The Dancers at the End of Time Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Moorcock
- First Published: 1972
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—future history
- Time of Work: The end of time, with excursions to other periods, principally the 1890’s and the Silurian age of the next universe
- Setting: Various locations on Earth
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Immortality, Nineteenth century, Future, Time travel, Christ figures or saviors
- Locales: Earth
The Plot
An Alien Heat introduces the action that runs through the first three books. At the duke of Queen’s dull party, Jherek Carnelian encounters a time traveler from the nineteenth century, Mrs. Amelia Underwood, and decides that falling in love with her would be a welcome novelty to amuse himself and his friends. Jherek first must acquire her from Lord Mongrove’s entourage. Helped by Lord Jagged of Canaria, he arranges a trade for the “dreary alien” Yusharisp, who has come there predicting the imminent end of the universe. When Jherek declares his love, Mrs....
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