1996, ISBN: 9781579904784

The Hollow Lands (Dancers at the End of Time, Vol. II)by Michael Moorcock (Author)Publisher: Avon (1977)ISBN-10: 0380017946ISBN-13: 9780380017942Paperback4.1 x 6.9 inches, 192 pagesThe t… Altro …

The Hollow Lands (Dancers at the End of Time, Vol. II)by Michael Moorcock (Author)Publisher: Avon (1977)ISBN-10: 0380017946ISBN-13: 9780380017942Paperback4.1 x 6.9 inches, 192 pagesThe title of this volume comes from the poem "The Last Word" by Ernest Dowson.Reunited at the end of Time, Jherek and the other inhabitants of the End of Time have returned to their preferred amusements of parties and games. They are interrupted by a ship of alien musician/pirates, the Lat. Hunted by the Lat, Jherek stumbles into a subterranean school built centuries ago to protect the last children of that era from the tyrant director Pecking Pa the Eighth (a reference to Sam Peckinpah). The time in the school is constantly recycled by a robot nanny so old she has started to break down, and as a result is recycling the same week repeatedly. The teacher-robot mistakes Jherek for one of her children as she has forgotten that there is anything outside her school, and keeps him. When she realises her mistake, she agrees to send him back to 1896; her ability to recycle time means that she can function as a time machine.Returned to the 19th century, Jherek heads for Bromley, where Mrs Amelia Underwood lives. On the way, Jherek meets H.G. Wells and explains that he is a time traveller, but is met only with Wells's ironic disbelief. Jherek is finally reunited with Mrs Underwood but also forced to confront her husband Mr Underwood. Mr. Underwood is so suspicious of their story that a reluctant Mrs Underwood runs away with Jherek. Chased by the police, the two are rescued by a journalist, Mr Jackson who, like Judge Jagger, bears a strong resemblance to Lord Jagged.The police catch up with the fleeing couple, but are interrupted in their attempted arrest by the appearance of the Lat, the Iron Orchid and a number of other residents of the End of Time. Chaos ensues as the police and the Lat start fighting, and the fabric of time itself begins disintegrating. The time travellers start vanishing, and Jackson, who finally reveals himself to be Lord Jagged (also Judge Jagger), takes Jherek and Mrs Underwood to a time machine that will take them to the End of Time. The machine appears to malfunction; instead of delivering them to the End of Time, it maroons them in what appears to be the Lower Devonian period.-----------------------Michael Moorcock: Born in London in 1939, Michael Moorcock now lives in Texas. A prolific and award-winning writer with more than eighty works of fiction and non-fiction to his name, he is the creator of Elric, Jerry Cornelius and Colonel Pyat, amongst many other memorable characters., Avon, 1977, 3, New York, New York, USA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. BX6 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in yellow wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there is a crease in the back cover towards the bottom left corner plus there is some light overall soiling of the cover plus there is a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. The series editor is Robert Atwan. A collection of notable and award winning essays published in 1996. Biographical notes, 370p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8.25"., Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996, 2.5, Lark Books. Used - Good. . . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business., Lark Books, 2.5<

ISBN: 9781579904784

Lark Books. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library… Altro …

Lark Books. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Lark Books, 2.5<