Michael Moorcock Books In Order
Publication Order of Chronicles Of Corum Books
The Knight of the Swords | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Queen of the Swords | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The King of the Swords | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Oak and the Ram | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bull and the Spear | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sword and the Stallion | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Colonel Pyat Quartet Books
Byzantium Endures | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Laughter of Carthage | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jerusalem Commands | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Vengeance of Rome | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Count Brass Books
Count Brass | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Champion of Garathorm | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Quest for Tanelorn | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Dancers At The End Of Time Books
An Alien Heat | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hollow Lands | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Legends from the End of Time | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The End of All Songs | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming / A Messiah at the End of Time | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Elric at the End of Time | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Elric Saga Books
The Vanishing Tower / The Sleeping Sorceress | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Elric of Melniboné / The Dreaming City | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Weird of the White Wolf | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bane of the Black Sword / Song of the Black Sword | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stormbringer | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fortress of the Pearl | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Revenge of the Rose | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dreamthief's Daughter | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The White Wolf's Son | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chronological Order of Elric Saga Books
Elric of Melniboné / The Dreaming City | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fortress of the Pearl | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Weird of the White Wolf | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Vanishing Tower / The Sleeping Sorceress | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Revenge of the Rose | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bane of the Black Sword / Song of the Black Sword | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stormbringer | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dreamthief's Daughter | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The White Wolf's Son | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Elric Saga Short Stories/Novellas
The Jade Man's Eyes | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Return to Melniboné | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Elric Saga Collections
The Singing Citadel | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Elric Saga Graphic Novels
The Dreaming City | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stormbringer | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Making of a Sorcerer | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Elric: The Balance Lost, Vol. 1 | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Elric: The Balance Lost, Vol. 2 | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Elric: The Balance Lost Books
Publication Order of Elric: The Moonbeam Roads Books
Daughter of Dreams | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Destiny's Brother | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Son of the Wolf | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Eternal Champion Books
The Eternal Champion | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Phoenix in Obsidian / The Silver Warriors | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Corum: The Coming of Chaos | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earl Aubec and Other Stories | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Swords of Heaven, the Flowers of Hell | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dragon in the Sword | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Roads Between The Worlds | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Nomad of the Time Streams | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kane of Old Mars | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Skrayling Tree: The Albino in America | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
When reading this series in chronological order, The Skrayling Tree comes after The Dragon in the Sword. |
Publication Order of Jerry Cornelius Books
The Final Programme | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cure for Cancer | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The New Nature of the Catastrophe | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The English Assassin | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Adventures of Una Persson & Catherine Cornelius in the 20th Century / Persson and Catherine | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Condition of Muzak | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Entropy Tango | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Opium General and Other Stories | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Firing the Cathedral | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pegging the President | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Jerry Cornell Books
The Chinese Agent | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Russian Intelligence | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Karl Glogauer Books
Behold the Man | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Breakfast in the Ruins | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Last Emperor Of Melnibone Books
The Sleeping Sorceress | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stealer of Souls | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To Rescue Tanelorn | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Duke Elric | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Elric in the Dream Realms | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Swords and Roses | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of London Books
Publication Order of Michael Kane Books
Warriors of Mars / The City of the Beast | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blades of Mars / Lord of the Spiders | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Barbarians of Mars / Masters of the Pit | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Oswald Bastable Books
The Warlord of the Air | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Land Leviathan | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Steel Tsar | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Runestaff/Hawkmoon Books
The Jewel in the Skull | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mad God's Amulet / Sorcerer's Amulet | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sword of the Dawn | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Runestaff / The Secret of the Runestaff | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Sanctuary Of The White Friars Books
Publication Order of Second Ether Books
Blood | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fabulous Harbors | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The War Amongst the Angels | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Time Of The Hawklords Books
The Time of the Hawklords | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Queens of Deliria | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Von Bek Family Books
The Sundered Worlds / The Blood Red Game | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The War Hound and the World's Pain | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Brothel in Rosenstrasse | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The City in the Autumn Stars | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lunching with the Antichrist | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Fireclown / The Winds of Limbo | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Twilight Man / The Shores of Death | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Deep Fix | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ice Schooner | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Time Dweller | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Distant Suns | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Black Corridor | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gloriana | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Golden Barge | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sailing to Utopia | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silverheart | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Moorcock's Book of Martyrs / Dying for Tomorrow | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
England Invaded | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sojan | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Prince with the Silver Hand | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Experiences in the Third World War | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Casablanca | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales from the Texas Woods | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
London Bone | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Metatemporal Detective | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best of Michael Moorcock | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sojan the Swordsman / Under the Warrior Star | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Modem Times 2.0 | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Travelling to Utopia | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sunday Books | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mervyn Peake: A Memoir | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Into the Media Web: Selected Short Non-Fiction, 1956-2006 | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Best SF Stories From New Worlds Books
Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best SF Stories from New Worlds 2 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best SF Stories from New Worlds3 | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best SF Stories from New Worlds 4 | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best SF Stories from New Worlds 5 | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best SF Stories from New Worlds 6 | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Books
Coming of the Terraphiles | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Into the Nowhere | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
The Traps of Time | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best of British SF 2 | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pawn of Chaos | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Furthest Horizon | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cities | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Breaking Windows | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kizuna: Fiction for Japan | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zenith Lives! | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Old Mars | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Michael Moorcock is an award winning English writer of fantasy and science fiction books but has also published literary novels. 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. Moorcock became a published author in 1961 when his first novel The Stealer of Souls was published. He continually revises his work meaning that there are latest editions of his work that you should always watch out for. The author’s writings are noted for their political content and nature. And besides using fiction to explore the world of politics, Moorcock also gets involved in political activism.
The author began writing while he was still at school; he regularly contributed to Outlaw’s Own Magazine from 1950 onwards. He became an editor at the age of 17 for the Tarzan Adventures and also published over a dozen of his own Sojan the Swordsman stories. Some of Moorcock famous characters include Jerry Cornelius and Elric of Melnibone.
Eric of Melnibone
This is the first novel in Elric series; the book introduces Elric, not your typical fantasy hero, he is the emperor of Melnibone. He is an albino and possesses white skin and white hair and red eyes. Elric is weak and to maintain his strength, the strength of an average man, he has to take drugs every few hours.
Most people view Elric as a demon- for he sure looks like one- and many of his servants and subjects would prefer to see his place at the throne occupied by his cousin Yyrkoon. A man who appears and acts like a leader- he is strong, nationalistic, agile and wants to return the throne to its former glory.
While Elric cousin is acting like a noble man and planning to him Elric, on the other hand, Elric spends most of his time thinking about social justice, tradition, and his duty to the nation. Is it Elric obligation to give the people he rules what they want- powerful leader, culture, war and total domination over other states or is it better to be humanistic and try to lead the people he rules against their wishes, and lead them to cooperation and peace with its neighbors? Will he have to sacrifice his ideas to be the leader that his people want him to be?
The first novel in Elric series is a quite fast paced story that takes us into the violent and the decadent land of Melnibone where the sorcerers live in harmony with the demons, and dragons of his and lower planes. The Melniboneans spent their days in pointless ceremonies, rituals and spend their nights in illusion dreams. The characters are well crafted; there is Elric, the young albino man who assumed the throne after their father’s death. He wishes to see that his people are well guarded and embraces peace with other nations. However his wishes to do not match with the wishes of those he rules, as the people prefer someone who is a more “capable leader” than him; his cousin. Elric is always uncomfortable with the dark ways of his people and their allegiance to the Lord of Chaos, and when he tries some reforms in the society, he faces all kind of opposition from the people and is viewed as a troublemaker and a weak upstart.
This factor brings about one of the fundamental themes in the novel as Elric must find his identity and place in a society that does not value him. Moorcock wrote a rich and emotional without being long winded; the narrative is also infused with twists and turns and some hints of melodrama that ideally works well with this type of tale.
The other thing that you will find amazing about this novel is the concept of “dream couch” which the Melnibonean rulers make use of. While in the dream couch, an hour can be equivalent to thousands of years. It is on this dream couch that the rulers including Elric learn the art of combat, sorcery, and other skills that would otherwise take them a lifetime to master.
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
Leaving Yrkoon as the acting monarch of the throne of Melnibone, and his cousin Cymoril weeping and waiting for his return, Elric sails from the Dreaming City to seek an secret goal in a world where Melniboneans are disliked.
The novel starts after Elric escapes from prison and is being pursued by his captors when strange ship approaches and he is rescued. This is not a typical ship, – it is shrouded in mist and mystery and aboard its old timbers are three Eternal Champions who their job is to travel between the universes where they appear at different times and places and fight evil forces of Chaos Corum, Erekose, and Hawkmoon. The three have fought side by side countless times before but since time is different in the distinct worlds and thus their memories are not all the same. Elric does not even realize that he is one of them. However, the ship’s captain has brought them together and is leading them in a battle against an adversary that threatens to take total control over the Multiverse.
After this encounter, Elric meets a treasure hunter adventurer who wants to sail to the island of R’lin K’ren A’a the original home of the Melniboneans. Elric accompanies him with hopes to discover more about his origins and the events that changed his people and drive them a bit crazy.
Elric tales are interesting and fun for readers who love short and fast paced sword & sorcery adventures. The main character, Elric is not only brave and courageous, but he is also complex and an introvert. Even though he likes to think of himself as a humanist, he also possesses the selfish tendencies which are also evident in other Melniboneans. The novel is divided into three parts, the first being Sailing to the Past, the second, Sailing to the Present and the last part, Sailing to the Future. These three parts are connected to each other but each with its distinct feel.
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