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Michael Moorcock
(Michael John Moorcock)
(b.1939)Husband of Hilary Bailey
aka Bill Barclay, Edward P Bradbury, James Colvin
Michael Moorcock is one of Britain's best-known and most respected novelists.
Editor of New Worlds on two occasions, he has won the Guardian Fiction Prize for The Condition of Muzak, the fourth Jerry Cornelius novel. He lives in Texas with his wife.
Editor of New Worlds on two occasions, he has won the Guardian Fiction Prize for The Condition of Muzak, the fourth Jerry Cornelius novel. He lives in Texas with his wife.
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
New Books
Series
Elric Saga
1. Elric of Melnibone (1972)
aka The Dreaming City
1.5. The Citadel of Forgotten Myths (2022)
2. The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (1976)
3. The Weird of the White Wolf (1977)
aka The White Wolf
4. The Sleeping Sorceress (1970)
aka The Vanishing Tower
5. The Bane of the Black Sword (1977)
aka Song of the Black Sword
6. Stormbringer (1977)
7. The Fortress of the Pearl (1989)
8. The Revenge of the Rose (1991)
9. The Return to Melnibone (1973)
The Stealer of Souls (1961)
The Singing Citadel (1970)
The Jade Man's Eyes (1973)
Tales of the White Wolf (1995)
The Dreamthief's Daughter (2001)
The White Wolf's Son (2005)
Elric of Melnibone and Other Stories (2013)
1. Elric of Melnibone (1972)
aka The Dreaming City
1.5. The Citadel of Forgotten Myths (2022)
2. The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (1976)
3. The Weird of the White Wolf (1977)
aka The White Wolf
4. The Sleeping Sorceress (1970)
aka The Vanishing Tower
5. The Bane of the Black Sword (1977)
aka Song of the Black Sword
6. Stormbringer (1977)
7. The Fortress of the Pearl (1989)
8. The Revenge of the Rose (1991)
9. The Return to Melnibone (1973)
The Stealer of Souls (1961)
The Singing Citadel (1970)
The Jade Man's Eyes (1973)
Tales of the White Wolf (1995)
The Dreamthief's Daughter (2001)
The White Wolf's Son (2005)
Elric of Melnibone and Other Stories (2013)
Eternal Champion
1. The Eternal Champion (1962)
2. Phoenix in Obsidian (1970)
aka The Silver Warriors
3. The Swords of Heaven, the Flowers of Hell (1980) (with Howard Chaykin)
4. The Dragon in the Sword (1986)
5. The Skrayling Tree (2003)
6. The Roads Between the Worlds (1999)
7. Corum: The Coming Of Chaos (1972)
9. Kane of Old Mars (1998)
Earl Aubec (1979)
A Nomad of the Time Streams (1999)
1. The Eternal Champion (1962)
2. Phoenix in Obsidian (1970)
aka The Silver Warriors
3. The Swords of Heaven, the Flowers of Hell (1980) (with Howard Chaykin)
4. The Dragon in the Sword (1986)
5. The Skrayling Tree (2003)
6. The Roads Between the Worlds (1999)
7. Corum: The Coming Of Chaos (1972)
9. Kane of Old Mars (1998)
Earl Aubec (1979)
A Nomad of the Time Streams (1999)
Michael Kane (as by Edward P Bradbury)
1. Warriors of Mars (1965)
aka The City of the Beast
2. Blades of Mars (1965)
aka Lord of the Spiders
3. Barbarians of Mars (1965)
aka Masters of the Pit
1. Warriors of Mars (1965)
aka The City of the Beast
2. Blades of Mars (1965)
aka Lord of the Spiders
3. Barbarians of Mars (1965)
aka Masters of the Pit
Runestaff
1. The Jewel in the Skull (1967)
2. Sorcerer's Amulet (1968)
aka The Mad God's Amulet
3. The Sword of the Dawn (1968)
4. The Runestaff (1969)
aka The Secret of the Runestaff
1. The Jewel in the Skull (1967)
2. Sorcerer's Amulet (1968)
aka The Mad God's Amulet
3. The Sword of the Dawn (1968)
4. The Runestaff (1969)
aka The Secret of the Runestaff
Jerry Cornelius
1. The Final Programme (1968)
2. A Cure for Cancer (1971)
3. The English Assassin (1972)
4. The Condition of Muzak (1977)
5. The Adventures of Una Persson and Catherine Cornelius in the Twentieth Century (1976)
aka Persson and Catherine
6. The Entropy Tango (1981)
7. The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius (1976)
Cornelius in the 20th Century (1976)
The Opium General (1984)
The New Nature of the Catastrophe (1993) (with Langdon Jones)
Firing the Cathedral (2002)
Jerry Cornell's Comic Capers (2005)
Pegging the President (2018)
Jerry Cornelius: His Lives and His Times (2018)
1. The Final Programme (1968)
2. A Cure for Cancer (1971)
3. The English Assassin (1972)
4. The Condition of Muzak (1977)
5. The Adventures of Una Persson and Catherine Cornelius in the Twentieth Century (1976)
aka Persson and Catherine
6. The Entropy Tango (1981)
7. The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius (1976)
Cornelius in the 20th Century (1976)
The Opium General (1984)
The New Nature of the Catastrophe (1993) (with Langdon Jones)
Firing the Cathedral (2002)
Jerry Cornell's Comic Capers (2005)
Pegging the President (2018)
Jerry Cornelius: His Lives and His Times (2018)
Corum
1. The Knight of the Swords (1971)
2. The Queen of the Swords (1971)
3. The King of the Swords (1971)
4. The Bull and the Spear (1973)
5. The Oak and the Ram (1973)
6. The Sword and the Stallion (1974)
1. The Knight of the Swords (1971)
2. The Queen of the Swords (1971)
3. The King of the Swords (1971)
4. The Bull and the Spear (1973)
5. The Oak and the Ram (1973)
6. The Sword and the Stallion (1974)
Oswald Bastable
1. The Warlord of the Air (1971)
2. The Land Leviathan (1974)
3. The Steel Tsar (1981)
1. The Warlord of the Air (1971)
2. The Land Leviathan (1974)
3. The Steel Tsar (1981)
Dancers at the End of Time
1. An Alien Heat (1972)
2. The Hollow Lands (1974)
3. The End of All Songs (1976)
4. Legends from the End of Time (1976)
5. The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming (1977)
aka A Messiah at the End of Time
6. Elric at the End of Time (1985)
1. An Alien Heat (1972)
2. The Hollow Lands (1974)
3. The End of All Songs (1976)
4. Legends from the End of Time (1976)
5. The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming (1977)
aka A Messiah at the End of Time
6. Elric at the End of Time (1985)
Time of the Hawklords (with Michael Butterworth)
1. The Time of the Hawklords (1976)
2. Queens of Deliria (1977)
1. The Time of the Hawklords (1976)
2. Queens of Deliria (1977)
Von Bek Family
1. The Warhound and the World's Pain (1981)
2. The Brothel in Rosenstrasse (1982)
3. The City in the Autumn Stars (1986)
Lunching with the Antichrist (1994)
1. The Warhound and the World's Pain (1981)
2. The Brothel in Rosenstrasse (1982)
3. The City in the Autumn Stars (1986)
Lunching with the Antichrist (1994)
Colonel Pyat Quartet
1. Byzantium Endures (1981)
2. The Laughter of Carthage (1984)
3. Jerusalem Commands (1992)
4. The Vengeance of Rome (2006)
1. Byzantium Endures (1981)
2. The Laughter of Carthage (1984)
3. Jerusalem Commands (1992)
4. The Vengeance of Rome (2006)
Elric Saga Omnibus
The Elric Saga Part II (1998)
The Elric Saga: Part I (1998)
The Elric Saga: Part III (2002)
The Elric Saga: Part IV (2005)
The Elric Saga Part II (1998)
The Elric Saga: Part I (1998)
The Elric Saga: Part III (2002)
The Elric Saga: Part IV (2005)
Chronicles of the Last Emperor of Melnibone
1. Elric: The Stealer of Souls (2008)
2. Elric: To Rescue Tanelorn (2008)
3. Elric: The Sleeping Sorceress (2008)
4. Elric: Duke Elric (2009)
5. Elric: In the Dream Realms (2009)
6. Elric: Swords and Roses (2010)
1. Elric: The Stealer of Souls (2008)
2. Elric: To Rescue Tanelorn (2008)
3. Elric: The Sleeping Sorceress (2008)
4. Elric: Duke Elric (2009)
5. Elric: In the Dream Realms (2009)
6. Elric: Swords and Roses (2010)
Elric: The Moonbeam Roads
1. Daughter of Dreams (2013)
2. Destiny's Brother (2013)
3. Son of the Wolf (2013)
1. Daughter of Dreams (2013)
2. Destiny's Brother (2013)
3. Son of the Wolf (2013)
Novels
The Fireclown (1965)
aka The Winds of Limbo
The Sundered Worlds (1965)
aka The Blood Red Game
The Deep Fix (1966) (as by James Colvin)
Printer's Devil (1966) (as by Bill Barclay)
Somewhere in the Night (1966) (as by Bill Barclay)
The Twilight Man (1966)
aka The Shores of Death
The Wrecks of Time (1967)
aka The Rituals of Infinity
The Black Corridor (1969) (with Hilary Bailey)
The Ice Schooner (1969)
The Time Dweller (1969)
The Chinese Agent (1970)
The Distant Suns (1975) (with Philip James)
The Golden Barge (1977)
Gloriana (1978)
aka Gloriana, or the Unfulfill'd Queen
The Real Life Mr Newman (1979)
The Russian Intelligence (1980)
Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Sailing to Utopia (1993)
Silverheart (2000) (with Storm Constantine)
aka The Winds of Limbo
The Sundered Worlds (1965)
aka The Blood Red Game
The Deep Fix (1966) (as by James Colvin)
Printer's Devil (1966) (as by Bill Barclay)
Somewhere in the Night (1966) (as by Bill Barclay)
The Twilight Man (1966)
aka The Shores of Death
The Wrecks of Time (1967)
aka The Rituals of Infinity
The Black Corridor (1969) (with Hilary Bailey)
The Ice Schooner (1969)
The Time Dweller (1969)
The Chinese Agent (1970)
The Distant Suns (1975) (with Philip James)
The Golden Barge (1977)
Gloriana (1978)
aka Gloriana, or the Unfulfill'd Queen
The Real Life Mr Newman (1979)
The Russian Intelligence (1980)
Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Sailing to Utopia (1993)
Silverheart (2000) (with Storm Constantine)
Omnibus
Multi-Dimensional (1975)
Multidimensional Moorcock (1975)
The History of the Runestaff (1979)
Swords Trilogy (1981)
The Dancers at the End of Time (1998)
Sojan the Swordsman / Under the Warrior Star (2010) (with Joe R Lansdale)
Multidimensional Moorcock (1975)
The History of the Runestaff (1979)
Swords Trilogy (1981)
The Dancers at the End of Time (1998)
Sojan the Swordsman / Under the Warrior Star (2010) (with Joe R Lansdale)
Collections
Sojan (1977)
Moorcock's Book of Martyrs (1978)
aka Dying for Tomorrow
My Experiences in the Third World War (1980)
Casablanca (1989)
The Prince with the Silver Hand (1993)
Tales from the Texas Woods (1997)
London Bone (2001)
Cities (2003) (with Peter Crowther, Paul Di Filippo, China Miéville and Geoff Ryman)
Breaking Windows (2003) (with Barrington J Bayley, China Miéville, James Sallis and Jeff VanderMeer)
The Metatemporal Detective (2007)
The Best of Michael Moorcock (2009)
Modem Times 2.0 (2011)
Kizuna: Fiction for Japan (2011) (with Jon Courtenay-Grimwood, Katherine Govier, Robert M Price and Andersen Prunty)
Zenith Lives! (2012) (with Stuart Douglas, Mark Hodder and Paul Magrs)
Sojan the Swordsman (2013)
Travelling to Utopia (2014)
My Experiences in the Third World War and Other Stories (2014)
The Brothel in Rosenstrasse and Other Stories (2014)
Breakfast in the Ruins and Other Stories (2014)
Fantasy For Good (2014) (with Kevin J Anderson, Piers Anthony, Neil Gaiman, Katharine Kerr, Jay Lake, George R R Martin and Roger Zelazny)
Reports From the Deep End (2023) (with Chris Beckett, Alexandra Benedict, Ramsey Campbell, Adrian Cole, Paul Di Filippo, Christopher Fowler, David Gordon, James Grady, Andrew Hook, Samantha Lee Howe, Ryhs Hughes, Maxim Jakubowski, Hanna Jameson, Toby Litt, James Lovegrove, Barry N Malzberg, Nick Mamatas, Rick McGrath, Geoff Nicholson, Jeff Noon, Christine Poulson, David Qauntick, Adam Roberts, Will Self, Iain Sinclair, Audrey Szasz and Lavie Tidhar)
Moorcock's Book of Martyrs (1978)
aka Dying for Tomorrow
My Experiences in the Third World War (1980)
Casablanca (1989)
The Prince with the Silver Hand (1993)
Tales from the Texas Woods (1997)
London Bone (2001)
Cities (2003) (with Peter Crowther, Paul Di Filippo, China Miéville and Geoff Ryman)
Breaking Windows (2003) (with Barrington J Bayley, China Miéville, James Sallis and Jeff VanderMeer)
The Metatemporal Detective (2007)
The Best of Michael Moorcock (2009)
Modem Times 2.0 (2011)
Kizuna: Fiction for Japan (2011) (with Jon Courtenay-Grimwood, Katherine Govier, Robert M Price and Andersen Prunty)
Zenith Lives! (2012) (with Stuart Douglas, Mark Hodder and Paul Magrs)
Sojan the Swordsman (2013)
Travelling to Utopia (2014)
My Experiences in the Third World War and Other Stories (2014)
The Brothel in Rosenstrasse and Other Stories (2014)
Breakfast in the Ruins and Other Stories (2014)
Fantasy For Good (2014) (with Kevin J Anderson, Piers Anthony, Neil Gaiman, Katharine Kerr, Jay Lake, George R R Martin and Roger Zelazny)
Reports From the Deep End (2023) (with Chris Beckett, Alexandra Benedict, Ramsey Campbell, Adrian Cole, Paul Di Filippo, Christopher Fowler, David Gordon, James Grady, Andrew Hook, Samantha Lee Howe, Ryhs Hughes, Maxim Jakubowski, Hanna Jameson, Toby Litt, James Lovegrove, Barry N Malzberg, Nick Mamatas, Rick McGrath, Geoff Nicholson, Jeff Noon, Christine Poulson, David Qauntick, Adam Roberts, Will Self, Iain Sinclair, Audrey Szasz and Lavie Tidhar)
Graphic Novels
Novellas
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Best SF Stories from New Worlds (1969)
The Traps of Time (1970)
New Worlds 3 (1972)
New Worlds 6 (1973) (with Charles Platt)
England Invaded (1977)
New Worlds (1997) (with David S Garnett)
New Worlds: An Anthology (2004)
Moorcock's Miscellany (2006)
The Traps of Time (1970)
New Worlds 3 (1972)
New Worlds 6 (1973) (with Charles Platt)
England Invaded (1977)
New Worlds (1997) (with David S Garnett)
New Worlds: An Anthology (2004)
Moorcock's Miscellany (2006)
Non fiction
Wizardry and Wild Romance (1987)
Fantasy : The 100 Best Books (1988) (with James Cawthorn)
Death Is No Obstacle (1992) (with Colin Greenland)
Mervyn Peake: A Memoir (2007)
Into the Media Web (2010)
The Sunday Books (2011) (with Mervyn Peake)
London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction (2012)
Fantasy: The 101 Best Books (2017) (with James Cawthorn)
Fantasy : The 100 Best Books (1988) (with James Cawthorn)
Death Is No Obstacle (1992) (with Colin Greenland)
Mervyn Peake: A Memoir (2007)
Into the Media Web (2010)
The Sunday Books (2011) (with Mervyn Peake)
London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction (2012)
Fantasy: The 101 Best Books (2017) (with James Cawthorn)
Anthologies containing stories by Michael Moorcock
Science Fiction Adventures Vol. 5 No. 29 (1962)
The Spell of Seven (1965)
Weird Shadows from Beyond (1965)
Nebula Award Stories 3 (1967)
World's Best Science Fiction 1967 (1967)
aka World's Best SF 3rd Series
Space 1 (1973)
New Worlds 7 (1974)
New Worlds 9 (1975)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4 (1975)
New Worlds 8 (1975)
Realms of Wizardry (1976)
A Book of Contemporary Nightmares (1977)
Ghor, Kin-Slayer (1987)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Confederacy of the Dead (1993)
Blue Motel (1994)
Tombs (1995)
Pawn of Chaos (1996)
New Worlds (1997)
The Flying Sorcerers (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats (1998)
aka The Fantasy Hall of Fame
The Road to Science Fiction 5 (1998)
Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
The Furthest Horizon (2000)
The Spell of Seven (1965)
Weird Shadows from Beyond (1965)
Nebula Award Stories 3 (1967)
World's Best Science Fiction 1967 (1967)
aka World's Best SF 3rd Series
Space 1 (1973)
New Worlds 7 (1974)
New Worlds 9 (1975)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4 (1975)
New Worlds 8 (1975)
Realms of Wizardry (1976)
A Book of Contemporary Nightmares (1977)
Ghor, Kin-Slayer (1987)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Confederacy of the Dead (1993)
Blue Motel (1994)
Tombs (1995)
Pawn of Chaos (1996)
New Worlds (1997)
The Flying Sorcerers (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats (1998)
aka The Fantasy Hall of Fame
The Road to Science Fiction 5 (1998)
Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
The Furthest Horizon (2000)
Short stories
| Kings in Darkness (1962) | |||
| The Sundered Worlds [short story] (1962) | |||
| Master of Chaos (1964) | |||
| The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius (1965) (as by James Colvin) | |||
| Behold the Man [short story] (1966) | Nebula Awards | ||
| Wolf (1966) (as by James Colvin) | |||
| The Nature of the Catastrophe (1970) | |||
| Environment Problem (1973) | |||
| Pale Roses (1974) | |||
| The Stone Thing: A Tale of Strange Parts (1974) | |||
| Ancient Shadows (1975) | |||
| White Stars (1975) | |||
| The Minstrel Girl (1976) | |||
| Hanging the Fool (1989) | |||
| Colour (1991) | Bram Stoker (nominee) | ||
| The White Pirate (1994) | |||
| No Ordinary Christian (1995) | |||
| Sir Milk and Blood (1996) | |||
| London Bone [short story] (1997) |
Awards
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Books about Michael Moorcock
Michael Moorcock recommends
The Winds of Gath (1967)
(Dumarest, book 1)
E C Tubb
"His reputation for fast-moving and colourful SF writing is unmatched by anyone in Britain."
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
(Bladerunner, book 1)
Philip K Dick
"Dick is quietly producing serious fiction in a popular form and there is no greater praise."
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (1969)
Harlan Ellison
"Written with an almost maniacal energy...the many Ellison enthusiasts here will be glad to have these stories available at last...including a longer, revised version of the Nebula-winning A Boy and His Dog."
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
(Hainish Cycle, book 4)
Ursula K Le Guin
"As profuse and original in invention as The Lord of the Rings...Miss LeGuin makes this book something more than the graceful and accomplished fantasy it most certainly is."
The Pastel City (1971)
(Viriconium, book 1)
M John Harrison
"So much better than other novels in its field that I believe it will in time become a favourite classic among readers of science fantasy."
Path of the Eclipse (1981)
(Saint-Germain, book 4)
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
"A demon-lover anyone would welcome with open veins!"
Child of Fortune (1985)
(Second Starfaring Age, book 2)
Norman Spinrad
"An outstanding book on every level."
Take Back Plenty (1990)
(Tabitha Jute, book 1)
Colin Greenland
"A great, big, magnificent, galaxy-shaking plot that will make you forget to eat and sleep!"
The Fourth Circle (1994)
Zoran živković
"Zoran Zivkovic is a subtle, intelligent, wonderfully inventive writer who brings a fresh point of view, an idiosyncratic angle of attack, to everything he produces. He is one of the finest writers currently at work in the 'New Europe.' Read him and celebrate."
Iron Council (2004)
(New Crobuzon, book 3)
China Miéville
"A writer with a rare descriptive gift, an unusually observant eye for physical detail, for the sensuality and beauty of the ordinarily human as well as the thoroughly alien...utterly absorbing."
The Dragon's Nine Sons (2008)
(Celestial Empire, book 1)
Chris Roberson
"A talented storyteller, he has a unique ear, a clever eye, an eloquence all too rare in modern fiction."
The Enigmatic Pilot (2011)
Kris Saknussemm
"Enigmatic Pilot could have been written by a stripped down Pynchon. It's not just tasty -- it's delicious."
The Raven's Banquet (2014)
(Richard Treadwell, book 2)
Clifford Beal
"I took a look—and was hooked. Check it out. Fast-paced fantasy / historical adventure."
The Fountain in the Forest (2018)
Tony White
"White joins a handful of contemporary writers who are proving that the novel has never been more alive."
The Summer Thieves (2021)
(Quinary, book 1)
Paul Di Filippo
"Delightful, with lashings of glorious, quirky detail and a plot which barely stops galloping until the final, glorious resolution. . . . I haven’t enjoyed a science fiction story as much in years!"
Jewish Noir 2 (2022)
(Jewish Noir, book 2)
Chantelle Aimee Osman and Kenneth Wishnia
"A little angst, some healthy cynicism, a touch of guilt, a few wisecracks and some very good stories. What else were you expecting?"
Kagen the Damned (2022)
(Kagen the Damned, book 1)
Jonathan Maberry
"Mr. Maberry's first venture into Sword and Sorcery fiction employs powerful imagery to tell a classic tale of revenge and blood which fans of Howard, Moore and Wagner will relish! As his own story grows deeper and more complex, Kagen of Argentium discovers the bizarre answers to more than one mystery. He fights with magnificent skill and fury to restore an empire, unearth the secrets of unimaginably ancient peoples and discover the horrifying truth behind his family's betrayal. Maberry gradually expands his story until it flows beyond the borders of his chosen genre to create something rich and original. If you hunger for more George Martin, this novel will thoroughly satisfy you. And if you love Lovecraft, you're in for something very special!"
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