Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer and musician, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels.
In 2008 Moorcock was named by a critics' panel in The Times as one of the fifty best British novelists since 1945.
At age 18 (in 1958), he wrote the allegorical fantasy novel The Golden Barge.
He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy since the 1960s and '70s. As editor of the British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States, leading to the advent of cyberpunk.
In 1983, Linda Steele became Moorcock's third wife. He was an early member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of eight [fantasy] authors founded in the 1960s and led by Lin Carter, self-selected by fantasy credentials alone. Moorcock is the subject of four book-length works, a monograph and an interview, by Colin Greenland.
This cosmology is called the "Multiverse" within his novels and independently mirrors the concept which arose in particle physics in the 1960s and is still a current theory in high energy physics.
The Deep Fix was the title story of an obscure collection of short stories by James Colvin (a pen name of Moorcock) that was published in the 1960s.
British Fantasy and Science-Fiction Writers Since 1960, Gale Group, 2002, , p. 293. Kaplan, Carter.
"The Sundered Worlds", a 57-page novella published in the November 1962 number of Science Fiction Adventures, edited by John Carnell, became, with its sequel "The Blood Red Game" from the same magazine, the basis for his 190-page paperback debut novel three years later, The Sundered Worlds (Compact Books, 1965; in the U.S., Paperback Library, 1966). Moorcock replaced Carnell as New Worlds editor from the May–June 1964 number.
He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy since the 1960s and '70s. As editor of the British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States, leading to the advent of cyberpunk.
"The Sundered Worlds", a 57-page novella published in the November 1962 number of Science Fiction Adventures, edited by John Carnell, became, with its sequel "The Blood Red Game" from the same magazine, the basis for his 190-page paperback debut novel three years later, The Sundered Worlds (Compact Books, 1965; in the U.S., Paperback Library, 1966). Moorcock replaced Carnell as New Worlds editor from the May–June 1964 number.
"The Sundered Worlds", a 57-page novella published in the November 1962 number of Science Fiction Adventures, edited by John Carnell, became, with its sequel "The Blood Red Game" from the same magazine, the basis for his 190-page paperback debut novel three years later, The Sundered Worlds (Compact Books, 1965; in the U.S., Paperback Library, 1966). Moorcock replaced Carnell as New Worlds editor from the May–June 1964 number.
"The Sundered Worlds", a 57-page novella published in the November 1962 number of Science Fiction Adventures, edited by John Carnell, became, with its sequel "The Blood Red Game" from the same magazine, the basis for his 190-page paperback debut novel three years later, The Sundered Worlds (Compact Books, 1965; in the U.S., Paperback Library, 1966). Moorcock replaced Carnell as New Worlds editor from the May–June 1964 number.
Moorcock makes much use of the initials "JC"; these are also the initials of Jesus Christ, the subject of his 1967 Nebula Award-winning novella Behold the Man, which tells the story of Karl Glogauer, a time-traveller who takes on the role of Christ.
A spoof obituary of Colvin appeared in New Worlds #197 (January 1970), written by Charles Platt as "William Barclay".
He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy since the 1960s and '70s. As editor of the British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States, leading to the advent of cyberpunk.
The first Jerry Cornelius book, The Final Programme (1968), was made into a feature film in 1973.
The Deep Fix was also the fictional band fronted by Moorcock's character Jerry Cornelius. The first album New Worlds Fair was released in 1975.
He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy since the 1960s and '70s. As editor of the British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States, leading to the advent of cyberpunk.
Lovecraft among this group in a 1978 essay, "Starship Stormtroopers" (Anarchist Review).
This remained unpublished until 1980, when it was issued by Savoy Books with an introduction by M.
None of this should be surprising given Moorcock's background in magazine publishing. Since the 1980s, Moorcock has tended to write longer, more literary "mainstream" novels, such as Mother London and Byzantium Endures, but he continues to revisit characters from his earlier works, such as Elric, with books such as The Dreamthief's Daughter or The Skrayling Tree.
In 1983, Linda Steele became Moorcock's third wife. He was an early member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of eight [fantasy] authors founded in the 1960s and led by Lin Carter, self-selected by fantasy credentials alone. Moorcock is the subject of four book-length works, a monograph and an interview, by Colin Greenland.
In 1983, Greenland published Michael Moorcock and the British 'New Wave' in Science Fiction.
These views can be found in his study of [fantasy|epic fantasy], Wizardry and Wild Romance (Gollancz, 1987) which was revised and reissued by MonkeyBrain Books in 2004—its first U.S.
Moorcock has performed live with BÖC (in 1987 at the Atlanta, GA Dragon Con Convention). ===With Spirits Burning=== Moorcock contributed vocals and harmonica to the Spirits Burning albums An Alien Heat and The Hollow Lands.
Even so, James Cawthorn and Moorcock included The Lord of the Rings in Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (Carroll & Graf, 1988), and their review is not dismissive. Moorcock has also criticized writers for their political agendas.
Michael Moorcock: Law of Chaos by Jeff Gardiner and Michael Moorcock: Fiction, Fantasy and the World's Pain by Mark Scroggins were published more recently. In the 1990s, Moorcock moved to Texas in the United States.
2018), The Fracking Factory (on FB, 2018) are two recent novellas and further stories are forthcoming. Since the 1990s he has worked on novels containing autobiography and fake autobiography mixed with fantasy and parody beginning with "Blood" and "The War Amongst the Angels".
He followed this with Michael Moorcock: Death is No Obstacle, a book-length interview about technique, in 1992.
Moorcock's character Jerry Cornelius appeared in Moore's Century. Cornelius also appeared in French artist Mœbius' comic series Le Garage Hermétique. In 1995–96, Moorcock wrote a script for a computer game/film/novel by Origin Systems.
He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy since the 1960s and '70s. As editor of the British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States, leading to the advent of cyberpunk.
Since 1998, Moorcock has returned to Cornelius in a series of new stories: The Spencer Inheritance, The Camus Connection, Cheering for the Rockets, and Firing the Cathedral, which was concerned with 9/11.
He also received life achievement awards at the World Fantasy Convention in 2000 (World Fantasy Award), at the Utopiales International Festival in 2004 (Prix Utopia), from the Horror Writers Association in 2005 (Bram Stoker Award), and from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2008 (named its 25th Grand Master).
The performances used on the CD were from The Entropy Tango & Gloriana Demo Sessions. ==Awards and honours== Michael Moorcock has received great recognition for his career contributions as well as for particular works. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted Moorcock in 2002, its seventh class of two deceased and two living writers.
British Fantasy and Science-Fiction Writers Since 1960, Gale Group, 2002, , p. 293. Kaplan, Carter.
e*l* 35, December 2007 (Earl Kemp, ed.) ===Interviews=== Interview with Michael Moorcock at Neth Space "The Bayley-Moorcock Letters, Part I" "The Bayley-Moorcock Letters, Part II" The Internet Review of Science Fiction interview (registration required) Richard Marshall, "Strange Connectionns - An interview with Michael Moorcock", 3:AM Magazine, 2002 "Angry Old Men: Michael Moorcock on J.G.
All four novellas were included in the 2003 edition of The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius.
These views can be found in his study of [fantasy|epic fantasy], Wizardry and Wild Romance (Gollancz, 1987) which was revised and reissued by MonkeyBrain Books in 2004—its first U.S.
A second version of the New Worlds album was issued in 2004 under the album name Roller Coaster Holiday.
He also received life achievement awards at the World Fantasy Convention in 2000 (World Fantasy Award), at the Utopiales International Festival in 2004 (Prix Utopia), from the Horror Writers Association in 2005 (Bram Stoker Award), and from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2008 (named its 25th Grand Master).
He also received life achievement awards at the World Fantasy Convention in 2000 (World Fantasy Award), at the Utopiales International Festival in 2004 (Prix Utopia), from the Horror Writers Association in 2005 (Bram Stoker Award), and from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2008 (named its 25th Grand Master).
The two men appeared on stage at the Vanbrugh Theatre in London in January 2006 where they discussed Moorcock's work.
Together, they produced the graphic novel, Elric: the Making of a Sorcerer, published by DC Comics in 2007.
His book The Metatemporal Detective was published in 2007.
The second audiobook in the series – The Sailor on the Seas of Fate – was published in 2007.
e*l* 35, December 2007 (Earl Kemp, ed.) ===Interviews=== Interview with Michael Moorcock at Neth Space "The Bayley-Moorcock Letters, Part I" "The Bayley-Moorcock Letters, Part II" The Internet Review of Science Fiction interview (registration required) Richard Marshall, "Strange Connectionns - An interview with Michael Moorcock", 3:AM Magazine, 2002 "Angry Old Men: Michael Moorcock on J.G.
Interview on The Ballardian, 9 July 2007 Dancing At the End of Time: Moorcock on Posthumanity.
In 2008 Moorcock was named by a critics' panel in The Times as one of the fifty best British novelists since 1945.
Moorcock's most recent Cornelius stories, "Modem Times", appeared in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume 2, published in 2008, this was expanded in 2011 as "Modem Times 2.0".
The albums were produced by Spirits Burning leader Don Falcone, and included contributions from Albert Bouchard and other members of Blue Öyster Cult, as well as former members of Hawkwind. Moorcock also appeared on five tracks on the Spirits Burning CD Alien Injection, released in 2008.
He also received life achievement awards at the World Fantasy Convention in 2000 (World Fantasy Award), at the Utopiales International Festival in 2004 (Prix Utopia), from the Horror Writers Association in 2005 (Bram Stoker Award), and from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2008 (named its 25th Grand Master).
In New Boundaries in Political Science Fiction (Hassler, Donald M., & Clyde Wilcox, eds), University of South Carolina Press, 2008, , pp. 35–52. Magill, Frank Northern.
His most recent book to be published first in French is Kaboul, in 2018. In November 2009, Moorcock announced that he would be writing a Doctor Who novel for BBC Books in 2010, making it one of the few occasions when he has written stories set in other people's "shared universes".
Additionally, a version of Cornelius also appeared in Moorcock's 2010 Doctor Who novel The Coming of the Terraphiles.
His most recent book to be published first in French is Kaboul, in 2018. In November 2009, Moorcock announced that he would be writing a Doctor Who novel for BBC Books in 2010, making it one of the few occasions when he has written stories set in other people's "shared universes".
The novel The Coming of the Terraphiles was released in October 2010.
Moorcock's most recent Cornelius stories, "Modem Times", appeared in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume 2, published in 2008, this was expanded in 2011 as "Modem Times 2.0".
His most recent sequence began with "The Whispering Swarm", published to critical success in 2015.
In 2016 Moorcock published the first novel in what he terms a literary experiment, blending memoir and fantasy, The Whispering Swarm.
Following Stone's death in 2016, Moorcock made plans to complete the album with producer Don Falcone.
2018), The Fracking Factory (on FB, 2018) are two recent novellas and further stories are forthcoming. Since the 1990s he has worked on novels containing autobiography and fake autobiography mixed with fantasy and parody beginning with "Blood" and "The War Amongst the Angels".
With "Kaboul" (Denoel 2018) he continued to publish original work in France. ===Views on fiction writing=== Moorcock is a fervent supporter of the works of Mervyn Peake.
His most recent book to be published first in French is Kaboul, in 2018. In November 2009, Moorcock announced that he would be writing a Doctor Who novel for BBC Books in 2010, making it one of the few occasions when he has written stories set in other people's "shared universes".
In 2018 he announced his completion of the second volume The Woods of Arcady.
His Jerry Cornelius novella Pegging the President was launched in 2018 at Shakespeare and Co, Paris, where he discussed his work with Hari Kunzru and reaffirmed his commitment to literary experiment. Moorcock is a member of the College of Pataphysicians. ===Audiobooks=== The first of an audiobook series of unabridged Elric novels, with new work read by Moorcock, began appearing from AudioRealms; however, Audio Realms is no longer in business.
In February 2019 BBC Studios announced that they had secured the rights to the Runestaff series of fantasy novels, which feature Hawkmoon as their hero. ====Jerry Cornelius==== Another of Moorcock's creations is Jerry Cornelius, a kind of hip urban adventurer of ambiguous gender; the same characters featured in each of several Cornelius books.
In 2019, Moorcock announced the completion of the album, and it was released 11 October 2019, on Cleopatra Records. ===With Hawkwind=== Moorcock collaborated with the British rock band Hawkwind on many occasions: the Hawkwind track "The Black Corridor", for example, included verbatim quotes from Moorcock's novel of the same name, and he worked with the band on their album Warrior on the Edge of Time, for which he earned a gold disc.
In 2020 he said he was completing the very last Elric novel The Citadel of Lost Dragons ready for Elric's 60th anniversary in 2021.
In 2020 he said he was completing the very last Elric novel The Citadel of Lost Dragons ready for Elric's 60th anniversary in 2021.
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