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<\/a><\/p>\nLondon Peculiar and Other Nonfiction<\/span><\/a> Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Voted by the London Times<\/span> as one of the best writers since 1945, Michael Moorcock was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the Guardian Fiction Prize. He has won almost all the major Science Fiction, Fantasy, and lifetime achievement awards including the \u201cHowie,\u201d the Prix Utopiales and the Stoker. Best known for his rule-breaking SF and Fantasy, including the classic Elric and Hawkmoon series, he is also the author of several graphic novels.<\/p>\n Now, in London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction<\/span>, Michael Moorcock personally selects the best of his published, unpublished, and uncensored essays, articles, reviews, and opinions covering a wide range of subjects: books, films, politics, reminiscences of old friends, and attacks on new foes. Drawn from over fifty years of writing, including his most recent work from the pages of the Los Angeles Times<\/span>, and the Guardian<\/span>, along with obscure and now unobtainable sources, the pieces in London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction<\/span> showcase Moorcock at his acerbic best. They include:<\/p>\n \u201cLondon Peculiar,\u201d an impassioned statement of Moorcock\u2019s memories of wartime London. The architectural \u201cimprovements\u201d wrought by the rebuilding of the city after World War Two brought cultural changes as well, many to the detriment of the city\u2019s inhabitants. <\/p>\n Review of R. Crumb\u2019s Genesis<\/span><\/a>, previously unavailable in English, this lengthy review of the underground comic artist\u2019s retelling of the first book of the Bible leads Moorcock to address nostalgia for the sixties.<\/p>\n "A Child’s Christmas in the Blitz" \u2014An autobiographical recounting of Moorcock’s childhood in wartime London, with memories of the freedom and hardships he encountered during the bombings, and the happy times he spent with his parents.<\/p>\n These, along with dozens more, make this a collection Moorcock fans won\u2019t want to miss, and the perfect introduction for new readers who will soon discover why Alan Moore (Watchmen<\/span>) says: \u201cMoorcock seizes the 21st century bull by its horns and wrestles it into submission with a Texan rodeo confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n \n The Twelfth Enchantment<\/span><\/a> Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Lucy Derrick is a young woman of good breeding and poor finances. After the death of her beloved father, she becomes the unwanted boarder of her tyrannical uncle, fending off marriage to a local mill owner. But just as she is resigned to a life of misery, a handsome stranger\u2014the poet and notorious rake Lord Byron\u2014arrives at her house, stricken by what seems to be a curse, and with a cryptic message for Lucy. <\/p>\n With England on the cusp of revolution, Lucy inexplicably finds herself awakened to a world where magic and mortals collide, and the forces of ancient nature and modern progress are at war for the soul of England . . . and the world. The key to victory may be connected to a cryptic volume whose powers of enchantment are unbounded. Now, challenged by ruthless enemies with ancient powers at their command, Lucy must harness newfound mystical skills to preserve humanity\u2019s future. And enthralled by two exceptional men with designs on her heart, she must master her own desires to claim the destiny she deserves.<\/p>\n \n The Mandel Files, Volume 2: The Nano Flower<\/span><\/a> Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Peter F. Hamilton\u2019s groundbreaking Mandel Files<\/span> series concludes with The Nano Flower<\/span>, a tour de force of unbridled imagination and cutting-edge scientific speculation.<\/p>\n Greg Mandel is a psychic detective whose skills have been augmented by powerful but dangerous biotechnology. Those abilities have won him success and almost killed him many times over. Little wonder that he has settled down to the life of a gentleman farmer.<\/p>\n But Greg\u2019s former employer, the mighty tech company Event Horizon, needs him once more. After Royan, hacker-genius and husband to company owner Julia Evans, mysteriously vanishes, a business rival suddenly boasts an incredible new technology. Has Royan been kidnapped and forced to work for his captors, or is the truth far stranger? The answer may lie in a gift of flowers received by Julia\u2014flowers with DNA like nothing on Earth. Greg already has his hands full with corporate killers and other unsavory characters. Is he going to have to add aliens to the list?<\/p>\n The Greg Mandel trilogy\u2014which also includes Mindstar Rising<\/span> and A Quantum Murder<\/span>, available in Volume 1<\/span><\/a>\u2014set a new standard for science fiction when it first appeared in the 1990s. The Nano Flower<\/span> is every bit as gripping today\u2014and even more timely.<\/p>\n \nPart II<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction by Michael Moorcock Cover photo by Linda Steele Promo copy: Voted by the London Times as one of the best writers since … Continue reading
\nby Michael Moorcock
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\nby Peter F. Hamilton<\/span><\/p>\n