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Book II of the Warrior of Mars trilogy. Michael Kane, 20th century scientist travels again through space and time to face the perils of eons-old Mars. I found myself in a tangle of soft yielding flesh that seemed boneless...And the faces! They were vile parodies of human faces and resembled nothing so much as the ugly little vampire bat of Earth, flat faces with huge nostrils let into the head. gashes of mouths full of sharp little fangs, half-blind eyes, dark and wicked... Originally published as Blades of Mars. Cover art by Tim White. -
Book II of Elric of Melnibone. Elric, last of the emperors of a once-mighty land, self-exiled bearer of the sword of power called Stormbringer, found a ship wreathed in mist waiting for him on an alien seashore. When he boarded the mysterious vessel, he learnt from his shadowy captain that he was to serve a strange quest side by side with other heroes from other times. For this ship sailed no earthly waters...These warriors and champions fought sorcerers and demons in a journey spanning seas that seemed to connect not coastlines or continents but whole eras and different worlds. For there were all sailors on the seas of Fate...Cover art by Melvyn Grant. -
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/ -
Contains all three books of the Oswald Bastable Trilogy: The War Lord of the Air; The Land Leviathan and The Steel Tsar. In 1903, Captain Oswald Bastable, in charge of a military mission in the Himalayas, enters the Temple of the Future Buddha at Teku Benga. He is catapulted into a brave new world decades in the future - a world where the British Empire is stronger than ever and giant airships rule the air. Cover art by Melvyn Grant.
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In the towering City of Switzerland, after a century of peace, political power was deadlocked between the Solar Referendum Party and the Radical Liberal Movement. Until the laughing Fireclown arrived. His jovial personality, grotesque appearance and powerful speeches in favour of a return to Nature: all these excited the masses- and struck fear into the ruling elite. Was the Fireclown merely a romantic anachronism, a potential vote catcher, an issue with which to distract the populace from Earth's real problems? Or was he a genuine threat to humanity's future? Only Alan Powys and Helen Curtis tried to understand what the Fireclown was really saying...Cover art by George Underwood.
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Book II of The History of the Runestaff. Having braved incredible dangers and hardships, and wearied by his battle against the science-sorcery of the Dark Empire, Dorian Hawkmoon was returning to his adopted homeland of the Karmag. But even worse awaited him there. His betrothed, Yisselda, had been abducted by the Mad God, an evil sorcerer who had usurped the Red Amulet of the Runestaff. The Amulet gave the power of the Runestaff to its possessor and the Mad God was perverting that mighty power to his own evil ends. Even as the destructive shadow of the Dark Empire spread across the world, Hawkmoon knew that only he could rescue Yisselda - and the Red Amulet - from the Mad God. Cover art by Bob Haberfield. -
Book IV of The History of the Runestaff. As it is written: Those who swear by the Runestaff must then benefit or suffer from the consequences of the fixed pattern of destiny that they set in motion. Baron Meliadus of Kroiden had sworn such an oath, had sworn an oath of vengeance against all of Castle Brass, had sworn that Yisselda, daughter of Count Brass would be his, for he had fixed the pattern of fate...Cover art by Bob Haberfield. -
Gloriana rules an Albion whose empire embraces America and most of Asia. A new Golden Age of peace, enlightenment and prosperity has dawned, in dazzling contrast with the brutal austerity Albion endured under the iron hand of Gloriana's father, King Hern. Gloriana is Albion, and Albion is Gloriana; if one falls, so will the other. Much depends on Montfallcon, Gloriana's Chancellor, and his network of spies and assassins - in particular cold-hearted Captain Quire, seducer of virtue and murderer of innocence. When the two quarrel and Arabia conceives a plan to ruin Gloriana, a huge intrigue is hatched, threatening to destroy Albion, the Empire and the Golden Age, in a love affair between the Queen of Virtue and the King of Vice. Cover art, detail from Sappho by Gustave Moreau (1893) -
Volume II of The London Novels. Dennis Dover, son of the last real Londoner to be hanged for murder, is born and raised in Brookgate, inner London. He grows up street-wise and savvy - and deeply attached to his beautiful, brilliant cousin Rose Beck. But neither can foresee the rise of John Barbican Begg - financial genius and unscrupulous schemer, who despite their best resistance, latches onto their lives, As Dennis pursues a dual career of underground rock guitarist and intrepid photojournalist while Rosie uses her intelligence and energies to feeding the poor of the world, Barbican builds a commercial empire of wealth and power that dwarfs that of most nation states. AS the three pursue their different paths they also draw towards a joint resolution of their destinies.
