Title: The Mad God's AmuletAuthor: Michael Moorcock
Pages: 124
Genre: Fantasy
Series: The History of the Runestaff, Book 2
Synopsis: After withstanding the power of the Black Jewel and saving the city of Hamadan from the conquest of the Dark Empire of Granbretan, Hawkmoon set off for Kamarg, where friendship and love await him. But the journey is beyond treacherous. With his boon companion, Oladahn, the beastman of the Bulgar Mountains, Hawkmoon discovers the peaceful city of Soryandum, which holds the power to transcend the confines of time and space. This power, which keeps the city from falling to the Dark Empire, could keep Kamarg safe. But alas his love Yisselda is now a prisoner of the Mad God, whose powerful amulet is linked to Hawkmoon's ultimate destiny: a power that began at creation and calls heroes to arms throughout existence. Hawkmoon must rip this amulet from the neck of the Mad God if he hopes to save the city of Kamarg and free his friends and his one true love from the Dark Empire's relentless wrath.
Author: Michael Moorcock
Pages: 130
Genre: Fantasy
Series: The History of the Runestaff, Book 3
Synopsis: In The Sword of the Dawn, Dorian Hawkmoon's quest to destroy the Dark Empire of Granbretan leads him onto the path of a man who possess a rare ring that allows men to travel through time. Hawkmoon uses this ring to travel to a far future New Orleans, where he must battle the Pirate Lords who possess the Great Sword of the Dawn, which can end the Dark Empire once and for all.
Author: Michael Moorcock
Pages: 120
Genre: Fantasy
Series: The History of the Runestaff, Book 4
Synopsis: As it is written: "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, had sworn vengeance against all of Castle Brass, had sworn that Yisselda, Count Brass's daughter, would be his. On that day, many months earlier, he had fixed the pattern of fate; a pattern that had involved him in strange destructive schemes, that had involved Dorian Hawkmoon in wild and uncanny adventures in distant places, and that was now nearing its terrible resolution.
Review: I very rarely do this but these books are so short that it's impossible to write enough about each one to make it worthwhile to do. It's an enjoyable series. My only complaint is the very liberal use of deus ex machina to continue the story and get the hero and his friends out of trouble. I realize this is a tried and true method used in plenty of fantasy novels, but these were just rife with it.
I'm glad I finished them....and I'm also glad I'm done with them.
Rating: 6 / 10
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