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Michael Moorcock

    18 dicembre 1939

    Michael Moorcock è un acclamato autore inglese la cui vasta opera spazia nella fantascienza, nel fantasy e nei romanzi letterari. La sua scrittura si addentra spesso in complessi dilemmi morali ed esplora personaggi archetipici che mettono in discussione i confini dell'esistenza umana e la natura della realtà. Lo stile distintivo di Moorcock, caratterizzato da riflessioni metafisiche e da un'acuta prospettiva ironica, ha profondamente influenzato lo sviluppo della fantascienza moderna e il panorama letterario più ampio.

    Michael Moorcock
    The Winds of Limbo
    Elric: Stormbringer!
    The Vengeance Of Rome
    The Woods of Arcady
    Il gioiello della morte
    L'amuleto del dio pazzo
    • L'amuleto del dio pazzo

      • 176pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      Un uomo contro la Potenza delle Tenebre. Dopo aver combattuto contro la scienza stregonesca dell’ Impero Nero, Dorian Hawkmoon ritornava alla sua patria adottiva, la Komarg. Ma il peggio gli doveva ancora capitare. La sua fidanzata, Yisselda, era stata rapita dal Dio Pazzo, il diabolico stregone che aveva usurpato l’Amuleto Rosso della Bacchetta Magica. L’amuleto dava al suo possessore lo stesso potere della Bacchetta, e il Dio Pazzo volgeva questa forza a fini la cui diabolicità era inimmaginabile. Mentre l’ombra annientatrice dell’Impero Nero si diffondeva sul mondo intero, Hawkmoon capì di essere l’unico in grado di strappare Yisselda – e l’Amuleto Rosso – dalle mani del Dio Pazzo. Ma lui, uomo, avevo il potere di sopraffare un Dio?

      L'amuleto del dio pazzo
      3,8
    • The Woods of Arcady

      • 512pagine
      • 18 ore di lettura

      A wild desert crossing, a secret island paradise, a hidden underground civilization, plus London and Paris. The multiverse expands as pulp adventure mixes with unreal memoir in the second volume in The Sanctuary of the White Friars series

      The Woods of Arcady
      5,0
    • The Vengeance Of Rome

      • 480pagine
      • 17 ore di lettura

      The fourth and final volume of the legendary Pyat Quartet. Hero-worshipping Mussolini, he enters the dictator's circle, enjoys a close friendship with Mussolini's wife and is sent by the Duce on a secret mission to Munich, becoming intimate with Ernst Roehm, the homosexual stormtrooper leader.

      The Vengeance Of Rome
      4,4
    • Elric: Stormbringer!

      • 336pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      The Michael Moorcock Collection presents for the first time definitive editions of Moorcock's most influential work, fully revised and updated by the author.

      Elric: Stormbringer!
      4,3
    • Set in a future devoid of war and nuclear threats, where technology propels humanity forward and many cities exist underground, the story follows Alain von Bek, a man of noble heritage leading a mundane life in Switzerland's subterranean city. The sudden emergence of the enigmatic Fireclown disrupts his existence, threatening to alter not just Alain's fate but the entire trajectory of Earth's future. This tale explores themes of identity, change, and the impact of unexpected forces on a seemingly utopian world.

      The Winds of Limbo
      5,0
    • Von Bek

      • 608pagine
      • 22 ore di lettura

      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.

      Von Bek
      5,0
    • The War Amongst the Angels

      • 832pagine
      • 30 ore di lettura

      The Michael Moorcock Collection presents, for the first time, definitive editions of Moorcock's most influential work, fully revised and updated by the author.

      The War Amongst the Angels
      4,4
    • Urban Ecology

      An Introduction

      • 530pagine
      • 19 ore di lettura

      The second edition highlights significant advancements in urban ecology research and education since 2015. It emphasizes the importance of understanding urban ecosystems and showcases nature-based strategies aimed at improving habitats and addressing environmental challenges in urban settings.

      Urban Ecology
      4,0
    • The Sailor on the Seas of Fate

      • 170pagine
      • 6 ore di lettura

      Leaving his cousin Yrkoon sitting as regent upon the Ruby Throne of Melnibone, leaving his cousin Cymoril weeping for him and despairing of his ever returning, Elric sailed from Imrryr, the Dreaming City, and went to seek an unknown goal in the world of the Young Kingdoms where Melniboneans were at best, disliked.

      The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
      4,3