Need help from Moorcock fans

[Mouseferatu]

Hey, all.

So, I've read the Elric saga multiple times, and I've just recently finished the Runestaff series. That being done, I've got a challenge for you.

Can someone list every novel which ties into the Eternal Champion mythology? And could you group them by main character, and--within those groups--put them in order?

I know this isn't a small task, but I'd like to look into getting more of these, and I need to know what to look for at Half-Price Books and similar venues. (I can't afford to order the omnibus editions at the moment.)

Thanks in advance.

 

[KChagga]

I think every main character Moorcock ever wrote is an aspect of the eternal champion. On that note you then need to read everything he every wrote.
I would save your money up and just by the omnibus editions. I think it would save you a lot of money and frustration in the end.
White Wolf published the eternal champion series which was omnibusses of many of Moorcock's work. All of them were about eternal champions, so find them and start reading.
Personally I find many of his stories rough. I would suggest reading the Corrum stories, since you already read the Hawkmoon and Elric stories. After that you should be pretty burnt out on Moorcock.

 

[Teflon Billy]

It's even worse than that; his books connect almost three dimensionally, often including devices from other books (The time machine used by the main Character in Behold the man is the same one used by Jherek Carnelian in An Alien Heat...the description is exact).

So even books without aspects of the Eternal champion are clearly part of the same "Multiverse'

 

[Mouseferatu]

I would save your money up and just by the omnibus editions. I think it would save you a lot of money and frustration in the end.

You'd be surprised, actually. At Half-Price books, I can get novels as short (and as old) as the average Moorcock novel for about $1.90. Unless I can find the Omnibus editions for a remarkably cheap price, I think it would actually be cheaper--even though it's a longer process--to try to find them, used, one by one.

 

[Severion]

A note about the Omnibus's. The Elric one apears to have written-out Moonglum (blasphemer)

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

I can't think of the name of it offhand, but we have a book/reference guide in the library at UVA to all of Moorcock's books, both the US and British editions (many of his books have title and/or story elements that are different between the different editions of the same book), published up to the mid-1980s when it was written. I'll find the title out tomorrow when I go to work, post it here, and you can look for it near you, or get a copy through interlibrary loan. I know exatly where it is on the shelf here, since it sits right outside my office.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

A note about the Omnibus's. The Elric one apears to have written-out Moonglum (blasphemer)

Almost every different edition of any of Moorcocks books have changes to them. He has a habit (you can decide if it's bad or not) of re-editing and re-writing parts of his books everytime a new edition is published. The recent omnibus editions have all new sections that tie the books together, and it doesn't surprise me that he dropped things as well.
Sort of like George Lucas and Star Wars, but not as many people notice and complain...

 

[Mouseferatu]

A note about the Omnibus's. The Elric one apears to have written-out Moonglum (blasphemer)

What?! What?! But... How? Why?!?!

I think I'm glad I've already got the Elric saga, and that most of the copies of the other books I've picked up so far have been older ones...

 

[Hand of Evil]

This web site may help...

http://www.pcug.org.au/~rossco/books/100.htm

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

I can't think of the name of it offhand, but we have a book/reference guide in the library at UVA to all of Moorcock's books, both the US and British editions (many of his books have title and/or story elements that are different between the different editions of the same book), published up to the mid-1980s when it was written.

The reference book I refered to above is Michael Moorcock A Reader's Guide by John Davey. Copyright 1991, 1992. ISBN 0952007401

The author states in the introduction that he wrote the guide in response to a request from the curator of the Michael Moorcock deposit at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, for some idea of how and in what order the various interconnecting series should be read.

The book was originally published in 1991. Chapters are: Titles & Retitles, Omnibuses Collections and Non-Fiction, The Series, Unconnected Novels, Collections (Again), Appendices: Reading Order (For Completists Only), Some Notes, Psudonyms.

It's a very interesting work if you are looking to collect all of Moorcocks works, and there are a ton of them. Sorry I can't just list them here, but the list would go on for pages. If you can't find the book near you or get it via interlibrary load, drop me a line and I'll photocopy the relevant pages and drop them in the mail to you (or scan & email them).