‘Consuming Passion’

(a.k.a. ‘The Man With The Burning Brain’)

“They called him Pyro Jack. He liked fires and he had a power…”

First appearance: New Worlds Vol. 49  No. 161
London:  Roberts & Vintner, 1966 (April) mass-sized paperback;
“Compact” on cover & spine;
edited by Michael Moorcock;
price:  3/6;
160 pages;
cover artist: unknown.

‘Consuming Passion’ (illustrated by J. Cawthorn): pp. 82–90.

Subsequent appearance: Golden Nugget Vol. 1  No. 8
London:  Dagg Books, 1966 (October) magazine,
“A Gold Star Publication” on cover;
edited by Ken MacBeth (a.k.a. Michael Moorcock);
price:  “five shillings”;
72 pages;
cover artist: Phil Jacobson.

pp. 60–63: as ‘The Man With The Burning Brain’ (illustrated by Cawthorn [uncredited]) as by Keith Bishop (a.k.a. Moorcock).

First collected appearance: The Time Dweller
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1969 (July) hardcover (q.v.);
original price: 30s;
176 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 246-98597-6;
cover artist: David Stone.

‘Consuming Passion’ (no illustration): pp. 133–141.

Subsequent collected appearance: 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).

‘Consuming Passion’ (no illustration): pp. 96–103.

Foreign (i.e. non-English language) editions:-

The Time Dweller as Der Zeitbewohner, Germany (1987).

The Time Dweller also in Призрачный Город, Russia (1992); Бегство Из Сумерек, Russia (1996); Семья Фон Бек, Latvia (2019).

Other foreign-language appearances of ‘Consuming Passion’:-

In Ярмарка Cтраха, Russia (1993); Летающие Кочевники, Russia (2001).