World's End Series by Lin Carter

AN UNLIKELY BAND OF SUPERHEROES -A woman who loved in vain, a magician who loved only wisdom, and a warrior to whom love was a genetic impossibility - fought the Doom that filled the skies of their strange world... moreAN UNLIKELY BAND OF SUPERHEROES -A woman who loved in vain, a magician who loved only wisdom, and a warrior to whom love was a genetic impossibility - fought the Doom that filled the skies of their strange world.And it came to pass that Zolobion the Magician and Ganelon Silvermane set forth from the land of the great Stone Face and took the first steps of their gigantic journey across the world, a journey so long and fearful and so filled with wonders that no man since time began until that hour had undertaken a like adventure.But their mission was a logical impossibility. Hence what purpose in undertaking it?Only that the Moon was falling. less

"I see Gondwane as it shall be in the untold ages of dim futurity, near the time when the Earth shall be man’s habitation no more, and the great night shall enfold all, and naught but the cold stars shall reign. The first sign of the end ye shall see in the heavens, for Lo! the moon is falling, falling. And there shall come a man into the lands, a man not like other men, but sent from Galendil . . more"I see Gondwane as it shall be in the untold ages of dim futurity, near the time when the Earth shall be man’s habitation no more, and the great night shall enfold all, and naught but the cold stars shall reign. The first sign of the end ye shall see in the heavens, for Lo! the moon is falling, falling. And there shall come a man into the lands, a man not like other men, but sent from Galendil . . ." The name of the man is Ganelon Silverman—and this is the first of the classic science fantasy adventure series by Lin Carter! less

Gondwane . . . In the last days of Earth, the continents drifted together again after aeons of separation, and that was Gondwane. Gondwane . . . When all the kingdoms of all the peoples of Earth had come and gone and new ones arose, it was on Gondwane they created their ephemeral glories. On Gondwane, amid the turmoil of the last wars and the last quests and the last efforts of scientists and alchemists, there arose one final hero, the mighty Ganelon Silvermane... moreGondwane . . . In the last days of Earth, the continents drifted together again after aeons of separation, and that was Gondwane. Gondwane . . . When all the kingdoms of all the peoples of Earth had come and gone and new ones arose, it was on Gondwane they created their ephemeral glories. On Gondwane, amid the turmoil of the last wars and the last quests and the last efforts of scientists and alchemists, there arose one final hero, the mighty Ganelon Silvermane. The saga of Ganelon is the telling of master fantasist Lin Carter. And it is in the story of the Scarlet Enchantress that Ganelon first found the meaning of manhood. less

Ganelon Silvermane, the genetically designed superhero of the Earth's fabulous final age, has rapidly become the most popular of all Lin Carter's creations... moreGanelon Silvermane, the genetically designed superhero of the Earth's fabulous final age, has rapidly become the most popular of all Lin Carter's creations. Brought to life prematurely, Ganelon's adventures in a world of crumbling empires, ravaging hordes, and marvelous relics of forgotten scientific empires are always edge-of-the-seat wonder novels—the best creation of the author of the Thongor, Green Star, and Callisto books, to mention but a few! Now, in this third novel of Gondwane, Ganelon Silvermane encounters a city of illusion, the problem of scientific immortals, and the disastrous collision of a massive horde of the world's ultimate barbarians! less

Ganelon Silvermane, the genetically designed superhero of the Earth's fabulous final age, has rapidly become the most popular of all Lin Carter's creations... moreGanelon Silvermane, the genetically designed superhero of the Earth's fabulous final age, has rapidly become the most popular of all Lin Carter's creations. Brought to life prematurely, Ganelon's adventures in a world of crumbling empires, ravaging hordes, and marvelous relics of forgotten scientific empires are always edge-of-the-seat wonder novels—the best creation of the author of the Thongor, Green Star, and Callisto books, to mention but a few! Now, in this fourth novel of Gondwane, the world's last continent, Ganelon Silvermane has offered himself as hostage to the worst band of barbarians to roam the plains. As a captive of the Horde, Ganelon rises to greater heights of heroism than ever before . . . and begins to assume the full power of his mighty being! less

Ganelon Silvermane is surely one of the greatest of Lin Carter's sword & sorcery creations. A massive warrior created by a forgotten genetic science for an unknown purpose, the epic of his wanderings along with a mixed group of friends among the weird and marvelous lands of the farthest future is one of Lin Carter's most memorable creations... moreGanelon Silvermane is surely one of the greatest of Lin Carter's sword & sorcery creations. A massive warrior created by a forgotten genetic science for an unknown purpose, the epic of his wanderings along with a mixed group of friends among the weird and marvelous lands of the farthest future is one of Lin Carter's most memorable creations.Of this series, reviewers have said:"Entertaining fantasy adventure set 700 million years in the future written in a flowing style that makes it a pleasure to read." (Kliatt)"Take a pinch of Flash Gordon, add some Barbarella, a little John Carter, a touch of the Dying Earth, and you have Lin Carter...." (Science Fiction Review)And the author himself adds about this latest:"Come - join me now at World's End in the Twilight of Time, as Ganelon Silvermane begins a new cycle of adventures on Gondwane the Great, Old Earth's last and mightiest continent.""Rollicking" - Publishers Weekly less