off: New Elric novel: The Dreamthief's Daughter

[Allan T. Grohe, Jr.]

Jon Jarrett and I wrote:

> > Got this in email yesterday and tried to forward it, but I sent it
> > as an attachment and the listbot nailed it.  Enjoy/delete as you like
>
>         Not unconnectedly, my second-best Christmas present was a copy of
> _Elric at the End of Time_ in big format with illustrations by Rodney
> Matthews.

Very cool.  A friend of mine was going to get it for me one year, but
decided not to, saying that he thought it was a book I might rather buy
for myself.

> Which kicks arse anyway, but one of the illustrations is of the
> band that briefly features, and though the members all appear to be
> goblins and aliens, the line-up is kind of suggestive - drummer,
> four-string player dead centre, stage left a creature playing a
> double-necked twelve/six-string and stage right a Vorlon-like thing
> playing a double-barreled saxophone or something very much like it. Small
> gnome/Mekon-like creature sitting in a booth twiddling knobs...

That sounds like "Encore at the End of Time" which you can also see on
Matthews' web site at http://www.rodneymatthews.com/gfx/elric8.jpg

> Is Mr. Matthews a fan or did someone just show him a picture? :-) Yours,

Given all of the album covers he'd done over the years, many with strong
Moorcock influences, I'd be very surprised if he wasn't aware of
Hawkwind.
Anyone know for sure?

Allan.

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        We are gray.  We stand between the darkness, and the light.

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