Elric of Melinobon... Duke Dorian Hawkmoon of Kln... Prince Corum Jhaelen Irsei of the Scarlet Robe... The unflappable English Assassin Jerry Cornelius... Time-lost Oswald Bastable... Count Renark von Bek of the Sundered Worlds... Over the years, Michael Moorcock has captivated readers with his unending versions of the Eternal Champion, the timeless warrior who serves the Cosmic Balance in the ongoing battle that rages between Law and Chaos through the many planes and levels of the multiverse.
This volume features all of the characters mentioned above and more, collecting two stories written by Michael Moorcock for the Tales of the Shadowmen series, sixteen more stories by some of America, England and France's best-loved sf and fantasy writers, plus a foreword penned by Moorcock for an earlier French companion anthology, translated by Michael Shreve and introduced by Jean-Marc Lofficier.