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The Jewel in the Skull

The Jewel in the Skull is a fantasy novel by English writer Michael Moorcock, first published in 1967. The novel is the first in the four volume The History of the Runestaff.


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““I shall not be killed!” The count smiled scornfully, as if death were something that only others suffered.”

Michael Moorcock book The Jewel in the Skull

The Jewel in the Skull (1967)
Source: Book 1, Chapter 2 “Yisselda and Bowgentle” (p. 13)

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“Do not thank me for saving your life. You do not realize yet what I have saved it for.”

Michael Moorcock book The Jewel in the Skull

Book 3, Chapter 3 “The Warrior in Jet and Gold” (p. 113)
The Jewel in the Skull (1967)

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