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Summary: the quest nears it's end!
Review: "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" - and Baron Meliadus of kroiden had sworn such an oath : vengeance against the castle Brass - that Yisselda count Brass's daughter would be his.Dorian Hawkmoon had of course been invloved in those wild and uncanny adventures nearing their end.
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Summary: the quest nears it's end!
Review: "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" - and Baron Meliadus of kroiden had sworn such an oath : vengeance against the castle Brass - that Yisselda count Brass's daughter would be his.Dorian Hawkmoon had of course been invloved in those wild and uncanny adventures nearing their end.
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Summary: A quick read
Review: A vast improvement over the previous book in this series, but still only mediocre. There were many imaginative elements, but it never really comes alive. The culminating battle is exciting, however, and the whole story moves very quickly.
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Summary: A quick read
Review: A vast improvement over the previous book in this series, but still only mediocre. There were many imaginative elements, but it never really comes alive. The culminating battle is exciting, however, and the whole story moves very quickly.
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Summary: one man against the darkness
Review: having braved incredible dangers and hardships, wearied by his battle against the science-sorcery of the dark empire,Dorian Hawkmoon was returning to his adopted homeland of the kamarg. but even worse awaited him... his betrothed Yisselda had been abducted by the mad god, an evil sorcerer who had usurped the red amulet of the runestaff. 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.
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Summary: The conclusion to the Runestaff saga, but not to Hawkmoon.
Review: Michael Moorcock, The Runestaff (DAW, 1969)Ah, you may think the adventures of good old Dorian Hawkmoon come to an end with the fourth and final novel of the Runestaff. Likely, so did Moorcock (the fifth book in the series, the start of a new trilogy, wasn't released for another four years, while these four were released over a period of a little more than twelve months). Now, with everything in place, it's time for Hawkmoon and his friend Huillam d'Averc to seek out the Runestaff itself. Problem is, Hawkmoon isn't fond of the idea; he'd rather go back to Castle Brass for a spell and see the rest of his friends. In the course of his erratic journey, we meet a new main character, Orland Fank (the brother of Hawkmoon's longtime advisor The Warrior in Jet and Gold), a few brand-new monstrosities, and the like. The series comes to a conclusion that is surprisingly, in retrospect, satisfying; had Moorcock never taken up the pen and applied it to Hawkmoon again, readers of the series would likely have been satisfied with what's here. Well, perhaps "satisfied" is not the correct word; longtime fans of the Eternal Champion books will understand what I mean. In either case, a good conclusion to the series, and one of the more worthwhile books in Moorcock's vast (and expanding) repertoire. ****
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