‘The New Nature Of The Catastrophe’

The New Nature Of The Catastrophe

London:  Millennium, 1993 (June 10th) hardcover and simultaneous trade-sized paperback;
edited by Langdon Jones, Michael Moorcock & (uncredited) John Davey;
part of the Tale Of The Eternal Champion (U.K.);
original prices:  £14·99 (h/c), £10·99 (p/b);
xii + 436 pages;
I.S.B.N.s:  1-85798-039-5 (h/c [-039-0 on copyright page]) & 1-85798-040-9 (p/b);
cover artist:  Mark Reeve;
illustrated by Harry Douthwaite, Mal Dean, R. Glyn Jones & David Britton;
no American edition.

Jerry Cornelius — the ambiguous, amoral, androgynous English Assassin —

An anthology of linked short fiction & non-fiction by Moorcock and others (both new and previously published) — see below — featuring the character Jerry Cornelius (amongst others). (See also The Nature Of The Catastrophe.)

Contents (first editions):-
p. v: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. vii–x: Contents pages;
p. xi: ‘Introduction To The Original Edition’ (i.e. The Nature Of The Catastrophe; non-fiction) by James Colvin (a.k.a. Michael Moorcock);
p. 1: ‘The Peking Junction’ by Moorcock;
p. 11: ‘The Delhi Division’ by Moorcock;
p. 20: ‘The Tank Trapeze’ by Moorcock;
p. 35: ‘The Ash Circus’ by M. John Harrison;
p. 49: ‘The Firmament Theorem’ by Brain W. Aldiss;
p. 65: ‘The Adventures Of Jerry Cornelius: The English Assassin’ (as ‘The Adventures Of Jerry Cornelius (Parts 1 & 2)’ on contents page) (graphic) by Moorcock, drawn by Mal Dean;
p. 71: ‘The Last Hurrah Of The Golden Horde’ by Norman Spinrad;
p. 89: ‘The Adventures Of Jerry Cornelius (Parts 3 & 4)’ by Moorcock & Harrison, drawn by Dean;
p. 95: ‘The Dodgem Decision’ by Moorcock;
p. 103: ‘The Nash Circuit’ by M. John Harrison;
p. 125: ‘The Adventures Of Jerry Cornelius (Parts 5 & 6)’ by Harrison, drawn by R. Glyn Jones;
p. 130: ‘Lines Of White On A Sullen Sea’ by Maxim Jakubowski;
p. 136: ‘The Anxiety In The Eyes Of The Cricket’ by James Sallis;
p. 143: ‘The Adventures Of Jerry Cornelius (Parts 7 & 8)’ by Moorcock & Harrison, drawn by Dean & R. Glyn Jones;
p. 148: ‘The End Of The Cycle’ (poem) by Langdon Jones;
p. 155: ‘The Adventures Of Jerry Cornelius (Parts 9 & 10)’ by Moorcock & Harrison, drawn by Dean & R. Glyn Jones;
p. 160: ‘The Nature Of The Catastrophe’ by Moorcock;
p. 168: ‘The Sunset Perspective: A Moral Tale’ (as ‘The Sunset Perspective’ only, on contents page) by Moorcock;
p. 187: ‘The Adventures Of Jerry Cornelius (Parts 11 & 12)’ by Moorcock, drawn by Dean;
p. 191: ‘Sea Wolves’ by Moorcock;
p. 206: ‘Vootrekker: A Tale Of Empire’ (as ‘Vootrekker’ only, on contents page) by Moorcock;
p. 225: ‘The Adventures Of Jerry Cornelius (Parts 13 & 14)’ by Moorcock, drawn by Dean;
p. 230: ‘The Flesh Circle’ by Harrison;
p. 245: ‘A Prayer To Men’ by Alex Krislov;
p. 252: ‘Dead Singers’ by Moorcock;
p. 256: ‘The Swastika Set-Up’ (as ‘The Swastika Setup’ on contents page) by Moorcock;
p. 284: ‘The Longford Cup’ by Moorcock;
p. 295: ‘The Entropy Circuit’ by Moorcock;
p. 309: ‘Interlude: Miss Brunner And Jerry’ by Giles Gordon;
p. 310: ‘The Repossession Of Jerry Cornelius’ (non-fiction) by John Clute;
p. 317: ‘Niki Hoeky’ by Charles Partington;
p. 343: ‘Everything Blowing Up: An Adventure Of Una Persson, Heroine Of Space And Time’ (as ‘Everything Blowing Up’ only, on contents page) by Hilary Bailey;
p. 361: ‘The Entropy Tango (fragment)’, “Lyrics by Michael Moorcock, music by Pete Pavli and Michael Moorcock”;
p. 365: ‘The Murderer’s Song’ by Moorcock;
p. 385: ‘The Gangrene Collection’ by Moorcock;
p. 388: ‘The Romanian Question’ (as ‘The Roumanian Question’ on contents page) by Moorcock;
p. 410: ‘Bruised Time’ by Simon Ings;
p. 418: ‘Epilogue: Jerry And Miss Brunner At The Beginning’ (first appearance) by Langdon Jones;
p. 424: ‘Jerry Cornelius: A Reader’s Guide’ (non-fiction; first appearance) by John Davey;
p. 435/436: Copyright and Illustrators.

Contents (mass-p/b edition):-
p. vii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. xi–xiii: Contents pages;
p. xv: ‘Introduction To The Original Edition’ (i.e. The Nature Of The Catastrophe; non-fiction) by James Colvin (a.k.a. Michael Moorcock);
p. 1: ‘The Peking Junction’ by Moorcock;
p. 13: ‘The Delhi Division’ by Moorcock;
p. 24: ‘The Tank Trapeze’ by Moorcock;
p. 42: ‘The Ash Circus’ by M. John Harrison;
p. 59: ‘The Firmament Theorem’ by Brain W. Aldiss;
p. 78: ‘The Last Hurrah Of The Golden Horde’ by Norman Spinrad;
p. 100: ‘The Dodgem Decision’ by Moorcock;
p. 110: ‘The Nash Circuit’ by M. John Harrison;
p. 136: ‘Lines Of White On A Sullen Sea’ by Maxim Jakubowski;
p. 144: ‘The Anxiety In The Eyes Of The Cricket’ by James Sallis;
p. 154: ‘The End Of The Cycle’ (poem) by Langdon Jones;
p. 160: ‘The Nature Of The Catastrophe’ by Moorcock;
p. 170: ‘The Sunset Perspective: A Moral Tale’ (as ‘The Sunset Perspective’ only, on contents page) by Moorcock;
p. 192: ‘Sea Wolves’ by Moorcock;
p. 211: ‘Vootrekker: A Tale Of Empire’ (as ‘Vootrekker’ only, on contents page) by Moorcock;
p. 232: ‘The Flesh Circle’ by Harrison;
p. 250: ‘A Prayer To Men’ by Alex Krislov;
p. 259: ‘Dead Singers’ by Moorcock;
p. 264: ‘The Swastika Set-Up’ by Moorcock;
p. 297: ‘The Longford Cup’ by Moorcock;
p. 310: ‘The Entropy Circuit’ by Moorcock;
p. 327: ‘Interlude: Miss Brunner And Jerry’ by Giles Gordon;
p. 328: ‘The Repossession Of Jerry Cornelius’ (non-fiction) by John Clute;
p. 338: ‘Niki Hoeky’ by Charles Partington;
p. 370: ‘Everything Blowing Up: An Adventure Of Una Persson, Heroine Of Space And Time’ (as ‘Everything Blowing Up’ only, on contents page) by Hilary Bailey;
p. 395: ‘The Entropy Tango (fragment)’, “Lyrics by Michael Moorcock, music by Pete Pavli and Michael Moorcock”;
p. 399: ‘The Murderer’s Song’ by Moorcock;
p. 423: ‘The Gangrene Collection’ by Moorcock;
p. 427: ‘The Roumanian Question’ by Moorcock;
p. 454: ‘Bruised Time’ by Simon Ings;
p. 465: ‘Jerry And Miss Brunner At The Beginning’ by Langdon Jones;
p. 473: ‘All The Way Round Again or “The Enigma Windows”: An Echo From The Shadows’ (as ‘All The Way Round Again’ only, on contents page) by Moorcock;
p. 485: ‘Jerry Cornelius: A Reader’s Guide’ (non-fiction) by John Davey;
p. 499/500: Copyright and Illustrators.