Von Bek

Name: Von Bek
Brand: Orion Publishing Co
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By (author): Michael Moorcock

This is the story of Ulrich von Bek, a cynical mercenary who sells his skills as a soldier in the wars taking place all over Europe. After the particularly horrific destruction of a city in which he played a role, von Bek decides to desert the military company he was working for and travel alone for awhile before seeking further employment.

On his solo journey, he happens upon a castle where he takes refuge with - and then falls in love with - the keeper of the castle, the beautiful Sabrina. It is in this castle that he meets Lucifer, the master of Hell, and finds out that his soul is already destined for Hell. And so, in exchange for his soul, von Bek agrees to go on a quest for Lucifer, namely to find the Cure for the World's Pain. This quest is also known as the Search for the Holy Grail.

As von Bek travels around Europe on his impossible quest, he will find himself caught up in wars, politics, intrigue and romance. But he can never forget his purpose - or the terrible bargain he has made with the devil...

Contains THE WARHOUND AND THE WORLD'S PAIN and THE CITY IN THE AUTUMN STARS.

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Weight: 420g
Dimensions: 130 x 196mm
Publication Date: 10 Oct 2013
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780575092457

About Michael Moorcock

Michael Moorcock (1939-) Michael Moorcock is one of the most important figures in British SF and Fantasy literature. The author of many literary novels and stories in practically every genre his novels have won and been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Hugo Nebula World Fantasy Whitbread and Guardian Fiction Prize. In 1999 he was given the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award; in 2001 he was inducted into the SF Hall of Fame; and in 2007 he was named a SFWA Grandmaster. Michael Moorcock is also a musician who has performed since the seventies with his own band the Deep Fix; and as a member of the prog rock band Hawkwind won a gold disc. His tenure as editor of New Worlds magazine in the sixties and seventies is seen as the high watermark of SF editorship in the UK and was crucial in the development of the SF New Wave. Michael Moorcock's literary creations include Hawkmoon Corum Von Bek Jerry Cornelius and of course his most famous character Elric. He has been compared to among others Balzac Dumas Dickens James Joyce Ian Fleming J.R.R. Tolkien and Robert E. Howard. Although born in London he now splits his time between homes in Texas and Paris.