Library Journal
Disillusioned by the excesses of the French Revolution, Manfred von Bek flees to the city of Mirenburg, where a Scottish balloonist, an elusive duchess, and a fallen angel become his companions on a journey to the mystical Mittelmarchthe land between landsin search of the Holy Grail. More elaborate in style than his Eternal Champion stories, Moorcock's latest picaresque fantasy, a sequel to The War Hound and the World's Pain , demonstrates his talent for quasihistorical fantasy. JC

Genre: Fantasy