Introduction
A lot of newcomers to the forum and to Mr. Moorcock's work in general are probably wondering just where the heck they should start when attempting to read the Eternal Champion sequence. The White Wolf Omnibus editions are Mr. Moorcock's suggested reading order, and this list has been put together to reflect that list. The Omnibus editions are becoming scarce, but all of the books collected with in the Omnibus editions should be relatively easy to find via Amazon, Abe and other second hand bookstores. If you are collecting old paperbacks and don't know where to start, this list has been posted with you in mind. Enjoy the Multiverse!
What order should I read the books in?
The first thing you should do is read the books collected in the 15 omnibus editions. The name of the Omnibus edition is listed first, then the names of the books within that collection are listed. These are what you should look for when you are looking for used paperbacks. In cases where there are multiple titles, I have tried to include the alternates. The bibliography also has this list (and had it first I might add): [broken link]
The Eternal Champion:
The Eternal Champion
The Sundered Worlds (The Blood Red Game)
Phoenix in Obsidian (The Silver Warriors)
Von Bek:
The Warhound and the World's Pain
The City in the Autumn Stars
The Dragon in the Sword
Hawkmoon:
The Jewel in the Skull
The Mad God's Amulet
The Sword of the Dawn
The Runestaff
A Nomad of the Time Streams:
The Warlord of Air
The Land Leviathan
The Steel Tsar
Elric: Song of the Black Sword:
Elric of Melnibone
Fortress of the Pearl
Sailor on the Seas of Fate
Weird of the White Wolf
(The Elric books are collected as the Elric Saga I-III through the Sci-Fi book club)
The Roads Between the Worlds:
The Wrecks of Time (The Rituals of Infinity)
The Winds of Limbo (The Fireclown)
The Shores of Death (The Twilight Man)
Corum: The Coming of Chaos:
The Knight of Swords
The Queen of Swords
The King of Swords
(also collected in paperback as The Swords Trilogy)
Sailing to Utopia:
The Ice Schooner
The Black Corridor
The Distant Suns
Kane of Old Mars:
City of the Beast (Warriors of Mars)
Lord of the Spiders (Blades of Mars)
Masters of the Pit (Barbarians of Mars)
The Dancers at the End of Time:
An Alien Heat
The Hollow Lands
The End of All Songs
Elric: The Stealer of Souls:
The Vanishing Tower
Revenge of the Rose
The Bane of the Blacksword
Stormbringer
Corum: The Prince with the Silver Hand:
The Bull and the Spear
The Oak and the Ram
The Sword and the Stallion
(also collected in paperback as the Chronicles of Corum)
Count Brass:
Count Brass
The Champion of Garathorm
The Quest for Tanelorn
After you have finished the above books, I recommend you read the Cornelius books, the Second Ether Trilogy, and the new Elric books.
Cornelius:
The Final Programme
A Cure for Cancer
The English Assassain
The Condition of Muzak
(also collected in paperback as The Cornelius Quartet)
The Second Ether:
Blood
Fabulous Harbors
The War Amongst the Angels
The new Elric books:
The Dreamthief's Daughter
The Skrayling Tree
Please note that two volumes of the Omnibus sequence are collections of short stories. These volumes are entitled Legends From the End of Time and Earl Aubec. If you can't find the Omnibus editions, I suggest you read Elric at the End of Time, Lunching With the Antichrist, Dying For Tomorrow, The Time Dweller, Casablanca, My Experiences in the Third World War, The Deep Fix, The Opium General, Tales From the Texas woods, and Legends From the End of Time, as well as the novel The Golden Barge. You will be able to find the all of the stories in those books. Some stories appear in various books. For a complete list, go to this page: [broken link]
I found an old Moorcock book in the bookstore the other day. Can I read it?
This order is the preferred order, but if you want to read Cornelius before the Eternal Champion, enjoy!!! I do strongly recommend that you read the stories in a given series in order. Then again, I read King of Swords and the Chronicles of Corum before I read the first two swords book, and I read The Quest for Tanelorn before Count Brass and The Champion of Garathorm! If you don't mind spoiling the end of a trilogy for yourself, read in whatever order you want.
A lot of newcomers to the forum and to Mr. Moorcock's work in general are probably wondering just where the heck they should start when attempting to read the Eternal Champion sequence. The White Wolf Omnibus editions are Mr. Moorcock's suggested reading order, and this list has been put together to reflect that list. The Omnibus editions are becoming scarce, but all of the books collected with in the Omnibus editions should be relatively easy to find via Amazon, Abe and other second hand bookstores. If you are collecting old paperbacks and don't know where to start, this list has been posted with you in mind. Enjoy the Multiverse!
What order should I read the books in?
The first thing you should do is read the books collected in the 15 omnibus editions. The name of the Omnibus edition is listed first, then the names of the books within that collection are listed. These are what you should look for when you are looking for used paperbacks. In cases where there are multiple titles, I have tried to include the alternates. The bibliography also has this list (and had it first I might add): [broken link]
The Eternal Champion:
The Eternal Champion
The Sundered Worlds (The Blood Red Game)
Phoenix in Obsidian (The Silver Warriors)
Von Bek:
The Warhound and the World's Pain
The City in the Autumn Stars
The Dragon in the Sword
Hawkmoon:
The Jewel in the Skull
The Mad God's Amulet
The Sword of the Dawn
The Runestaff
A Nomad of the Time Streams:
The Warlord of Air
The Land Leviathan
The Steel Tsar
Elric: Song of the Black Sword:
Elric of Melnibone
Fortress of the Pearl
Sailor on the Seas of Fate
Weird of the White Wolf
(The Elric books are collected as the Elric Saga I-III through the Sci-Fi book club)
The Roads Between the Worlds:
The Wrecks of Time (The Rituals of Infinity)
The Winds of Limbo (The Fireclown)
The Shores of Death (The Twilight Man)
Corum: The Coming of Chaos:
The Knight of Swords
The Queen of Swords
The King of Swords
(also collected in paperback as The Swords Trilogy)
Sailing to Utopia:
The Ice Schooner
The Black Corridor
The Distant Suns
Kane of Old Mars:
City of the Beast (Warriors of Mars)
Lord of the Spiders (Blades of Mars)
Masters of the Pit (Barbarians of Mars)
The Dancers at the End of Time:
An Alien Heat
The Hollow Lands
The End of All Songs
Elric: The Stealer of Souls:
The Vanishing Tower
Revenge of the Rose
The Bane of the Blacksword
Stormbringer
Corum: The Prince with the Silver Hand:
The Bull and the Spear
The Oak and the Ram
The Sword and the Stallion
(also collected in paperback as the Chronicles of Corum)
Count Brass:
Count Brass
The Champion of Garathorm
The Quest for Tanelorn
After you have finished the above books, I recommend you read the Cornelius books, the Second Ether Trilogy, and the new Elric books.
Cornelius:
The Final Programme
A Cure for Cancer
The English Assassain
The Condition of Muzak
(also collected in paperback as The Cornelius Quartet)
The Second Ether:
Blood
Fabulous Harbors
The War Amongst the Angels
The new Elric books:
The Dreamthief's Daughter
The Skrayling Tree
Please note that two volumes of the Omnibus sequence are collections of short stories. These volumes are entitled Legends From the End of Time and Earl Aubec. If you can't find the Omnibus editions, I suggest you read Elric at the End of Time, Lunching With the Antichrist, Dying For Tomorrow, The Time Dweller, Casablanca, My Experiences in the Third World War, The Deep Fix, The Opium General, Tales From the Texas woods, and Legends From the End of Time, as well as the novel The Golden Barge. You will be able to find the all of the stories in those books. Some stories appear in various books. For a complete list, go to this page: [broken link]
I found an old Moorcock book in the bookstore the other day. Can I read it?
This order is the preferred order, but if you want to read Cornelius before the Eternal Champion, enjoy!!! I do strongly recommend that you read the stories in a given series in order. Then again, I read King of Swords and the Chronicles of Corum before I read the first two swords book, and I read The Quest for Tanelorn before Count Brass and The Champion of Garathorm! If you don't mind spoiling the end of a trilogy for yourself, read in whatever order you want.
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