Von Bek

The City in the Autumn Stars

De: Michael Moorcock

Narrado por: James Meunier, Gerard Doyle

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 awhile 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…

interesting

ive read a out 20 of Mr Moorcocks books. This one was different then all of them. Im still deciding g what I think.

Moorcock’s most underrated?

This has to be one of his more underrated stories. It takes you on a journey that touches on very relevant subjects, with moments of real emotional weight and introspection on social issues. It even addresses gender identity (YES!), and does so with surprising nuance.

The narration is fantastic. absolutely top-tier. Klosterheim is a personal highlight for me; there’s so much more depth to him here than in previous stories and it really changed how I see the character.

Thoroughly an enjoyable listen from start to finish. Highly recommended.

This was so boring.I can't believe it.I didn't even finish it.

It was so boring and it went into useless details and it droned on and on and on. i really want my credit back.