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The Best of Michael Moorcock

Author: Michael Moorcock
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Book Title
The Best of Michael Moorcock
Author
Michael Moorcock
ISBN
9781892391865
"He is the master storyteller of our time."--Angela Carter Michael Moorcock: Legendary author of the Elric saga, Science Fiction Grand Master, platinum album-receiving rock star, and controversial editor of the new wave fiction movement's New Worlds. In this definitive collection, discover the incomparable stories of one of our most important contemporary writers. These exceptional stories range effortlessly from the genre tales that continue to define fantasy to the author's critically acclaimed mainstream works. Classic offerings include the Nebula Award-winning novella "Behold the Man," which introduces a time traveler and unlikely messiah that H.G. Wells never imagined; "The Visible Men," a recent tale of the ambiguous and androgynous secret agent Jerry Cornelius; the trilogy "My Experiences in the Third World War," where a Russian agent in an alternate Cambodia is powerless to prevent an inevitable march toward nuclear disaster; and "A Portrait in Ivory," a Melibone story of troubled anti-hero Elric and his soul-stealing sword, Stormbringer. Newer work handpicked by an expert editing team includes one previously unpublished story and three uncollected stories.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Michael MoorcockPublisher: Tachyon PublicationsPublished: 05/01/2009ISBN: 9781892391865Pages: 403Weight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10dReview Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/27/2009 pg. 116Booklist 06/01/2009 pg. 45Library Journal 06/15/2009 pg. 68Asimov's Science Fiction 04/01/2010 pg. 181
"He is the master storyteller of our time."--Angela Carter

Michael Moorcock: Legendary author of the Elric saga, Science Fiction Grand Master, platinum album-receiving rock star, and controversial editor of the new wave fiction movement's New Worlds. In this definitive collection, discover the incomparable stories of one of our most important contemporary writers.

These exceptional stories range effortlessly from the genre tales that continue to define fantasy to the author's critically acclaimed mainstream works. Classic offerings include the Nebula Award-winning novella "Behold the Man," which introduces a time traveler and unlikely messiah that H.G. Wells never imagined; "The Visible Men," a recent tale of the ambiguous and androgynous secret agent Jerry Cornelius; the trilogy "My Experiences in the Third World War," where a Russian agent in an alternate Cambodia is powerless to prevent an inevitable march toward nuclear disaster; and "A Portrait in Ivory," a Melibone story of troubled anti-hero Elric and his soul-stealing sword, Stormbringer. Newer work handpicked by an expert editing team includes one previously unpublished story and three uncollected stories.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Michael Moorcock
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Published: 05/01/2009
ISBN: 9781892391865
Pages: 403
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/27/2009 pg. 116
Booklist 06/01/2009 pg. 45
Library Journal 06/15/2009 pg. 68
Asimov's Science Fiction 04/01/2010 pg. 181
"He is the master storyteller of our time."--Angela Carter

Michael Moorcock: Legendary author of the Elric saga, Science Fiction Grand Master, platinum album-receiving rock star, and controversial editor of the new wave fiction movement's New Worlds. In this definitive collection, discover the incomparable stories of one of our most important contemporary writers.

These exceptional stories range effortlessly from the genre tales that continue to define fantasy to the author's critically acclaimed mainstream works. Classic offerings include the Nebula Award-winning novella "Behold the Man," which introduces a time traveler and unlikely messiah that H.G. Wells never imagined; "The Visible Men," a recent tale of the ambiguous and androgynous secret agent Jerry Cornelius; the trilogy "My Experiences in the Third World War," where a Russian agent in an alternate Cambodia is powerless to prevent an inevitable march toward nuclear disaster; and "A Portrait in Ivory," a Melibone story of troubled anti-hero Elric and his soul-stealing sword, Stormbringer. Newer work handpicked by an expert editing team includes one previously unpublished story and three uncollected stories.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Michael Moorcock
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Published: 05/01/2009
ISBN: 9781892391865
Pages: 403
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/27/2009 pg. 116
Booklist 06/01/2009 pg. 45
Library Journal 06/15/2009 pg. 68
Asimov's Science Fiction 04/01/2010 pg. 181