New Releases by Michael Moorcock

“Michael Moorcock’s work as a critic, as an editor and as a writer has made it easier for me and a whole generation of us to roam the ‘moonbeam roads’ of the literary multiverse.”—from the Foreword by Michael Chabon Has there ever been a hero–or anti-hero–to match Elric of Melniboné, last emperor of an ancient civilization sunk into decadence and inhuman cruelty? Elric the albino, weary of life and enamored of death, bearer of the soul-devouring black sword Stormbringer, cursed to betray all he loves and to save that which he despises: In the unending battle between the forces of Law and Chaos, he is the wildest card of all. Del Rey proudly presents the fourth in its definitive collection of stories featuring fantasy Grand Master Michael Moorcock’s greatest creation. Here is the full novel The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, the script of the DC comic Duke Elric, the new story “The Flaneur des Arcades de l’Opera,” essays by Moorcock and others, and a selection of classic artwork. Lavishly illustrated by Justin Sweet, with a Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon, Duke Elric is essential for all fans of the fantastic. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Elric of Melniboné. Traitor. Savior. Lover. Thief. Last king of a fallen empire whose cruelty was surpassed only by its beauty. Sustained by drugs and the vampiric powers of his black sword, Stormbringer, haunted by visions of a tragic past and a doomed future, Elric wanders the world in quest of oblivion. But the great lords of Law and Chaos have other plans for this tormented adventurer. This volume is the third of Del Rey’s definitive collections featuring the tales of Elric and other aspects of Michael Moorcock’s Eternal Champion, along with essays, a selection of classic artwork, and new material never seen in book form. Gorgeously illustrated by Steve Ellis, and featuring a foreword by Holly Black, The Sleeping Sorceress is a must-have for all lovers of fantasy. From the Trade Paperback edition.

“The stories here are the raw heart of Michael Moorcock. They are the spells that first drew me and all the numerous admirers of his work with whom I am acquainted into Moorcock’s luminous and captivating web.” –from the Foreword by Alan Moore, creator of V for Vendetta When Michael Moorcock began chronicling the adventures of the albino sorcerer Elric, last king of decadent Melniboné, and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he set out to create a new kind of fantasy adventure, one that broke with tradition and reflected a more up-to-date sophistication of theme and style. The result was a bold and unique hero–weak in body, subtle in mind, dependent on drugs for the vitality to sustain himself–with great crimes behind him and a greater destiny ahead: a rock-and-roll antihero who would channel all the violent excesses of the sixties into one enduring archetype. Now, with a major film in development, here is the first volume of a dazzling collection of stories containing the seminal appearances of Elric and lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Picacio–plus essays, letters, maps, and other material. Adventures include “The Dreaming City,” “While the Gods Laugh,” “Kings in Darkness,” “Dead God’s Homecoming,” “Black Sword’s Brothers,” and “Sad Giant’s Shield.” An indispensable addition to any fantasy collection, Elric: The Stealer of Souls is an unmatched introduction to a brilliant writer and his most famous–or infamous–creation. “The most significant UK author of sword and sorcery, a form he has both borrowed from and transformed.” –The Encyclopedia of Fantasy From the Trade Paperback edition.

"Originally published as by Edward P. Bradbury [in 1965 with the title Barbarians of Mars]."

Having traveled to Canada with his beloved wife Oona, Ulrik von Bek is visited by a strange albino resembling himself. When Oona is abducted by a band of albino Native Americans, Ulrik soon finds himself in the Multiverse where he is reconnected with his alternate self, Elric of Melnibon.

This 15th volume of The Eternal Champion series contains the novels of the Chronicles of Count Brass: Count Brass, The Champion of Garathorm and The Quest for Tanelorn. In the epic saga, we find Dorian Hawkmoon and his beloved Yisselda five years after the defeat of the evil empire of Granbretan. They have rebuilt Kamarg, the land once ruled by the now dead Count Brass. But the dead count returns and seeks to avert the death he met in the Battle of Londra by slaying the one who led him there -- Dorian Hawkmoon, Duke of Koln. This is the final volume in the acclaimed Eternal Champion series by Michael Moorcock. The series has collected, in newly edited and rewritten form, all the tales of various incarnations of this fantasy master''s most famous meta-character, the Eternal Champion.

This is the 14th volume in the acclaimed Eternal Champion series by Michael Moorcock. The series collects in newly edited and revised form all the tales of this fantasy master''s most famous meta-character, the Eternal Champion. Some aspects of this champion are beloved by countless readers of fantasy, and the most popular of these -- Elric of Melnibone -- appears in this volume.

The heroine is a woman who can pass from one universe to another as well as travel in time. In one universe she becomes involved in a conflict between order and chaos. By the author of Fabulous Harbors.

Introduces Captain Graf Ulrich von Bek, his relatives, and his family''s quest: the protection of the Holy Grail.

A collection of multiverse stories. The story, No Ordinary Christian, is a tale of love and revenge in the Sahara, while The Affair of the Seven Virgins is on a land where demons fall from the sky.

In Michael Moorcock''s vast and imaginative multiverse, Law and Chaos wage war in a never-ending struggle over the fundamental rules of existence. Here, in this universe, Dorian Hawkmoon traverses a world of antique cities, scientific sorcery, and crystalline machines as he pulled unwillingly into a war that pits him against the ruthless and dominating armies of Granbretan.

The adventures of two gamblers in a "multiverse" of realities, one of them being a U.S. South where blacks rule over whites. The gamblers, Jack Karaquazian and Sam Oakenhurst, engage in a "game of time" with a woman who is half-plant, half-animal.

Elric is blackmailed into stealing a pearl which exists in the mind of a sleeping princess. To accomplish this, he must enter her dreams.

Earth is in its twilight years, and after eons of pointless killings, the few humans left live in relative harmony. All diseases have been defeated, including old age. Society is somnolent, decadent--though with a measure of heroism and glory. The Eternal Champion still lives in this setting, and still crusades...An Alien Heat is the first in a brilliant new series.

Doomed to fight forever, John Daker is the Eternal champion, hero of a thousand worlds. Boldly he ventures into spheres unknown to search for his lost love, and he must now confront the heart of evil itself--a man named Adolf Hitler. From the author of the Elric series and The City in the Autumn Stars.

In this far-future adventure, Captain Arflane leads his crew of the schooner Ice Spirit across the endless seas of ice covering Earth. To any survivors of this brave expedition will go the legendary riches buried beneath the ancient ice . . . the once-great city of New York!

The swashbuckling and fantastic adventures of the moody albino prince -- Elric -- and his soul-drinking runesword, called Storm-bringer. The two are on a quest for The Vanishing Tower, which stands at the nexus of space and time and is a gateway into other dimensions. Elric must conquer the demon that inhabits the tower and tame the soul of his black runesword.This tale and its heroes weave in and out of events throughout Moorcock''s Eternal Champion series.