FREE HAWKMOON: COUNT BRASS PDF Michael Moorcock | 416 pages | 29 Jan 2015 | Orion Publishing Co | 9780575092488 | English | London, United Kingdom Dorian Hawkmoon | Moorcock's Multiverse Wikia | Fandom Charting the adventures of Dorian Hawkmoon, a version of the Eternal Champion Hawkmoon: Count Brass, it takes place in a far-future version Hawkmoon: Count Brass Europe in which the insane rulers of the Dark Empire of Granbretan the name given to what was once Great Britain are engaged in conquering the continent. Written between andit is considered Hawkmoon: Count Brass classic of the genre, and has proven highly influential in shaping subsequent authors' works. A subsequent trilogy, The Chronicles of Castle Brass -- consisting of Count BrassThe Champion of Garathorm and The Quest for Tanelorn -- expand on the original saga, both deepening its characters which in the original stories were a bit two-dimensional and further linking them to the Moorcockian Multiverse. Dorian, in the final pages of the third book, happens to confront along with other champions like Erekose the Hawkmoon: Count Brass entity which used to reside in Elric 's Stormbringer and which broke free at the tragic end of the albino prince's saga. Gollancz Hawkmoon: Count Brass announced plans to release Hawkmoon: Count Brass the Hawkmoon stories in both print omnibus and individual ebook form, starting in The ebooks will be available via Gollancz's SF Gateway site. Granbretan is a far-future version of Great Britain, ruled by the immortal King-Emperor Huonwho dwells in a fluid-filled sphere in Londraits capital. The inhabitants of Granbretan are renowned for their cruelty, and for their practice of wearing masks at all times. The Granbretanian aristocracy, and the soldiers they lead, belong to the equivalent of chivalric orderscharacterised by a totemic animal. The orders have their own secret languages and their animal-masks make their members resemble bipedal beasts. The post-apocalyptic world depicted, the apocalypse being referred to as the 'Tragic Millenium', has coexisting elements of both 'Medieval' spears, swords, horse-based transport and more advanced technology 'flame lances' laser weapons and ornithopters flying machines powered by flapping wings. The geopolitical situation depicted is in fact a curious reversal of that in the Second World War. The future Britain is a brutal empire, bent on the total conquest of Europe, its armies pouring across a huge bridge spanning the Channel overwhelming country after country and committing terrible atrocities wherever they come. The "terrifying ancient gods of Hawkmoon: Count Brass who were said to have ruled the land before the Tragic Millennium" are based on The Beatles : JhoneJhorgPhowl and Rhunga. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirected from Dorian Hawkmoon. The History of the Runestaff Dust-jacket from the first edition. Bibliography of Michael Moorcock. England Invaded Before Armageddon. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Dust-jacket from the first edition. Count Brass | Moorcock's Multiverse Wikia | Fandom Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Count Brass by Michael Moorcock. The 14th and final volume in the classic epic fantasy sequence : The Eternal Champion Michael Hawkmoon: Count Brass epic novels of the fantastic are classics of the genre that appeal to all ages and walks of life. The avatar of the champion - Elric, Hawkmoon: Count Brass, Hawkmoon and Erekose must pool their talents in order to bring about the conjunction of the million spheres. Get A Copy. Mass Market Paperbackpages. Published February by Berkley first published More Details Dorian HawkmoonCount Brass. Other Editions 9. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of Hawkmoon: Count Brass book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Count Brassplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Hawkmoon: Count Brass Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Dorian Hawkmoon thought his adventuring days were over Hawkmoon: Count Brass the end of The History of the Runestaff tetralogy, in which he opposed the evil Dark Empire of Granbretan and toured much of Moorcock's Hawkmoon: Count Brass as an aspect of the Eternal Champion, frequently in the company of many of the other interlocked characters from the overall tapestry, but he was wrong. The Chronicles of Castle Brass trilogy kicks Hawkmoon: Count Brass five years later with a ghost hunt, and once again the forces of Law and Chaos are put into p Dorian Hawkmoon thought his adventuring days were over at the end of The History of the Runestaff tetralogy, in which he opposed the evil Dark Empire of Granbretan and toured much of Moorcock's multiverse as an aspect of the Eternal Champion, frequently in the company of many of the other interlocked characters from the overall tapestry, but he was wrong. The Chronicles of Castle Brass trilogy kicks off five years later with a ghost hunt, and once again the forces of Hawkmoon: Count Brass and Chaos are put into play for the Balance. There's struggle and loss and heroism aplenty in the rich mix of science and sorcery, lost friends are found again, old enemies have to be confronted, and it's altogether a grand spectacle, the kick-off of the conclusion to the whole Eternal Champion saga. Apart from the first chapter which is rather dull because much time is spent Hawkmoon: Count Brass in the Hawkmoon: Count Brass to the protagonist, Hawkmoon, who featured in a previous trilogy The History of the Runestaffthis was an enjoyable read. Hawkmoon had fought heroically against the Dark Empire, which had been defeated five years previously, and had subsequently married the daughter of one of his friends and co-combatants, Count Brass, who had perished in battle. Hawkmoon now lived happily and peacefully in Hawkmoon: Count Brass from the first chapter which is Hawkmoon: Count Brass dull because much time is spent filling in the background to the protagonist, Hawkmoon, who Hawkmoon: Count Brass in a previous trilogy The History of the Runestaffthis was an enjoyable read. Hawkmoon now lived happily and peacefully in the castle once owned by Count Brass in the capital of the late count's lordship in the Kamarg. The story begins with a mystery - why are some of the citizens of Aigues-Mortes the capital of the Kamarg doubting the heroism of Hawkmoon in the war against the Dark Empire, and even going so far as to accuse him of treason? The mystery deepens as Hawkmoon investigates these rumours and their source until, with the aid of some old friends, he gets to the root of the problem, although not without some personal losses to himself. Time and inter-dimensional travel add to the novel's science fictional elements, with an apparent nod to William Hope Hodgson's The House on the Borderland in terms of how they are described. This may also help to explain whether or not Hawkmoon lives in a future or an alternate earth from our own as the story is Hawkmoon: Count Brass set in versions of known Hawkmoon: Count Brass the Camargue in the south of France [Kamarg], Hawkmoon: Count Brass [Londra], Croydon [Kroiden], and so forth. With plenty of action, weird scenes, strange people, and plenty of mystery and intrigue, this is a good yarn and could be read at a single circa 5- or 6-hour sitting. Shelves: moorcock. I've read quite a few books in the Michael Moorcock Eternal Champion series. This one is definitely middle of the road. The first book, Count Brass, was not good. The ending saved it. The second story, Champion of Garathorm, was better than the first and probably average for a Moorcock story at the time it was written. I liked seeing a female version of the Eternal Champion for once. The third story, Quest for Tanelorn, was on the complete opposite end of the Moorcock spectrum than the first. Sailor on the Sea of Fate from Hawkmoon's point of view. Great stuff and the aftermatch provided an ending to the Eternal Champion cycle. This is the first in the Count Brass series, but follows the previous series about the Runestaff. I read Hawkmoon: Count Brass many years ago and no longer have it, so it's just as well that this begins with a summary and drops in various other aspects of the back story as the book goes on. Duke Dorian Hawkmoon is enjoying a quiet life ruling the Kamarg, a marshy area with its own unique wildlife such as horned horses and based on the real-life area of France, known as the Camargue. The setting is an alternativ This is the first in the Count Brass series, but follows the previous series about the Runestaff. The setting is an alternative Europe, seemingly in the far future after a period where a technological society - possibly ours - collapsed. Five years before the story begins, Hawkmoon and his friends were instrumental in overthrowing a tyrannical regime known Hawkmoon: Count Brass the Dark Empire, based on a reborn technology and operating from their version of Great Britain. The rulers of the regime supposedly all perished at the Battle of Londra London or just before, yet Dorian's tranquil existence, married to the daughter of Count Brass who also died in the battleand enjoying family life Hawkmoon: Count Brass her and their son and daughter, begins to be blighted when local people start to eye him with disapproval.