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The Runestaff

The Runestaff

Runestaff redirects here. For the written character of the runic variety, see FutharkThe Runestaff is a novel by British author Michael Moorcock, first published in 1969 under the title The Secret of the Runestaff.


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“It is many years since I have wielded a weapon larger than a pen, borne anything weightier than a difficult problem in philosophy.”

Book 3, Chapter 5 “Five Heroes and a Heroine” (p. 467)
The Runestaff (1969)

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“Every court must have its fool, every great ideal must attract some who are motivated only by self-interest.”

Book 1, Chapter 7 “A Well-Known Traveler” (p. 413)
The Runestaff (1969)

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