I am the Eternal Champion and I

pursue a cosmic doom. I am the

Eternal Champion and my destiny

is set for me, my destiny is war

and death, my destiny is Fear...

Trapped by a timeless existence,

doomed to fight forever, John

Daker is the Eternal Champion. The

defender and destroyer of justice

throughout the ages. The hero of

heroes on a quest for truth that will

lead him to the dark heart of fate.

Award-winning author Michael

Moorcock presents a wondrous new

adventure as startling and original

as his famous ELRIC saga. A pro-

lific weaver of strange and varied

tales, Michael Moorcock s name is

synonymous with the best of mod-

ern sword and sorcery fantasy. In

THE DRAGON IN THE SW ORD,

his newest novel, Moorcock carries

his timeless themes and heroic vi-

sions to a staggering climax.

Haunted by memories of too many

battles waged during infinite life-

times, possessed by the myths and

ambitions of men in every realm,

the Eternal Champion has taken

fate into his own hands. "I am the

Eternal Champion" he ponders. "I

have no life save that. I have no

means to alter what I am. I am the

Champion. I am the hero of a thou-

sand worlds, and yet I have no true

name of my own..."

Boldly he ventures into spheres Un-

known to search for his lost love,

the beautiful Ermizhad--and for

the key that will free him from the

psychic captivity of endless incarna-

tions. It is a journey that will take