false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191639523m/30095.jpg 30095 19 One of Michael Moorcock's most brilliant and highly decorated novels, here is the story of a powerful queen whose quest for sexual satisfaction could destroy her kingdom. A fable satirizing Spenser's The Faerie Queen and reflecting the real life of Elizabeth I, GLORIANA, OR THE UNFULFILL'D QUEEN tells of a woman who ascends to the throne upon the death of her debauched and corrupted father, King Hern. Gloriana's reign brings the Empire of Albion into a Golden Age, but her oppressive responsibilities choke her, prohibiting any form of sexual satisfaction-no matter what fetish she tries. Her problem is in fact symbolic of the hypocrisy of her entire court. While her life is meant to mirror that of her nation-an image of purity, virtue, enlightenment and prosperity-the truth is that her peaceful empire is kept secure by her wicked chancellor Monfallcon and his corrupt network of spies and murderers, the most sinister of whom is Captain Quire, who is commissioned to seduce Gloriana and thus bring down Albion and the entire empire. 927014 book 1978 Gloriana, Or The Unfulfill'd Queen total:204|5:45|4:56|3:75|2:19|1:9| 204 721 343 16 4 4 false false Fri Jan 02 06:26:35 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 06:27:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 23 11:27:05 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 11:29:50 -0700 2008
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