‘Casablanca’

An Episode in the Third World War, previously the first (of seven, to date) but now more or less excluded from the series’ internal narrative chronology.

First appearance: Casablanca
London: Gollancz, 1989 (December 14th) hardcover (q.v.);
original price:  £13·95;
267 pages;
I.S.B.N.:  0-575-04528-0;
cover artist: Michael O’Shaughnessy
 (based on a photograph by Linda Steele).

‘Casablanca: An Episode In The Third World War’ (as ‘Casablanca’ only, on contents page): pp. 13–33.

Other appearances:-

Earl Aubec And Other Stories
London: Millennium, 1993 (November 11th) hardcover and simultaneous trade-sized paperback (q.v.);
as “Earl Aubec” only, on cover & spine;
original prices:  £14·99 (h/c), £10·99 (p/b);
xii + 591 pages;
I.S.B.N.s:  1-85798-047-6 (h/c) & 1-85798-048-4 (p/b);
cover artist:  Yoshitaka Amano;
illustrated by James Cawthorn (uncredited: title page).

‘Casablanca: An Episode In The Third World War’ (as ‘Casablanca’ only, on contents page): pp. 385–403 (part of “Some Reminiscences Of The Third World War”: pp. 383–446).

My Experiences In The Third World War And Other Stories
London: Gollancz, 2014 (October 23rd) trade-sized paperback (q.v.);
sub-titled “The Best Short Fiction of Michael Moorcock Volume 1” on title page;
edited by John Davey;
original price:  £8·99;
xxii + 307 pages;
I.S.B.N.:  978-0-575-11505-7;
cover artist:  Michael Heslop.

‘Casablanca’ (revised): pp. 3–25 (part of “My Experiences In The Third World War”: pp. 1–78).