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The Dedalus/Ariadne Book of Austrian Fantasy: The Meyrink Years 1890-1930 ed. Mike Mitchell (Dedalus 0-946626-93-6, Jan ’93, £8.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Gustav Klimt); Literary fantasy anthology. Available in the US from Ariadne Press (0-929497-63-5).

A Cornelius Calendar Michael Moorcock (Phoenix House 1-897580-65-7, Dec ’93, £14.99, 554pp, tp, cover by Robin Cracknell) [Jerry Cornelius]; Omnibus of The Adventures of Una Persson and Catherine Cornelius in the Twentieth Century, The Entropy Tango, “Gold Diggers of 1977” and “The Alchemist’s Question”. A hardcover edition (-60-6, £18.99) is also available.

The Cornelius Quartet Michael Moorcock (Phoenix House 1-897580-50-9, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], £14.99, 855pp, tp) [Jerry Cornelius]; Reprint (Avon 1977 as The Cornelius Chronicles) omnibus of the four main Jerry Cornelius novels. A hardcover edition (£18.99) was announced but not seen.

Count Brass Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-050-6, Dec ’93, £10.99, 340pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Count Brass]; Reprint (Granada 1985 as The Chronicles of Castle Brass) omnibus of Count Brass, The Champion of Garathorm and The Quest for Tanelorn. A hardcover edition (-049-2, £15.99) is also available. Volume 14 in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

The Dancers at the End of Time Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-036-0, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £10.99, 538pp, tp, cover by Mark Reeve) [Dancers at the End of Time]; Reprint (Granada 1981) omnibus of An Alien Heat (MacGibbon & Kee 1972), The Hollow Lands (Harper & Row 1974), and The End of All Songs (Harper & Row 1976), each very slightly revised. A hardcover edition (-035-2, £14.99) is also available. Volume seven in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

Earl Aubec and Other Stories Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-048-4, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £10.99, 591pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano); Collection of 32 short stories, 4 previously uncollected, and the short novel The Golden Barge. A hardcover edition (-047-6, £14.99) is also available. Volume 13 in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

Elric of Melniboné Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-038-7, May ’93, £10.99, 548pp, tp, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric]; Fantasy omnibus of Elric of Melnibone (Hutchinson 1972), The Fortress of the Pearl (Gollancz 1989), The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (Quartet 1976), and three other Elric stories. A hardcover edition (-037-9, £14.99) is also available. Volume eight in the revised “The Tale of the Eternal Champion” series.

Legends from the End of Time Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-044-1, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £10.99, 232pp, tp, cover by Mark Reeve) [Dancers at the End of Time]; Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) fantasy collection. This edition adds “Elric at the End of Time” and a short extract from The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming (W.H. Allen 1977) confusingly entitled “Constant Fire” (the novella upon which the book was based). A hardcover edition (-043-3, £14.99) is also available. Volume 11 in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”. [First U.K. edition]

A Nomad of the Time Streams Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-034-4, Mar ’93, £10.99, 457pp, tp, cover by Mark Reeve) [Oswald Bastable]; Reprint (SFBC 1982 as The Nomad of Time) sf omnibus. All three books are revised for this volume, the third (The Steel Tsar) extensively. A hardcover edition (-033-6, £14.99) is also available. Volume six in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

Sailing to Utopia Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-032-8, Feb ’93, £10.99, 463pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Eternal Champion]; Omnibus of The Ice Schooner (Berkley 1969), The Black Corridor (Mayflower 1969), The Distant Suns (Unicorn Books 1975) and “Flux”. Each of the novels is slightly revised, and The Distant Suns omits the illustrations by Jim Cawthorn; the short story is revised to fit into the “Von Bek” series. A hardcover edition (-031-X, £14.99) is also available. Volume five in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

Stormbringer Michael Moorcock (Millennium 1-85798-046-8, Oct ’93, £10.99, 659pp, tp, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric]; Fantasy omnibus of The Sleeping Sorceress, The Revenge of the Rose, Stormbringer and three other Elric stories. A hardcover edition (-045-X, £14.99) is also available. Volume 12 in “The Tale of the Eternal Champion”.

Heroquest: The Tyrant’s Tomb Dave Morris (Corgi 0-552-52777-7, May ’93, £2.99, 188pp, pb) [Heroquest]; Original novella based on the “Heroquest” game, together with a game adventure.

Primordial Soup Grant Naylor (Penguin 0-14-017886-4, Mar ’93, £4.99, 151pp, tp) [Red Dwarf]; Collection of six scripts from the Red Dwarf TV series.

Wordsmiths of Wonder: Fifty Interviews with Writers of the Fantastic Stan Nicholls (Orbit 1-85723-148-1, Oct ’93, £8.99, 461pp, tp, cover by Trevor Scobie); Collection of fifty interviews with leading sf, fantasy and horror authors from magazines such as Fear and Interzone, most revised for this edition.

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