follow, alone, on a journey deep into the fabled lands of war, famine and enchantment. He must reach and board the Golden Barge. He will meet strange and unique characters who will effect changes in him; yet he still yearns to leave humanity behind and follow, ever onwards...and his pursuit of his dream together with his shunning of mankind will come at a cost... This is Moorcock's first novel, written when he was 18 and regarded as the first in the Eternal Champion sequence. Cover art by Mick Van Houten. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/count-brass-michael-moorcock/