The Queen Of The Swords
Michael Moorcock
Titan Books, Jun 2 2015, $9.95
www.titanbooks.com
ISBN: 9781783291670
After defeating the Knight of the Swords Arioch, but
also grieving his loss of family due to the Mabden massacre, personal
mutilation at their evil hands, and a body part replacement with
a Silver Hand; Vadhagh Prince Corum wants to
spend the rest of his life in peace with his Rhalina. However Chaos will not allow the Eternal
Champion any respite. Instead Arioch’s
sister the Queen of the Swords Xiombarg is expected to destroy Corum, Rhalina
and anyone allied with them.
The Eternal Champion's companion Jhary the Conel warns
Corum that he cannot rest on his laurels, but instead must take the fight to
the Queen of the Swords to save his world.
Thus Jhary, a weary Corum and Rhalina enter hellish regions where Chaos
has superseded the order of Law; lands dominated by Xiombarg.
The reprint of the enthralling middle Corum
Eternal Champion sword and sorcery thriller is a Dante-like journey. The gripping freshness comes from the
perilous trek into what Chaos has wrought though the confrontation is similar
to that of the first novel.
Harriet Klausner
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