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)
12th November, 1992
The Eternal Champion;
cover artist: Yoshitaka Amano;
an omnibus containing three Eternal Champion novels (see below)…
original price: £14·99;
iv + 530 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-025-5.
original price: £10·99;
iv + 530 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-026-3.
original price: £5·99;
iv + 659 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-250-9;
contains minor textual amendments;
reprinted Gollancz (2003).
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
Corum;
cover artist: Yoshitaka Amano;
an omnibus containing three Corum Jhaelen Irsei novels (see below)…
original price: £14·99;
iv + 393 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-029-8;
states “revised”, but should perhaps be more accurately ‘containing minor textual amendments’.
original price: £9·99;
iv + 393 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-030-1.
as Corum: The Coming Of Chaos on title page;
original price: £6·99;
iv + 486 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-314-9 (0-75280-277-1 on copyright page);
contains (further) minor textual amendments;
reprinted Gollancz (2001).
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).
8th April, 1993
The Dancers At The End Of Time;
cover artist: Mark Reeve;
an omnibus containing three Jherek Carnelian novels (see below)…
original price: £14·99;
iv + 538 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-035-2;
states “revised”, but should perhaps be more accurately ‘containing minor textual amendments’.
original price: £10·99;
iv + 538 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-036-0.
original price: £6·99;
iv + 664 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 0-75280-617-3;
contains (further) minor textual amendments.
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)…
original price: £14·99;
viii + 548 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-037-9.
original price: £10·99;
viii + 548 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-038-7.
original price: £6·99;
viii + 690 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 0-75280-632-7;
contains minor textual amendments;
reprinted Gollancz (2001).
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.
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)…
original price: £14·99;
xii + 591 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-047-6;
states “revised”, but should perhaps be more accurately ‘containing minor textual amendments’.
original price: £10·99;
xii + 591 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-048-4.
original price: £6·99;
xii +700 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 0-75280-912-1;
contains (further) minor textual amendments.
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)…
original price: £15·99;
x + 340 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-049-2;
states “revised”, but should perhaps be more accurately ‘containing minor textual amendments’.
original price: £10·99;
x + 340 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-050-6.
original price: £6·99;
x + 440 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 0-75280-720-5;
contains (further) minor textual amendments (+ revised map).
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.
(To be continued…)
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