Includes the novels The Knight of the Swords, The Queen of the Swords, and The King of the Swords.The gods themselves feel fear. It is the conjunction of the Million Spheres, and all things are possible. Beneath the bloody banners of the Dog and the Bear, the cruel Mabden are sweeping the Earth. The mystic Vadhagh are wiped out-all but one. Armed with the Hand of Kwll and his own thirsty sword, Prince Corum Jhaelen pursues his fate and his vengeance through all the fifteen planes of Earth, even to the very center of Time-the still, blue city of Tanelorn.In this powerful fantasy Michael Moorcock has created more then just another tale of sword and sorcery. The Chronicles of Corum-masterful blend of magic, heroism and wonder that will delight the millions that love Conan and Lord of the Rings.-from back cover

"We must be bound to one another then. Bound by hell-forged chains and fate-haunted circumstance. Well, then - let it be thus so - and men will have cause to tremble and flee when they hear the names of Elric of Melnibone and Stormbringer, his sword. We are two of a kind - produced by an age which has deserted us. Let us give this age cause to hate us."

Imrryr, the dreaming city; Yyrkoon, the hated usurper; Cymoril, the beloved... all had fallen to the fury and unearthly power of the albino prince and his terrible sword. An Elric faced at last the fate that was to be his in this haunted era - that he must go forth, sword and man as one, and havoc and horror would be forever at his forefront until he found his Purpose that was yet obscured to him.

The first installment of a trilogy by the award-winning author of Cornelius Chronicles is set on a decaying planet punctuated by strange sinkholes that act as passageways to a higher level of reality. Reprint.

Contents:
•viii • Introduction (Legends from the End of Time) • essay by Michael Moorcock
•Legends from the End of Time • interior artwork by Tom Canty
•1 • Pale Roses • [Tales from the End of Time • 1] • (1974) • novelette by Michael Moorcock
•43 • White Stars • [Tales from the End of Time • 2] • (1975) • novelette by Michael Moorcock
•93 • Ancient Shadows • [Tales from the End of Time • 3] • (1975) • novella by Michael Moorcock
•167 • Constant Fire • (1977) • novel by Michael Moorcock
•299 • Elric at the End of Time • [Tales from the End of Time • 5] • (1981) • novelette by Michael Moorcock

The first part of Gollancz's definitive collection of Moorcock's short fiction, this selection features some of his finest work. From 'The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius' to 'The Cairene Purse', the stories here are incredibly varied in their style, execution and subject matter.