He was married to writer hilary bailey from 19621978 and had three children with her. Michael moorcock announces new novel mixing fantasy and. Chronicles of count brass is a continuation of the runestaff series, and this is the first story after the epic fight at londra. Moorcock began editing tarzan adventures at age 17 edgar rice burroughs was a favourite growing up. Advice for introduction to michael moorcocks books. Moorcock won the 1967 nebula award for behold the man and the 1979 world fantasy award for his novel, gloriana. Michael moorcock talks about his use of poetry in new worlds 1992 by steve sneyd. This is a bibliography of the works of michael moorcock. Moorcocks book of martyrs dying for tomorrow contains. With a premise as big as this one a very long one since the story only takes about millenia before the time the book takes place in a short paragraph, the author, michael moorcock, could have spent a couple more hundred pages writing about it. Elric and the mythos of melnibone have permeated the fantasy genre, and most fans know elric through secondary sources such as the various comics, rpgs, etc. Where the book is weak, however, is the length of the story and the detail.
Paperback book editor murdered in elevator and the flight from singapore are short news items from new worlds, september 1979. The second original eternal champion anthology, pawn of chaos takes you once again to michael moorcocks multiverse, a universe upon universe of alternate time and space in which law and chaos wage a continuous struggle to change the fundamental. Takes as its backdrop the southern states of the us and the universe of second ether where nothing is as it seems paperback. Blood is a well written, somewhat contemporary view of moorcocks multiverse mythos. He also married jill riches, in 1978, and linda mullens steele, in 1983. Corum is the last survivor of the vadhagh race and an incarnation aspect of the eternal champion, a being that exists. Blood a southern fantasy uncorrected proof by moorcock michael. Actually, michael moorcock cowrote at least one song with my favorite ulmaut band of the 1970s. Moorcock is the author of several series, including the elric saga, eternal champion, jerry cornelius and chronicles of corum series which are all connected in a multiverse.
For him to get all snotty about tolkien or lewis with that in his background is disingenuous at best. A southern fantasy new edition by moorcock, michael isbn. Nicholas by edwin lester arnold as the first three books which captured his imagination. See more ideas about fantasy books, books and fantasy book covers. See more ideas about fantasy books, books and fiction. Moorcock michael blood a southern fantasy uncorrected proof fs09067. Michael moorcocks multiverse graphic novel, with walter simonson, mark reeve, and john ridgway. Sometimes i like to do that with authors i havent read before, even if it does mean reading things out of chronological order, just because i find it frustrating to read something amazing by an author and then go back to read something earlier and be. Recognized classics are accompanied by lesserknown works ripe for rediscovery. It is provided as a reference and resource for users of the sf encyclopedia, but apart from possible small corrections has not been updated. Because of this person, i spent the first 37 years of my life not having read any michael. The weird of the white wolf collection, daw 1977, contains the dream of earl aubec a. Rigel interviews michael moorcock 1983 by richard a. Tapping the power of the rift in reality called the biloxi fault, the jugadors of the terminal cafe gamble on games of probability, building and manipulating.
List of books by michael moorcock stored on this site. Another attempt at a moorcock bibliography science. Michael john moorcock born 18 december 1939 is an english writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. This entry is taken from the encyclopedia of fantasy 1997 edited by john clute and john grant. The first book in the legendary corum series by michael moorcock. The fantasy masterworks series has made a fine editorial decision in its presentation of the elric saga of michael moorcock. He also writes works of literary fiction based around his love of london, such as mother london. Michael moorcock, the blood red game dale press, 1970 i found it odd that this book was the only one by dale press in my collection until i cracked the cover.
Michael moorcock a guide to michael moorcocks short fiction. Michael moorcock is an english author of science fiction and fantasy novels. Included is a dramatic introduction read by michael moorcock over 10 mins in length. Michael moorcock academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Moorcock is a bit harder, i find his overall writing character to be very distinctive. He is elric, emperor of melnibone, cursed with a keen and cynical intelligence, schooled in the art of sorcery the hero of michael moorcocks remarkable epic of conflict and adventure at the dawn of human history.
Michael john moorcock is an english writer primarily of science fiction and fantasy who has also published a number of literary novels. Fixup novel and first of a projected series derived from various stories, 199194, and, like most of moorcocks fantasies the revenge of the rose, 1991, etc. Michael moorcock is the author of nearly 100 books, including dozens of fantasy novels. In this particular variant, called first ether, black races now dominate. Michael moorcock is perhaps one of the greatest scifi authors around. The first fulllength novel in almost 10 years by the influential sciencefiction author michael moorcock, which blends autobiography with fantasy. It was later collected as a single edition graphic novel. Michael moorcock wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. A southern fantasy millenium hb 1st printing uk 1996 the. Blood a southern fantasy uncorrected proof fantastic.
Michael moorcock, 1939 writer michael moorcock was born december 18, 1939 in mitcham, surrey, england to arthur and june taylor moorcock. A southern fantasy 1994 and combined mainstream fiction with fantasy in the brothel of rosenstrasse, which is set in the imaginary city of mirenburg. Moorcock has mentioned the gods of mars by edgar rice burroughs, the apple cart by george bernard shaw and the constable of st. A dazzling and brilliant fantasy from one of the true giants of the genre. The blood red game sphere pb 1st printing uk the chinese agent macmillan hb. The backdrop is an imaginative future america patterned after the postcivil war u. Michael moorcocks top 10 science fiction novels books.
Michael john moorcock born 18 december 1939 is an english writer and musician, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. Bizarrely, i have absolutely no recollection who this was. Another way of tackling moorcock would just be to read everything in publication order. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Michael moorcocks astonishing journey though volatile matter and corrupted time a phantasmagoric excursion to the death of the old multiverse. He was born in london, and the area of london particularly ladbroke grove and notting hill gate is a vital inspiration in some of his fiction books. The 100 best books, james cawthorn and michael moorcock present a wideranging crosssection of the fantasy genre, from its eighteenth century gothic origins through nineteenth century literary classics, pulpera weird fiction, and on to modern favorites. Nicholas by edward lester arnold as the first three books which captured his. Blood is a well written, somewhat contemporary view of moorcock s multiverse mythos. A southern fantasy, millenium 1995 ace 1996 gloriana, phoenix house 1993. A bibliography of moorcocks longform fiction and shorter fiction directly connected with notable characters. Michael moorcock is an award winning english writer of fantasy and science fiction books but has also published literary novels.