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Fantasy · 1978 · PG-13

Gloriana, or, The unfulfill'd queen

by Michael Moorcock

A Faerie Queen rules the greatest empire in history — but cannot achieve satisfaction.

For14+GenreFantasyLength342 pagesRead time~9.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence; political intrigue

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

A lot

Explicit sexual content; the queen and her court

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of power, satisfaction, and the loneliness of rule

What this book is about

Moorcock's 1978 secondary-world fantasy imagines Gloriana, a queen ruling Albion (a version of Britain) at the height of its power, who despite offering pleasure to all cannot herself find fulfillment. A complex adult fantasy with explicit sexual content. For adults.

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Explicit sexual content

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