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PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101668126486
ISBN-139781668126486
eBay Product ID (ePID)27069653353
Product Key Features
TopicFantasy / General, Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fantasy / Epic
Book TitleVon Bek : the City in the Autumn Stars
Publication Year2024
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorMichael Moorcock
Book SeriesVon Bek Ser.
FormatCompact Disc
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Intended AudienceTrade
Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition
SynopsisA continuation of the story of the von Bek family, a facet of The Eternal Champion, and its association with Lucifer, Prince of Darkness. Fleeing from Paris and the Reign of Terror in 1793, Manfred von Bek once, a valued revolutionary, heads towards Switzerland and then onto Mirenburg in Waldenstein, the seat of the von Bek family. Shortly after crossing the border, von Bek meets Libussa, the Duchess of Crete, who assists him in escaping from a tricky situation of mistaken identity, and von Bek becomes smitten with her. Intending to follow Libussa, von Bek meets the Chevalier de St Odhran, an aeronaut and confident man. After several unsavory adventures, the pair decide that they must flee Mirenburg, via airship. On the night of the escape, two mysterious figures board the ship, Libussa and the man who tried to murder Ulrich von Bek over one hundred years ago. The four of them form an alliance while in route to the City in the Autumn Stars where a meeting with Lucifer awaits von Bek and his companions as they continue his family's quest to find the Holy Grail. This audiobook contains the author preferred text for the second of the two volumes of the Von Bek series, The City in the Autumn Stars., Ulrich von Bek, a facet of The Eternal Champion, makes a deal with the devil in this exciting adventure story from one of the greatest authors of our time. This is the story of Ulrich von Bek, a cynical mercenary who sells his skills as a soldier in the wars taking place all over Europe. After the particularly horrific destruction of a city in which he played a role, von Bek decides to desert the military company he was working for and travel alone for a while before seeking further employment. On his solo journey, he happens upon a castle where he takes refuge with--and then falls in love with--the keeper of the castle, the beautiful Sabrina. It is in this castle that he meets Lucifer, the master of Hell, and finds out that his soul is already destined for Hell. And so, in exchange for his soul, von Bek agrees to go on a quest for Lucifer, namely to find the Cure for the World's Pain. This quest is also known as the Search for the Holy Grail. As von Bek travels around Europe on his impossible quest, he will find himself caught up in wars, politics, intrigue, and romance. But he can never forget his purpose--or the terrible bargain he has made with the devil...
