The Sword of the Dawn
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| Author | Michael Moorcock |
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| Cover artist | Jack Faragasso |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The History of the Runestaff |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Lancer Books |
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1968 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 191 pp |
| ISBN | (later paperback printing) |
| OCLC | 20077172 |
| Preceded by | The Mad God's Amulet |
| Followed by | The Runestaff |
The Sword of the Dawn is a novel by British author Michael Moorcock, and was first published in 1968.
The novel is the third in Moorcock's four book The History of the Runestaff series, and the narrative follows on immediately from the preceding novel The Mad God's Amulet.
The warriors of the Dark Empire of Granbretan have succeeded in conquering all of Europe, though the vanished Castle Brass still eludes Baron Meliadus. Summoned by Count Shenegar Trott, Baron Medliadus heads back to Granbretan to report to King-Emperor Huon.
While riding in the alternate plane Kamarg that Castle Brass has been shifted to Dorian Hawkmoon encounters a swordsman called Elvereza Tozer.
Hawkmoon takes Tozer prisoner and takes him back to Castle Brass. Under questioning Elvereza Tozer is revealed as a famous disgraced Granbretan playwright who hoped to curry favour with the Dark Empire by travelling to Castle Brass and destroying the machinery that kept it in its different dimension. Tozer travelled by means of a special ring constructed by Mygan of Llandar, and Hawkmoon determines that to ensure the security of the Kamarg they must find this Mygan before the Dark Empire does.
In Londra, Countess Flana Mikosevaar, King-Emperor Huon's only living relative, witnesses the return of Baron Meliadus.
Baron Meliadus consults his stepbrother Taragorm, Master of the Palace of Time, as to whether his experiments will yet enable him to travel through time and destroy Castle Brass.
Count Shenegar Trott has an audience with King-Emperor Huon and is given a secret mission. Baron Meliadus has his own audience to request the assistance of Taragorm in locating Castle Brass, but is told his priority is to act as an envoy to two ambassadors from the mysterious far East Empire of Asiacommunista (China).
Meliadus greets the two ambassadors – Kaow Shalang Gatt and Jong Mang Shen – and introduces them to the assembled Granbretan Court, in the hope of learning more about Asiacommunista's forces and technology.
Meliadus visits Taragorm at the Palace of Time and learns of the disappearance of Elvereza Tozer. Meliadus vows to find the source of his ability.
Hawkmoon and Huillam D'Averc use Tozer's rings to travel back to Granbretan.
Meliadus spends the day showing the two Asiacommunista ambassadors the sights of Londra, before meeting Countess Flana.
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