''The Dragon in the Sword'' is a novel by

Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has work ...

published in 1986.

Plot summary

''The Dragon in the Sword'' is a novel in which the Eternal Champion fights against Chaos to preserve the Cosmic Balance.

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for mos ...

reviewed ''The Dragon in the Sword'' for ''

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'' #94, and stated that "the pages turn painlessly. For Moorcock, presumably, this represents either a rest between more ambitious books or a quick fund-raiser to pay the rates".

Reviews

* Review by C. W. Sullivan, III (1986) in

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, November 1986 * Review by Don D'Ammassa (1987) in

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, #89 February 1987 * Review by Chris Barker (1987) in

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References

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