‘The Tale Of The Eternal Champion’

The Tale Of The Eternal Champion

London: Millennium hardcovers & trade-paperbacks and Millennium/Orion mass-sized paperbacks, 14 volumes, 1992–’98;
“New Omnibus Editions, revised and with new introductions by the author”

Listed below in order of publication

(Click here for American editions,
Stone Mountain/Clarkston, GA: White Wolf hardcovers & trade-sized paperbacks, 15 volumes, 1994–2000)

(Click here for [comparative] Introductions)

12th November, 1992
Von Bek;
cover artist:  Mark Reeve (after Yoshitaka Amano);
an omnibus containing two Von Bek novels + short fiction (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 1: The War Hound And The World’s Pain (as The First Story Of Von Bek: The War Hound And The World’s Pain on title page);
p. 181: The City In The Autumn Stars (as The Second Story Of Von Bek: The City In The Autumn Stars: Being a continuation of the story of the von Bek family and its association with Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, and the cure for the world’s pain. The second chronicle, in which is recorded the Confession of Manfred von Bek, sometime Cpt. of Cavalry in Washington’s Revolutionary Forces; Deputy of the French Commune; also Former Secretary to the Saxon Embassy at the Court of the Empress Catherine of Russia; said Confession chiefly Relating to Certain Strange Events in the City of Mirenburg during the Winter Months of the Year 1794 on title page);
p. 489: ‘The Pleasure Garden Of Felipe Sagittarius’ (as ‘The Third Story Of Von Bek: The Pleasure Garden Of Felipe Sagittarius’ on title page).

12th November, 1992
The Eternal Champion;
cover artist:  Yoshitaka Amano;
an omnibus containing three Eternal Champion novels (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 1: The Eternal Champion (includes, on pp. 3/4, ‘Preface To The Revised Edition’);
p. 157: Phoenix In Obsidian;
p. 289: The Dragon In The Sword.

12th November, 1992
Hawkmoon;
cover artist:  Yoshitaka Amano;
illustrated by “R.G.” (map);
an omnibus containing four Duke Dorian Hawkmoon von Köln novels (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. v: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. vi/vii: ‘The World Of Dorian Hawkmoon’ (map) by “R.G.”;
p. 1: The Jewel In The Skull (as The First Book Of Hawkmoon: The Jewel In The Skull on title page);
p. 143: The Mad God’s Amulet (as The Second Book Of Hawkmoon: The Mad God’s Amulet on title page);
p. 273: The Sword Of The Dawn (as The Third Book Of Hawkmoon: The Sword Of The Dawn on title page);
p. 409: The Runestaff (as The Fourth Book Of Hawkmoon: The Runestaff on title page).

12th November, 1992
Corum;
cover artist:  Yoshitaka Amano;
an omnibus containing three Corum Jhaelen Irsei novels (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 1: The Knight Of The Swords (as The First Book Of Corum: The Knight Of The Swords on title page);
p. 149: The Queen Of The Swords (as The Second Book Of Corum: The Queen Of The Swords on title page);
p. 269: The King Of The Swords (as The Third Book Of Corum: The King Of The Swords on title page).

11th February, 1993
Sailing to Utopia;
cover artist:  Yoshitaka Amano;
an omnibus containing three thematically linked novels + short fiction (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. v: The Ice Schooner;
p. 183: The Black Corridor;
p. 315: The Distant Suns;
p. 435: ‘Flux’.

11th March, 1993
A Nomad Of The Time Streams;
cover artist:  Mark Reeve;
an omnibus containing three substantially expanded & revised Oswald Bastable novels (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 1: The Warlord Of The Air (as The First Adventure: The Warlord Of The Air on title page);
p. 157: The Land Leviathan (as The Second Adventure: The Land Leviathan on title page);
p. 299: The Steel Tsar (as The Third Adventure: The Steel Tsar on title page).

8th April, 1993
The Dancers At The End Of Time;
cover artist:  Mark Reeve (click here to see uniform designs);
an omnibus containing three Jherek Carnelian novels (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 7: An Alien Heat (as The Beginning: An Alien Heat on title page);
p. 147: The Hollow Lands (as The Middle: The Hollow Lands on title page);
p. 291: The End Of All Songs (as The End: The End Of All Songs on title page).

19th May, 1993
Elric Of Melniboné;
cover artist:  Robert Gould;
illustrated by Jim Cawthorn;
an omnibus containing revisions of (pretty much) the entire first half of the primary Elric saga (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. vi/vii: ‘Elric In The Young Kingdoms’ (map) by James Cawthorn;
p. 1: Elric Of Melniboné;
p. 131: The Fortress Of The Pearl;
p. 313: The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate*;
p. 451: ‘The Dreaming City’*;
p. 481: ‘While The Gods Laugh’*;
p. 515: ‘The Singing Citadel’*.

* Includes new chapter titles, added for these omnibuses but later dispensed with.

10th June, 1993
The New Nature Of The Catastrophe;
cover artist:  Mark Reeve;
illustrated by Harry Douthwaite, Mal Dean, R. Glyn Jones & David Britton;
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).

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’ 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’ 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.

12th August, 1993
The Prince With The Silver Hand;
cover artist:  Yoshitaka Amano;
an omnibus containing three Corum Jhaelen Irsei novels (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 1: The Bull And The Spear;
p. 123: The Oak And The Ram;
p. 241: The Sword And The Stallion.

9th September, 1993
Legends From The End Of Time;
cover artist:  Mark Reeve (click here to see uniform designs);
illustrated by Jill Riches & (uncredited) Michael Moorcock;
an omnibus of one novel + shorter fiction (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. v: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 1:  ‘Pale Roses’ (as ‘Pale-Roses’);
p. 43: ‘White Stars’;
p. 93: ‘Ancient Shadows’;
p. 171: Constant Fire (missing significant content);
p. 181: ‘Elric At The End Of Time’ (missing significant content).

Contents (first restored edition):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 1:  ‘Pale Roses’ (sub-titled “Legend The First”);
p. 47: ‘White Stars’ (sub-titled “Legend The Second”);
p. 101: ‘Ancient Shadows’ (sub-titled “Legend The Third”);
p. 189: Constant Fire (sub-titled “Legend The Fourth”);
p. 349: ‘Elric At The End Of Time’ (sub-titled “Legend The Fifth”).

14th October, 1993
Stormbringer;
cover artist:  Robert Gould;
illustrated by Jim Cawthorn;
an omnibus containing revisions of (pretty much) the entire second half of the primary Elric saga (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. viii/ix: ‘Elric In The Young Kingdoms’ (map) by James Cawthorn;
p. 1: The Sleeping Sorceress;
p. 139: The Revenge Of The Rose;
p. 349: ‘The Stealer Of Souls’;
p. 391: ‘Kings In Darkness’ (with Cawthorn);
p. 421: ‘The Caravan Of Forgotten Dreams’;
p. 451: Stormbringer;
p. 651: ‘Elric: A Reader’s Guide’ (non-fiction) by John Davey.

11th November, 1993
Earl Aubec And Other Stories;
cover artist:  Yoshitaka Amano;
illustrated by James Cawthorn (uncredited: title page);
a collection of one novel + shorter fiction (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. v: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. xi: Contents page;
p. 1: “1: The Beginning” (as “1. The Beginning” on contents page) comprising:-
p. 3: ‘Earl Aubec’;
p. 16: ‘Jesting With Chaos’;
p. 26: ‘The Greater Conqueror’;
p. 63: “2: The Middle” (as “2. The Middle” on contents page) comprising:-
p. 65: ‘Going Home’;
p. 79: ‘Hanging The Fool’;
p. 96: ‘Consuming Passion’;
p. 104: ‘Wolf’;
p. 110: ‘Environment Problem’;
p. 119: ‘The Opium General’;
p. 127: ‘A Dead Singer’;
p. 145: ‘The Lovebeast’;
p. 155: ‘The Ruins’;
p. 163: The Golden Barge: A Fable (as The Golden Barge only, on contents page);
p. 283: ‘The Deep Fix’;
p. 332: ‘The Real Life Mr Newman (Adventures Of The Dead Astronaut)’ (as ‘The Real Life Mr Newman’ only, on contents page);
p. 364: ‘Good-bye, Miranda’ (as ‘Goodbye, Miranda’, on contents page);
p. 367: ‘Islands’;
p. 383: “3: Some Reminiscences Of The 3rd Word War” (as “Some Reminiscences Of The Third World War” on contents page) comprising:-
p. 385: ‘Casablanca: An Episode In The Third World War’ (as ‘Casablanca’ only, on contents page);
p. 404: ‘Going To Canada’;
p. 414: ‘Leaving Pasadena’;
p. 431: ‘Crossing Into Cambodia’;

p. 447: ‘Mars’;
p. 461: ‘The Frozen Cardinal’;
p. 471: ‘Peace On Earth’ (with Barrington Bayley) (as ‘Peace On Earth’ only, on contents page);
p. 481: “The End” (as “3. The End” on contents page) comprising:-
p. 483: ‘The Mountain’;
p. 493: ‘The Time Dweller’;
p. 509: ‘Escape From Evening’;
p. 534: ‘Waiting For The End Of Time…’;
p. 545: “And Somewhere Else” (as “… And Somewhere Else” on contents page) comprising:-
p. 547: ‘The Stone Thing: A Tale Of Strange Parts’ (as ‘The Stone Thing’ only, on contents page);
p. 551: ‘The Last Call’;
p. 555: ‘My Life’;
p. 559: ‘The Museum Of The Future: Homage To H G Wells And The Time Machine, 1895’ (as ‘The Museum Of The Future’ only, on contents page);
p. 565: “And Another Beginning…” (as “… And Another Beginning…” on contents page) comprising:-
p. 567: ‘To Rescue Tanelorn…’.

14th December, 1993
Count Brass;
cover artist:  Yoshitaka Amano;
illustrated by Jim Cawthorn (map);
an omnibus containing three Duke Dorian Hawkmoon von Köln novels (see below)…

Contents (first editions):-
p. v: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. vii/ix: ‘The World Of The Dark Empire’ (map) by Jim Cawthorn;
p. 1: Count Brass;
p. 113: The Champion Of Garathorm (sub-titled The Second Book Of The Chronicles Of Castle Brass on title page);
p. 227: The Quest For Tanelorn.