The Michael Moorcock Library: Hawkmoon: The History of the Runestaff (The Michael Moorcock Library: Hawkmoon #1)

As a prelude to the 2019 publication of The Sword and the Runestaff, the legendary unpublished second volume of The Chronicles of Hawkmoon, Titan are proud to present this very special edition, which collects together the first two chapters: The Jewel in the Skull and The Crystal and the Amulet for the first time ever. Adapted and drawn by the critically acclaimed artist and writer James Cawthorn.

In a post-apocalyptic world where sorcery and science live side by side, the Dark Empire of Granbretan, formerly Great Britain, has risen from the ashes of nuclear Armageddon to become the mightiest empire the world has ever known. Now under the despotic rule of the immortal King-Emperor Huon, the empire is expanding its diabolic reach across what was once Europe. Against the backdrop of political intrigue, arcane magic, flying machines and high adventure, one man, Dorian Hawkmoon, the Duke of Köln, leads a rebellion to stop Huon's evil once and for all.

Featuring the original introduction by acclaimed Tarzan artist Burne Hogarth.

Taken as a whole, these chronicles mark the first time that the work of science fiction and fantasy author Michael Moorcock had ever been adapted, and heralded the birth of the modern graphic novel genre. The first two stories - The Jewel in the Skull (1979) and The Crystal and the Amulet (1986) - set the gold standard benchmark for science fantasy, and the publication of next year's final chapter - The Sword and Runestaff - will see the culmination of Cawthorn and Moorcock's grand vision and mark the conclusion of a saga 40 years in the telling.