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The '''Michael Moorcock Multiverse''' was a {{w|fictional universe|shared continuity}} encompassing the oeuvre of [[Michael Moorcock]], with nearly every story written by Moorcock taking place within the setting termed "[[Renark's multiverse]]" by the novel {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}. Numerous more specific connections existed between the various threads of Moorcock's continuity. The term "[[multiverse]]" was allegedly originated in its science fiction context by Moorcock in his early novel ''The Sundered Worlds'', with the concept becoming central to his continuity.
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The Moorcock Multiverse is relevant to Tardis Wiki due to its [[crossover]]s with the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]].
The '''Michael Moorcock Multiverse''' was a {{w|fictional universe|shared continuity}} encompassing the oeuvre of [[Michael Moorcock]], with nearly every story written by Moorcock taking place within the setting termed "[[Renark's multiverse]]" by the novel {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}. Numerous more specific connections existed between the various threads of Moorcock's continuity. The term "[[multiverse]]" was allegedly originated in its science fiction context by Moorcock in his early novel ''The Sundered World'', with the concept becoming central to his continuity.  
 
== Connections with the DWU ==
The primary connection between the Moorcock Multiverse and the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] was the novel ''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)|The Coming of the Terraphiles]]''. This was a ''Doctor Who'' novel written by Moorcock which took place in the Moorcock Multiverse continuity and notably furthered some of the ongoing lore of the setting.
 
The Moorcock character [[Seaton Begg]] crossed over with several ''Doctor Who'' universe characters in the [[Obverse Sextet]].
 
Additionally, several franchises which the Moorcock Multiverse had [[crossover]]s with also had crossovers with ''Doctor Who'':
* The Moorcock Multiverse crossed over with the [[Marvel Multiverse]] in the 1972 [[Conan|Conan the Barbarian]] story ''A Sword Called Stormbringer''. The Marvel version of Conan later appeared alongside ''Doctor Who'' characters in [[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Incomplete Death's Head (comic story)}}.
* The graphic novel series {{wi|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen}} by [[Alan Moore]] had several licensed connections to the Moorcock Multiverse, featuring the characters Michael Kane of Old Mars and [[Jerry Cornelius]]. This series also had several unlicensed references to ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
* [[Zenith (The Albino's Shadow)|Zenith the Albino]], a public domain character who inspired [[Elric]] and was integrated into the Moorcock Multiverse through the [[Seaton Begg]] stories, has appeared in several stories related to ''Doctor Who''.
 
== Stories by Moorcock set in the Multiverse ==
=== Before The Eternal Champion (1957 - 1969) ===
For the first decade of Moorcock's career, continuity between his various stories was less foregrounded than in later periods. A notable instance of continuity were the [[Ghost Worlds]] that featured in ''The Eternal Champion'' (1962) and ''The Sundered Worlds'' (1962). Additionally, several of Moorcock's prominent series of the 1960s heavily paralleled each other, with elements from ''''Elric of Melniboné'' being echoed in ''Jerry Cornelius'' and ''Dorian Hawkmoon''.  


The Moorcock Multiverse is relevant to Tardis Wiki due to its [[crossover]]s with the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. Primarily, the novel ''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)|The Coming of the Terraphiles]]'' was a ''Doctor Who'' novel written by Moorcock which took place in the Moorcock Multiverse continuity. Additionally, the Moorcock character [[Seaton Begg]] crossed over with several ''Doctor Who'' universe characters in the [[Obverse Sextet]].
The idea of the [[Eternal Champion]] was introduced in a standalone novelette titled ''The Eternal Champion'' (1962) which subtly referenced [[Elric]] as a potential incarnation of the Champion. However, the concept of the Eternal Champion was not directly put at the centre of Moorcock's continuity until the 1970 novel reworking of ''The Eternal Champion'' and its sequel.


== Stories by Moorcock in the Multiverse ==
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|rowspan=12|Short story
|rowspan=12|Short story
|rowspan=12|''Sojan the Swordsman''
|rowspan=12|''Sojan the Swordsman''
|Introduces Sojan, later established as an [[Eternal Champion]] in {{Which}}
|Introduces Sojan, later established as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). Sojan stories are set on the planet [[Zylor (planet)|Zylor]]. This story introduces a native species called the [[Myatt|Myat]].
|''Tarzan Adventures'' Vol 7 22<br>31 August 1957
|''Tarzan Adventures'' Vol 7 22<br>31 August 1957
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|rowspan=4|Novelette
|rowspan=4|Novelette
|rowspan=3|''Elric of Melniboné''
|rowspan=3|''Elric of Melniboné''
|Introduces [[Elric]], established as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''The Eternal Champion''.
|Introduces [[Elric]], established as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''The Eternal Champion'' (1962). Elric uses the parasitic [[runic alphabet (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|rune]]-covered sword ''Stormbringer'', which is established as a form of the [[Roogalator]] in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}. Introduces Melniboné, a powerful prehistoric Earth civilisation; the [[Eleventh Doctor]] refers to the existence of similar prehistoric civilisations in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}.
|{{wi|Science Fantasy (magazine)|Science Fantasy}} 47<br>June 1961
|{{wi|Science Fantasy (magazine)|Science Fantasy}} 47<br>June 1961
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|-
|''While the Gods Laugh''
|''While the Gods Laugh''
|
|Introduces the forces of [[Law (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Law]] and [[Chaos (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Chaos]], as well as [[Battle for the Balance|their battle]], here named "the Eternal struggle".
|''Science Fantasy'' 49<br>October 1961
|''Science Fantasy'' 49<br>October 1961
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|''The Sundered Worlds''
|''The Sundered Worlds''
|N/A
|N/A
|Introduces [[Renark of the Rim|Jon Renark]], later established as an [[Eternal Champion]] in {{Which}}. First usage of term "[[multiverse]]" and the first appearance of [[Renark's multiverse]]. Features the [[Ghost Worlds]].
|Introduces [[Renark of the Rim|Jon Renark]] and Asquiol of Pompeii, the latter of whom is later revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). First usage of term "[[multiverse]]" and the first appearance of [[Renark's multiverse]], [[the Rim]], [[Guide Sensor]]s, [[Limbo (Renark's multiverse)|Limbo]], the [[centre of the multiverse]], and the [[Galactic Union (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Galactic Union]]. Features the [[Ghost Worlds]], first named here the "Shifter system". The Ghost Worlds are close to the planet "Migaa", which the star [[Miggea]] in {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}} is named in reference to. "The Hole" from this story is reimagined as a [[super-black hole]] in {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}.<br>
In this story, Renark discovers that the Ghost Worlds were created in a war between two alien races, with the planets being impacted by a weapon which forever propelled them sideways through the multiverse. Renark discovers a dying race called the Originators who use each plane of the multiverse like a womb to create species (such as [[human]]ity) to become their successors. Renark ascends his consciousness to become one with the multiverse, touching the minds of every human in his universe and initiating an exodus into a new universe so that they may escape the imminent death of their universe and perhaps succeed the Originators. {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}} indicates that [[Renark's exodus|similar events]] occur in [[the Doctor's universe]].
|''Science Fiction Adventures'' 29<br>November 1962
|''Science Fiction Adventures'' 29<br>November 1962
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|''To Rescue Tanelorn''
|''To Rescue Tanelorn''
|''Elric of Melniboné''
|''Elric of Melniboné''
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| A story in the ''Elric'' universe without Elric. Features the Lords of [[Law (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Law]] and [[Chaos (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Chaos]], introducing the neutral Grey Lords, who are referenced in {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}} as the [[Grey Council]]. Introduces the [[Realm of Chaos]], [[Realm of Law]], and the city of Tanelorn.
|''Science Fantasy'' 56<br>December 1962
|''Science Fantasy'' 56<br>December 1962
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|''The Blood-Red Game''
|''The Blood-Red Game''
|N/A
|N/A
|Sequel to ''The Sundered Worlds'', with the return of Asquiol of Pompeii. Features the multiverse.
|''Science Fiction Adventures'' 32<br>May 1963
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|''Dead God's Homecoming''
|Novella
|''Elric of Melniboné''
| Beginning of the four-part final battle of [[Elric]]. Features the Lords of [[Law (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Law]] and [[Chaos (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Chaos]].
|''Science Fantasy'' 59<br>June 1963
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|''Flux''
|rowspan=2|Short story
|rowspan=2|N/A
|A time travel story, in which a time traveller discovers that Nietzche’s eternal return is false and time is a chaotic flux. [[Limbo (multiverse)|Limbo]] appears.
|{{wi|New Worlds (magazine)|New Worlds}} 132<br>July 1963
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|''Not by Mind Alone''
|A multiverse story establishing that relativity means that among the infinite dimensions occupying the space of Earth, each person experiences private dimensions rationalized as dreams and hallucinations.
|''New Worlds'' 134<br>September 1963
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|''Black Sword's Brothers''
|Novella
|''Elric of Melniboné''
| Features Lords of [[Law (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Law]] and [[Chaos (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Chaos]], and first mentions [[the Balance (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|the Balance]]. The [[Realm of Chaos]] overtakes [[Earth]].
|''Science Fantasy'' 61<br>October 1963
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|''The Time Dweller''
|Short story
|''The Time Dweller''
|Introduces the Scar-Faced Brooder, established as an [[Eternal Champion]] in {{which}}. Depicts the final years of Earth, in which it is ruled by “Lords of Time” known as the “Chronarchy” who use the [[Regulator (multiverse)|Great Regulator]] to control Time the same way one controls matter. The Chronarchy’s descendants will become “Time Dwellers”, travellers in time.
|''New Worlds'' 139<br>February 1964
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|''Sad Giant's Shield''
|rowspan=2|Novella
|rowspan=4|''Elric of Melniboné''
|Features the Lords of [[Law (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Law]] and [[Chaos (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Chaos]]. Introduces the eight-pointed "Sigil of Chaos" and the single-arrowed "Sigil of Law". Has an appearance by [[Arrow of Law|Arrows of Law]], possibly related to the "Arrow of Law" seen in {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}.
|''Science Fantasy'' 63<br>February 1964
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|''Doomed Lord's Passing''
|Features the death of Elric and the [[Conjunction of the Million Spheres|death and rebirth of the universe in the final battle between Law and Chaos]]; these events echo throughout the multiverse and are indicated to be parallel with the events of {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}. Introduces the [[Cosmic Balance]], which is indicated to be a form of the [[Roogalator]] in {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}. Introduces Jermays the Crooked, who is revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in {{which}}. In this story, Elric travels to the potential future world of {{w|Roland}}, who was previously mentioned in ''The Eternal Champion'' (1962); Roland is described as Elric's counterpart, reaffirming that Elric is the [[Eternal Champion]]. Roland's sword {{w|Durendal}} is indicated to be [[Roogalator|a form of the Eternal Champion's weapon]].
|''Science Fantasy'' 64<br>April 1964
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|''The Dream of Earl Aubec''
|Short Story
|A prequel to ''Elric of Melniboné'', set long before Elric's time. Introduces Aubec of Kaneloon, revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). Discusses Law, Chaos, and the Cosmic Balance.
|''Fantastic Stories of Imagination''<br>May 1964
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|''Stormbringer''
|rowspan=6|Novel
|Fixup novel assembled from ''Dead God's Homecoming'', ''Black Sword's Brothers'', ''Sad Giant's Shield'', and ''Doomed Lord's Passing''
|1965
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|''The Sundered Worlds''
|rowspan=2|Multiverse Trilogy
|Fixup novel assembled from ''The Sundered Worlds'' and ''The Blood-Red Game''.
|1965
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|{{wi|The Fireclown}}
|Introduces Alan Powys, later revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970).
|1965
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|''Warriors of Mars''
|rowspan=3|''Kane of Old Mars''
|Introduces Michael Kane, established as an [[Eternal Champion]] in {{which}}. This setting was heavily inspired by [[John Carter (fictional character)|John Carter]]; relevantly, {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}} features several mentions of [[Barsoom]].
|1965
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|''Blades of Mars''
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|1965
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|''Barbarians of Mars''
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|1965
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|''Escape from Evening''
|rowspan=4|Short story
|''The Time Dweller''
|A native of the Moon, named a “Moonite”, journeys the House of Time where the Chronachy rules. Introduces the Megaflow, a dimension similar to the [[Time Vortex]] in which time travellers travel.
|''New Worlds'' 148<br>March 1965
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|''Preliminary Data''
|[[Jerry Cornelius]]
|Introduces [[Jerry Cornelius]], later revealed to be an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). Cornelius uses the needlegun, one form of [[Roogalator|the Eternal Champion's weapon]]. Shows one possible fate of Cornelius, merging with his rival Miss Brunner to become a hermaphroditic harbinger of the end of mankind.
|''New Worlds'' 153<br>August 1965
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|''The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius''
|N/A
|Introduces Minos Aquilinas, metatemporal detective.
|''New Worlds'' 154<br>September 1965
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|''The Golden Barge''
|N/A
|Introduces Jephraim Tallow.
|''New Worlds'' 155<br>October 1965
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|''The Wrecks of Time''
|Novella
|N/A
|Introduces John Faustaff, later revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in the 1996 revision of the story. The plot concerns a multiversal crisis affecting a series of alternate Earth with numerical designations from "Earth-1" to "Earth-15".
|New Worlds 156-158<br>November 1965 - January 1966
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|''The Girl Who Shot Sultry Kane''
|Short story
|N/A
|This story was written by Moorcock for ''Golden Nugget'', an unsuccessful adult magazine. It was later rewritten to have continuity with the multiverse.
|''Golden Nugget''<br>1966
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|''The LSD Dossier''
|rowspan=3|Novel
|rowspan=3|''Nick Allard of SMASH''
|Co-written with Roger Harris. This series was later rewritten to be connected to ''Jerry Cornelius''.
|1966
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|''Somewhere in the Night''
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|1966
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|''Printer's Devil''
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|1966
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|''Phase Three''
|Short story
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|A loose adaptation of the Elric story ''While the Gods Laugh'' (1961).
|''New Worlds'' 160<br>March 1966
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|''Behold the Man''
|Novelette
|N/A
|Introduces Karl Glogauer, later revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in {{which}}. This is a time travel story in which Glogauer goes to ancient Judaea to find [[Jesus Christ]], discovering Christ's non-existence as a contemporary religious figure and accidently creating the myth himself, ending in his crucifixion.
|''New Worlds'' 166<br>September 1966
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|''The Ice Schooner''
|Novel
|N/A
|Introduces Konrad Arflane, later revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). Features the mariner Urquart, a version of whom appears in {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}.
In {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] refers to an "[[Arctic Skipton]]" where the only records of the [[20th century]] are found "sealed deep in a natural cave"; this matches the setting of ''The Ice Schooner'', in which a new [[Ice Age]] destroys all human civilisation save for pockets in caverns in the ice.
|''SF Impulse'' 9-11<br>November 1966 - January 1967
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|{{wi|The Jewel in the Skull}}
|Novel
|''Dorian Hawkmoon''
|Introduces Dorian Hawkmoon, later revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). Hawkmoon wields the [[Runic alphabet (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Rune]]staff, which is revealed as a form of the [[Roogalator]] in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}.
|1967
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|''The Singing Citadel''
|Novelette
|''Elric of Melniboné''
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|''The Fantastic Swordsmen''<br>May 1967
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|{{wi|Sorcerer's Amulet}}
|rowspan=3|Novel
|rowspan=2|''Dorian Hawkmoon''
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|1968
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|{{wi|The Sword of the Dawn}}
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|1968
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|{{Wi|The Final Programme}}
|rowspan=2|''Jerry Cornelius''
|Expanded from the previous ''Jerry Cornelius'' stories in ''New Worlds''.
|March 1968
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|''The Delhi Division''
|Short story
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|''New Worlds'' 185<br>December 1968
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|''Behold the Man''
|rowspan=4|Novel
|N/A
|An expansion of the 1966 novella.
|1969
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|''The Black Corridor''
|N/A
|A stand-alone science fiction story.
|1969
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|''The Runestaff''
|''Dorian Hawkmoon''
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|1969
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|''The Winds of Limbo''
|N/A
|A variation of ''The Fireclown''.
|1969
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|''The Tank Trapeze''
|rowspan=4|Short story
|rowspan=6|''Jerry Cornelius''
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|''New Worlds'' 186<br>January 1969
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|''A Cure for Cancer''
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|''New Worlds'' 188-91<br>March-June 1969
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|''The Dodgem Arrangement''
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|''Speculation'' 23<br>July 1969
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|''The Peking Junction''
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|''The New SF: An original anthology of modern speculative fiction''<br>November 1969
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|''The Distant Suns''
|Novella
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|''Illustrated Weekly of India''<br>June-November 1969
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|''The Adventures of Jerry Cornelius: The English Assassin''
|Comic
|Written with M. John Harrison
|''International Times'' 57-71<br>June 1969-January 1970
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=== Establishment & first ending of the Eternal Champion saga (1970 - 1975) ===
With the ''Eternal Champion'' novels of 1970, the continuity between Moorcock's stories was more firmly and literally established, with nearly every significant work of the prior decade recontextualized as being part of the saga of the [[Eternal Champion]]. From this point forwards, the Eternal Champion saga was a consistent background element of Moorcock's works. Moorcock wrote his first conclusion to the Eternal Champion saga in the ''Count Brass'' trilogy of novels featuring Dorian Hawkmoon, which ended with the 1975 novel ''The Quest for Tanelorn''.
At this time, the multiversal aspect was not as central, with stories more frequently focusing on the concept of [[Eternal return|cyclical time]].
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|''The Chinese Agent''
|rowspan=3|Novel
|''Jerry Cornell''
|A rewritten version of the Nick Allard novel ''Somewhere in the Night''. Introduces Jerry Cornell, a version of [[Jerry Cornelius]] and another incarnation of the [[Eternal Champion]] as established in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970).
|1970
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|{{wi|The Eternal Champion}}
|rowspan=2|''The Eternal Champion''
|An expansion of the 1962 novelette.
|1970
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|{{wi|Phoenix in Obsidian}}
|Many characters are named as incarnations of the [[Eternal Champion]]: Corum Jhaelen Irsei, Konrad Arflane, Asquiol of Pompei, Aubec of Kaneloon, Shaleen, Artos, Alerik, Erekose, Ryan, Dorian Hawkmoon, Alan Powys, Jerry Cornell, Brian, Umpata, Sojan, Klan, Clovis Marca, Pournachas, Oshbek-Uy, Ulysses, Ilanth, and Jerry Cornelius.<br>Features a visit to an earlier era of the Chronarchy's universe from ''The Time Dweller'' (1964), introducing an Eternal Champion named Urlik Skarsol.
|1970
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|''The Sunset Perspective''
|rowspan=4|Short story
|rowspan=3|''Jerry Cornelius''
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|''The Disappearing Future''<br>1970
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|''Sea Wolves''
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|''Science Against Man''<br>1970
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|''The Nature of the Catastrophe''
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|''New Worlds'' 197<br>January 1970
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|''Last Vigil''
|N/A
|A dying world story set in [[the Rim]]. Deals with themes of the eternal cycle of death and rebirth.
|''Vision Of Tomorrow'' 11<br>August 1970
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|''A Cure for Cancer''
|rowspan=4|Novel
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|An experimental fixup novel combining all the ''Jerry Cornelius'' stories published between December 1968 and January 1970. Various contradictions exist between stories, with the multiverse mentioned in this novel as a possible explanation.
|1971
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|''The Knight of the Swords''
|rowspan=3|''Swords of Corum'' Trilogy
|Introduces Corum Jhaelen Irsei, previously mentioned as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). Corum's full name is an anagram of "Jeremiah Cornelius", suggesting him to be another version of [[Jerry Cornelius]]. Features [[Law (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Law]], [[Chaos (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Chaos]], and the [[Cosmic Balance]].
|1971
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|''The Queen of the Swords''
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|1971
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|''The King of the Swords''
|First usage of the names "[[Million Spheres]]" and "[[Conjunction of the Million Spheres]]". The Eternal Champion Erekose features and the city of Tanelorn returns.
|1971
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|''The Sleeping Sorceress''
|Novella
|''Elric of Melniboné''
|
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|''Science Fiction Adventures'' 32<br>May 1963
|''Warlocks and Warriors''<br>1971
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|''The Warlord of the Air''
|Novel
|''A Nomad of the Time Streams''
|Introduces Oswald Bastable, revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in {{which}}. Introduces recurring character Una Persson. Bastable travels to a version of [[1973]] where the [[British Empire]] still rules using airships, with this novel being a notable forerunner of the [[steampunk]] genre.
|1971
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|''The Nature of the Catastrophe''
|Anthology
|rowspan=3|''Jerry Cornelius''
|An anthology of Cornelius stories, with original linking material providing a chronology of Jerry's life.
|1971
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|''Voortrekker''
|rowspan=2|Short story
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|''Quark 4''<br>1971
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|''(All the) Dead Singers''
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|''Ink'' 19<br>October 1971
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|''An Alien Heat''
|rowspan=4|Novel
|''The Dancers at the End of Time''
|Introduces the setting of Earth at the End of Time, which shares some similarities with the Chronarchy of ''The Time Dweller''. Benefitting from the sum of human progress, the last humans have total control over matter and time but suffer from a deep ennui.<br> Introduces Jherek Carnelian, a version of [[Jerry Cornelius]] and an incarnation of the [[Eternal Champion]] as established in {{which}}. Also introduces [[Morphail]] and [[translation  pill]]s. The universe is about to end similarly to its ending in ''The Sundered Worlds'' (1962) and ''Last Vigil'' (1970) and the time machine from ''Behold the Man'' (1966) appears.
|1972
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|{{wi|Breakfast in the Ruins}}
|N/A
|Features Karl Glogauer from ''Behold the Man'' (1966). The concept of possible realities is explored, with 18 possible lives of Glogauer seen.
|1972
|-
|{{wi|Elric of Melniboné (novel)|Elric of Melniboné}}
|''Elric of Melniboné''
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|1972
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|''The English Assassin''
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|Introduces the Jerry Cornelius version of Una Persson.
|1972
|-
|''A Sword Called Stormbringer''
|Comic
|''[[Conan|Conan the Barbarian]]''
|Co-written by Moorcock and {{w|Roy Thomas|Roy Thomas}}, this story in the [[Marvel Comics]] [[Conan]] series featured [[Elric]]. Elric and Conan are depicting as existing in the same time zone in separate universes, with Elric travelling between them using magical runes. Conan's universe is shown to have agents of [[Law (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Law]] and [[Chaos (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Chaos]].
|''Conan the Barbarian'' 14-15<br>March-May 1972
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|''The Swastika Set-Up''
|Short story
|''Jerry Cornelius''
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|''Corridor'' 4<br>Winter 1972
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|''Count Brass''
|rowspan=5|Novel
|rowspan=2|''Hawkmoon: Count Brass Trilogy''
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|1973
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|''The Champion of Garathorm''
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|1973
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|''The Bull and the Spear''
|rowspan=2|''Corum: The Silver Hand'' trilogy
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|1973
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|''The Oak and the Ram''
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|1973
|-
|''Elric: The Return to Melniboné''
|rowspan=2|''Elric of Melniboné''
|
|1973
|-
|''The Jade Man's Eyes''
|Novella
|
|1973
|-
|''Environment Problem''
|rowspan=4|Short story
|N/A
| A story set in [[Hell]]. One demon references the "time-cycles" of the universe.
|''Space: A Collection of Science Fiction Stories''<br>1973
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|''The Longford Cup''
|''Jerry Cornelius''
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|''Penthouse'' Magazine<br>1973
|-
|''A Dead Singer''
|N/A
|
|''Factions''<br>1974
|-
|''The Entropy Circuit, An Index of Possibilities''
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|
|1974
|-
|''The Hollow Lands''
|rowspan=3|Novel
|''The Dancers at the End of Time''
|
|1974
|-
|''The Land Leviathan''
|''A Nomad of the Time Streams''
|
|1974
|-
|''The Sword and the Stallion''
|''The Chronicles of Corum''
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|1974
|-
|''The Stone Thing: A Tale of Strange Parts''
|rowspan=2|Short story
|N/A
|
|''Triode''<br>October 1974
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|''Pale Roses''
|''The Dancers at the End of Time''
|
|''New Worlds'' 7<br>December 1974
|-
|''The Quest for Tanelorn''
|Novel
|''Hawkmoon: Count Brass Trilogy''
|The original conclusion to the Eternal Champion saga.
|1975
|-
|''White Stars''
|Short story
|''The Dancers at the End of Time''
|
|''New Worlds'' 8<br>March 1975
|-
|{{Wi|Warrior on the Edge of Time}}
|Album
|''The Eternal Champion''
|A {{wi|Hawkwind}} narrative album with lyrics written by Moorcock. It tells the story of an [[Eternal Champion]].
|9 May 1975
|-
|''Ancient Shadows''
|Short story
|''The Dancers at the End of Time''
|
|''New Worlds'' 9<br>November 1975
|-
|}
 
=== Between the sagas (1976 - 1990) ===
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Between 1975 and 1991, Moorcock returned to mostly writing stories which did not advance the larger setting of the Eternal Champion mythos. Moorcock continued several of his core series, finishing several of the novel trilogies began in the early 1970s and writing numerous one-off returns to earlier characters as he had been doing with [[Elric]] since 1964. He also wrote several standalone novels in this period, including {{Wi|Mother London}}, the only of Moorcock's novels to not share continuity with the rest of his works.
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! Title || Type || Series || Notes || Original release
|-
|''The Adventures of Una Persson and Catherine Cornelius in the Twentieth Century''
|rowspan=4|Novel
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|
|1976
|-
|''The Sailor on the Seas of Fate''
|''Elric of Melniboné''
|A crossover wherein Elric teams up with three other Eternal Champions: Dorian Hawkmoon, Corum, and Erekosé.
|1976
|-
|''The Time of the Hawklords''
|N/A
|A tie-in novel to the band {{wi|Hawklords}}, in which the band members are space travellers. A novel by Michael Butterworth developed from an outline by Moorcock, with Moorcock only writing the first page. The antagonist of the novel is described in a prophecy as being associated with the forces of Chaos. The protagonists could be interpreted as connected to the [[Eternal Champion]] and a sword features which could be connected to [[Roogalator|Elric's sword]].
|1976
|-
|''The End of All Songs''
|rowspan=2|''The Dancers at the End of Time''
|The end of the ''Dancers at the End of Time'' novel trilogy.
|1976
|-
|''Constant Fire''
|Short story
|
|''New Worlds'' 10<br>August 1976
|-
|''The Condition of Muzak''
|rowspan=2|''Jerry Cornelius''
|Novel
|In this novel, Cornelius is first associated with the [[pierrot]] and Una Persson is associated with [[harlequin]]; this is the reason for [[Cornelius (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Captain Cornelius]]' pierrot mask in {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}.
|1977
|-
|''The Minstrel Girl''
|Short story
|
|''A Book of Contemporary Nightmares''<br>1977
|-
|''The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming''
|rowspan=2|Novel
|''The Dancers at the End of Time''
|An expansion of the short story ''Constant Fire''.
|1977
|-
|''Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen''
|N/A
|Features a version of Una Persson. The Chaos Gods of ''Elric'' are alluded to.
|1978
|-
|''The Last Enchantment''
|rowspan=2|Short story
|''Elric of Melniboné''
|A previously unpublished ''Elric'' story written during the character's original run in 1962.
|''Ariel: The Book of Fantasy: Volume 3''<br>1978
|-
|''The Kassandra Peninsula''
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|
|Game 5.1<br>January 1978
|-
|''The Golden Barge: A Fable''
|rowspan=2|Novel
|N/A
|A previously unpublished novel originally written in 1958.
|1979
|-
|''The English Assassin: A Romance of Entropy''
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|A variant of ''The English Assassin'' (1972). Among the changes, Una Persson is added to the story.
|1979
|-
|''Crossing into Cambodia: A Story of the Third World War''
|rowspan=4|Short story
|rowspan=4|''The Third World War''
|The first story of ''The Third World War'' series. Mostly stand-alone, although minorly given continuity with Multiverse in the 1993 revision.
|''Twenty Houses Of The Zodiac''<br>1979
|-
|''The Flight from Singapore''
|
|''New Worlds'' 216<br>September 1979
|-
|''Going to Canada''
|
|''{{w|My Experiences in the Third World War}}''<br>1980
|-
|''Leaving Pasadena''
|
|''My Experiences in the Third World War''<br>1980
|-
|''The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle''
|rowspan=6|Novel
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|A movie-tie-in to the ''[[Sex Pistols]]'' mockumentary {{wi|The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle}}. Jerry Cornelius and various Cornelius characters are brought into the plot of the movie.
|1980
|-
|''The Russian Intelligence''
|''Jerry Cornell''
|A Jerry Cornell novel, being a complete rewrite of ''Printer's Devil'' (1966).
|1980
|-
|''Byzantium Endures''
|''Pyat Quartet''
|
|1981
|-
|''The Entropy Tango''
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|A novel which incorporates ''The Kassandra Peninsula'' and ''The Minstrel Girl''.
|1981
|-
|''The Steel Tsar''
|''A Nomad of the Time Streams''
|
|1981
|-
|''The War Hound and the World's Pain''
|''Von Bek''
|Introduces the [[Begg family|Von Bek family]].
|1981
|-
|''Elric at the End of Time''
|rowspan=2|Short story
|''Elric of Melniboné''
|A crossover between ''Elric of Melniboné'' and ''The Dancers at the End of Time''.
|1981
|-
|''The Murderer's Song''
|''Jerry Cornelius''
|Depicts Una Persson's perspective going between universes, with cameos from the settings of ''The Ice Schooner'' and ''The Dancers at the End of Time''.
|1981
|}
 
=== Multiversal Eternal Champion saga (1991 - 2005) ===
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Starting with ''The Revenge of the Rose'', Moorcock began establishing a new version of the Eternal Champion mythology which incorporated elements from his novels of the 1980s and was focused on new aspects of the multiverse.
 
Into the mid 1990s, almost the entirety of Moorcock's works were re-released in ''The Tales of the Eternal Champion'' with revisions to adapt them to the Multiverse cosmology established in the ''Second Ether'' trilogy.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title || Type || Series || Notes || Original release
|-
|''Corsairs of the Second Ether''
|Short story
|''Second Ether''
|Introduces the concepts of [[Chaos Engineer]]s and the [[scales of the multiverse]], including the [[First Aether|First]], [[Second Aether|Second]], and [[Third Aether|Third Ether]]. Introduces [[Horatio Quelch]], the [[Original Insect]], [[Brian Abberley|Buggery Otherly]], and [[Begg family|several individuals with the surname Begg]]. Also introduces the real world concept of [[self-similarity]] as a core part of the Moorcock Multiverse. Returns to the concepts of [[Chaos (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Chaos]], [[the Balance (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|the Balance]] and [[Limbo (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Limbo]] from ''Elric'', with [[Law (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Law]] being referred to "the Singularity". The Lords of Chaos and Law are reimagined as the [[Archangel of Law|Angels of the Singularity]] and [[Archangel of Chaos|Angels of Chaos]] and the [[Battle of the Balance]] is believed by one character to be the "[[War in Heaven (Academic Notes)|War in Heaven]]", reflecting the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s comment in {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}} that the conflict is "a bit [[John Milton|Miltonian]]".
|''New Worlds'' 2<br>1992
|-
|-
|}
|}
=== Continued stories in the Multiverse (2006 - present) ===
{{Section stub}}
Following the third conclusion to the Eternal Champion saga in 2005, Moorcock continued to write stories set in the now-established Multiverse continuity.


== Stories by other writers ==
== Stories by other writers ==
[[Alan Moore]]'s graphic novel ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'', which has several references to ''[[Doctor Who]]'', includes a licensed appearance by [[Jerry Cornelius]].
[[Alan Moore]]'s graphic novel series ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'', which has several references to ''[[Doctor Who]]'', includes a licensed appearance by [[Jerry Cornelius]].


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The Michael Moorcock Multiverse was a shared continuity encompassing the oeuvre of Michael Moorcock, with nearly every story written by Moorcock taking place within the setting termed "Renark's multiverse" by the novel The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"]. Numerous more specific connections existed between the various threads of Moorcock's continuity. The term "multiverse" was allegedly originated in its science fiction context by Moorcock in his early novel The Sundered Worlds, with the concept becoming central to his continuity.

The Moorcock Multiverse is relevant to Tardis Wiki due to its crossovers with the Doctor Who universe.

Connections with the DWU[[edit] | [edit source]]

The primary connection between the Moorcock Multiverse and the Doctor Who universe was the novel The Coming of the Terraphiles. This was a Doctor Who novel written by Moorcock which took place in the Moorcock Multiverse continuity and notably furthered some of the ongoing lore of the setting.

The Moorcock character Seaton Begg crossed over with several Doctor Who universe characters in the Obverse Sextet.

Additionally, several franchises which the Moorcock Multiverse had crossovers with also had crossovers with Doctor Who:

Stories by Moorcock set in the Multiverse[[edit] | [edit source]]

Before The Eternal Champion (1957 - 1969)[[edit] | [edit source]]

For the first decade of Moorcock's career, continuity between his various stories was less foregrounded than in later periods. A notable instance of continuity were the Ghost Worlds that featured in The Eternal Champion (1962) and The Sundered Worlds (1962). Additionally, several of Moorcock's prominent series of the 1960s heavily paralleled each other, with elements from ''Elric of Melniboné being echoed in Jerry Cornelius and Dorian Hawkmoon.

The idea of the Eternal Champion was introduced in a standalone novelette titled The Eternal Champion (1962) which subtly referenced Elric as a potential incarnation of the Champion. However, the concept of the Eternal Champion was not directly put at the centre of Moorcock's continuity until the 1970 novel reworking of The Eternal Champion and its sequel.

Title Type Series Notes Original release
Daughter of a Warrior King Short story Sojan the Swordsman Introduces Sojan, later established as an Eternal Champion in Phoenix in Obsidian (1970). Sojan stories are set on the planet Zylor. This story introduces a native species called the Myat. Tarzan Adventures Vol 7 22
31 August 1957
Mission to Asno Tarzan Adventures Vol 7 25
21 September 1957
Revolt in Hatnor Tarzan Adventures Vol 7 34
23 November 1957
The Hordes Attack Tarzan Adventures Vol 7 38
21 December 1957
The Purple Galley Tarzan Adventures Vol 7 47
22 February 1958
The Sea Wolves Tarzan Adventures Vol 7 48
01 March 1958
Sojan at Sea Tarzan Adventures Vol 7 49
08 March 1958
The Sea of Demons Tarzan Adventures Vol 7 50
15 March 1958
Prisoners in Stone Tarzan Adventures Vol 7 51
22 March 1958
Sojan and the Plain of Mystery Tarzan Adventures Vol 8 9
31 May 1958
Sojan and the Sons of The Snake God Tarzan Adventures Vol 8 12
21 June 1958
Sojan and the Hunters of Norj Tarzan Adventures Vol 8 15
12 July 1958
The Dreaming City Novelette Elric of Melniboné Introduces Elric, established as an Eternal Champion in The Eternal Champion (1962). Elric uses the parasitic rune-covered sword Stormbringer, which is established as a form of the Roogalator in PROSE: The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"]. Introduces Melniboné, a powerful prehistoric Earth civilisation; the Eleventh Doctor refers to the existence of similar prehistoric civilisations in PROSE: The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"]. Science Fantasy 47
June 1961
While the Gods Laugh Introduces the forces of Law and Chaos, as well as their battle, here named "the Eternal struggle". Science Fantasy 49
October 1961
The Stealer of Souls Science Fantasy 51
February 1962
The Eternal Champion N/A Introduces the concept of the Eternal Champion, here explained as a function of eternal return. Introduces the recurring Champions John Daker and Erekose; other mentioned Champions include Ulysses, Roland, and "Alric". Introduces the Ghost Worlds. Science Fantasy 53
June 1962
Caribbean Crisis Novel Sexton Blake Precursor to the Seaton Begg stories. Moorcock references The Sexton Blake Library in The Coming of the Terraphiles. The Sexton Blake Library 501
18 June 1962
Kings in Darkness Novelette Elric of Melniboné Science Fantasy 54
August 1962
The Flame Bringers Science Fantasy 55
October 1962
The Sundered Worlds N/A Introduces Jon Renark and Asquiol of Pompeii, the latter of whom is later revealed as an Eternal Champion in Phoenix in Obsidian (1970). First usage of term "multiverse" and the first appearance of Renark's multiverse, the Rim, Guide Sensors, Limbo, the centre of the multiverse, and the Galactic Union. Features the Ghost Worlds, first named here the "Shifter system". The Ghost Worlds are close to the planet "Migaa", which the star Miggea in The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"] is named in reference to. "The Hole" from this story is reimagined as a super-black hole in The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"].

In this story, Renark discovers that the Ghost Worlds were created in a war between two alien races, with the planets being impacted by a weapon which forever propelled them sideways through the multiverse. Renark discovers a dying race called the Originators who use each plane of the multiverse like a womb to create species (such as humanity) to become their successors. Renark ascends his consciousness to become one with the multiverse, touching the minds of every human in his universe and initiating an exodus into a new universe so that they may escape the imminent death of their universe and perhaps succeed the Originators. The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"] indicates that similar events occur in the Doctor's universe.

Science Fiction Adventures 29
November 1962
To Rescue Tanelorn Elric of Melniboné A story in the Elric universe without Elric. Features the Lords of Law and Chaos, introducing the neutral Grey Lords, who are referenced in The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"] as the Grey Council. Introduces the Realm of Chaos, Realm of Law, and the city of Tanelorn. Science Fantasy 56
December 1962
The Blood-Red Game N/A Sequel to The Sundered Worlds, with the return of Asquiol of Pompeii. Features the multiverse. Science Fiction Adventures 32
May 1963
Dead God's Homecoming Novella Elric of Melniboné Beginning of the four-part final battle of Elric. Features the Lords of Law and Chaos. Science Fantasy 59
June 1963
Flux Short story N/A A time travel story, in which a time traveller discovers that Nietzche’s eternal return is false and time is a chaotic flux. Limbo appears. New Worlds 132
July 1963
Not by Mind Alone A multiverse story establishing that relativity means that among the infinite dimensions occupying the space of Earth, each person experiences private dimensions rationalized as dreams and hallucinations. New Worlds 134
September 1963
Black Sword's Brothers Novella Elric of Melniboné Features Lords of Law and Chaos, and first mentions the Balance. The Realm of Chaos overtakes Earth. Science Fantasy 61
October 1963
The Time Dweller Short story The Time Dweller Introduces the Scar-Faced Brooder, established as an Eternal Champion in [which?]. Depicts the final years of Earth, in which it is ruled by “Lords of Time” known as the “Chronarchy” who use the Great Regulator to control Time the same way one controls matter. The Chronarchy’s descendants will become “Time Dwellers”, travellers in time. New Worlds 139
February 1964
Sad Giant's Shield Novella Elric of Melniboné Features the Lords of Law and Chaos. Introduces the eight-pointed "Sigil of Chaos" and the single-arrowed "Sigil of Law". Has an appearance by Arrows of Law, possibly related to the "Arrow of Law" seen in The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"]. Science Fantasy 63
February 1964
Doomed Lord's Passing Features the death of Elric and the death and rebirth of the universe in the final battle between Law and Chaos; these events echo throughout the multiverse and are indicated to be parallel with the events of The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"]. Introduces the Cosmic Balance, which is indicated to be a form of the Roogalator in The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"]. Introduces Jermays the Crooked, who is revealed as an Eternal Champion in [which?]. In this story, Elric travels to the potential future world of Roland, who was previously mentioned in The Eternal Champion (1962); Roland is described as Elric's counterpart, reaffirming that Elric is the Eternal Champion. Roland's sword Durendal is indicated to be a form of the Eternal Champion's weapon. Science Fantasy 64
April 1964
The Dream of Earl Aubec Short Story A prequel to Elric of Melniboné, set long before Elric's time. Introduces Aubec of Kaneloon, revealed as an Eternal Champion in Phoenix in Obsidian (1970). Discusses Law, Chaos, and the Cosmic Balance. Fantastic Stories of Imagination
May 1964
Stormbringer Novel Fixup novel assembled from Dead God's Homecoming, Black Sword's Brothers, Sad Giant's Shield, and Doomed Lord's Passing 1965
The Sundered Worlds Multiverse Trilogy Fixup novel assembled from The Sundered Worlds and The Blood-Red Game. 1965
The Fireclown Introduces Alan Powys, later revealed as an Eternal Champion in Phoenix in Obsidian (1970). 1965
Warriors of Mars Kane of Old Mars Introduces Michael Kane, established as an Eternal Champion in [which?]. This setting was heavily inspired by John Carter; relevantly, The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"] features several mentions of Barsoom. 1965
Blades of Mars 1965
Barbarians of Mars 1965
Escape from Evening Short story The Time Dweller A native of the Moon, named a “Moonite”, journeys the House of Time where the Chronachy rules. Introduces the Megaflow, a dimension similar to the Time Vortex in which time travellers travel. New Worlds 148
March 1965
Preliminary Data Jerry Cornelius Introduces Jerry Cornelius, later revealed to be an Eternal Champion in Phoenix in Obsidian (1970). Cornelius uses the needlegun, one form of the Eternal Champion's weapon. Shows one possible fate of Cornelius, merging with his rival Miss Brunner to become a hermaphroditic harbinger of the end of mankind. New Worlds 153
August 1965
The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius N/A Introduces Minos Aquilinas, metatemporal detective. New Worlds 154
September 1965
The Golden Barge N/A Introduces Jephraim Tallow. New Worlds 155
October 1965
The Wrecks of Time Novella N/A Introduces John Faustaff, later revealed as an Eternal Champion in the 1996 revision of the story. The plot concerns a multiversal crisis affecting a series of alternate Earth with numerical designations from "Earth-1" to "Earth-15". New Worlds 156-158
November 1965 - January 1966
The Girl Who Shot Sultry Kane Short story N/A This story was written by Moorcock for Golden Nugget, an unsuccessful adult magazine. It was later rewritten to have continuity with the multiverse. Golden Nugget
1966
The LSD Dossier Novel Nick Allard of SMASH Co-written with Roger Harris. This series was later rewritten to be connected to Jerry Cornelius. 1966
Somewhere in the Night 1966
Printer's Devil 1966
Phase Three Short story Jerry Cornelius A loose adaptation of the Elric story While the Gods Laugh (1961). New Worlds 160
March 1966
Behold the Man Novelette N/A Introduces Karl Glogauer, later revealed as an Eternal Champion in [which?]. This is a time travel story in which Glogauer goes to ancient Judaea to find Jesus Christ, discovering Christ's non-existence as a contemporary religious figure and accidently creating the myth himself, ending in his crucifixion. New Worlds 166
September 1966
The Ice Schooner Novel N/A Introduces Konrad Arflane, later revealed as an Eternal Champion in Phoenix in Obsidian (1970). Features the mariner Urquart, a version of whom appears in The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"].

In The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"], the Eleventh Doctor refers to an "Arctic Skipton" where the only records of the 20th century are found "sealed deep in a natural cave"; this matches the setting of The Ice Schooner, in which a new Ice Age destroys all human civilisation save for pockets in caverns in the ice.

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November 1966 - January 1967
The Jewel in the Skull Novel Dorian Hawkmoon Introduces Dorian Hawkmoon, later revealed as an Eternal Champion in Phoenix in Obsidian (1970). Hawkmoon wields the Runestaff, which is revealed as a form of the Roogalator in PROSE: The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"]. 1967
The Singing Citadel Novelette Elric of Melniboné The Fantastic Swordsmen
May 1967
Sorcerer's Amulet Novel Dorian Hawkmoon 1968
The Sword of the Dawn 1968
The Final Programme Jerry Cornelius Expanded from the previous Jerry Cornelius stories in New Worlds. March 1968
The Delhi Division Short story New Worlds 185
December 1968
Behold the Man Novel N/A An expansion of the 1966 novella. 1969
The Black Corridor N/A A stand-alone science fiction story. 1969
The Runestaff Dorian Hawkmoon 1969
The Winds of Limbo N/A A variation of The Fireclown. 1969
The Tank Trapeze Short story Jerry Cornelius New Worlds 186
January 1969
A Cure for Cancer New Worlds 188-91
March-June 1969
The Dodgem Arrangement Speculation 23
July 1969
The Peking Junction The New SF: An original anthology of modern speculative fiction
November 1969
The Distant Suns Novella Illustrated Weekly of India
June-November 1969
The Adventures of Jerry Cornelius: The English Assassin Comic Written with M. John Harrison International Times 57-71
June 1969-January 1970

Establishment & first ending of the Eternal Champion saga (1970 - 1975)[[edit] | [edit source]]

With the Eternal Champion novels of 1970, the continuity between Moorcock's stories was more firmly and literally established, with nearly every significant work of the prior decade recontextualized as being part of the saga of the Eternal Champion. From this point forwards, the Eternal Champion saga was a consistent background element of Moorcock's works. Moorcock wrote his first conclusion to the Eternal Champion saga in the Count Brass trilogy of novels featuring Dorian Hawkmoon, which ended with the 1975 novel The Quest for Tanelorn.

At this time, the multiversal aspect was not as central, with stories more frequently focusing on the concept of cyclical time.

Title Type Series Notes Original release
The Chinese Agent Novel Jerry Cornell A rewritten version of the Nick Allard novel Somewhere in the Night. Introduces Jerry Cornell, a version of Jerry Cornelius and another incarnation of the Eternal Champion as established in Phoenix in Obsidian (1970). 1970
The Eternal Champion The Eternal Champion An expansion of the 1962 novelette. 1970
Phoenix in Obsidian Many characters are named as incarnations of the Eternal Champion: Corum Jhaelen Irsei, Konrad Arflane, Asquiol of Pompei, Aubec of Kaneloon, Shaleen, Artos, Alerik, Erekose, Ryan, Dorian Hawkmoon, Alan Powys, Jerry Cornell, Brian, Umpata, Sojan, Klan, Clovis Marca, Pournachas, Oshbek-Uy, Ulysses, Ilanth, and Jerry Cornelius.
Features a visit to an earlier era of the Chronarchy's universe from The Time Dweller (1964), introducing an Eternal Champion named Urlik Skarsol. 		1970
The Sunset Perspective Short story Jerry Cornelius The Disappearing Future
1970
Sea Wolves Science Against Man
1970
The Nature of the Catastrophe New Worlds 197
January 1970
Last Vigil N/A A dying world story set in the Rim. Deals with themes of the eternal cycle of death and rebirth. Vision Of Tomorrow 11
August 1970
A Cure for Cancer Novel Jerry Cornelius An experimental fixup novel combining all the Jerry Cornelius stories published between December 1968 and January 1970. Various contradictions exist between stories, with the multiverse mentioned in this novel as a possible explanation. 1971
The Knight of the Swords Swords of Corum Trilogy Introduces Corum Jhaelen Irsei, previously mentioned as an Eternal Champion in Phoenix in Obsidian (1970). Corum's full name is an anagram of "Jeremiah Cornelius", suggesting him to be another version of Jerry Cornelius. Features Law, Chaos, and the Cosmic Balance. 1971
The Queen of the Swords 1971
The King of the Swords First usage of the names "Million Spheres" and "Conjunction of the Million Spheres". The Eternal Champion Erekose features and the city of Tanelorn returns. 1971
The Sleeping Sorceress Novella Elric of Melniboné Warlocks and Warriors
1971
The Warlord of the Air Novel A Nomad of the Time Streams Introduces Oswald Bastable, revealed as an Eternal Champion in [which?]. Introduces recurring character Una Persson. Bastable travels to a version of 1973 where the British Empire still rules using airships, with this novel being a notable forerunner of the steampunk genre. 1971
The Nature of the Catastrophe Anthology Jerry Cornelius An anthology of Cornelius stories, with original linking material providing a chronology of Jerry's life. 1971
Voortrekker Short story Quark 4
1971
(All the) Dead Singers Ink 19
October 1971
An Alien Heat Novel The Dancers at the End of Time Introduces the setting of Earth at the End of Time, which shares some similarities with the Chronarchy of The Time Dweller. Benefitting from the sum of human progress, the last humans have total control over matter and time but suffer from a deep ennui.
Introduces Jherek Carnelian, a version of Jerry Cornelius and an incarnation of the Eternal Champion as established in [which?]. Also introduces Morphail and translation pills. The universe is about to end similarly to its ending in The Sundered Worlds (1962) and Last Vigil (1970) and the time machine from Behold the Man (1966) appears. 		1972
Breakfast in the Ruins N/A Features Karl Glogauer from Behold the Man (1966). The concept of possible realities is explored, with 18 possible lives of Glogauer seen. 1972
Elric of Melniboné Elric of Melniboné 1972
The English Assassin Jerry Cornelius Introduces the Jerry Cornelius version of Una Persson. 1972
A Sword Called Stormbringer Comic Conan the Barbarian Co-written by Moorcock and Roy Thomas, this story in the Marvel Comics Conan series featured Elric. Elric and Conan are depicting as existing in the same time zone in separate universes, with Elric travelling between them using magical runes. Conan's universe is shown to have agents of Law and Chaos. Conan the Barbarian 14-15
March-May 1972
The Swastika Set-Up Short story Jerry Cornelius Corridor 4
Winter 1972
Count Brass Novel Hawkmoon: Count Brass Trilogy 1973
The Champion of Garathorm 1973
The Bull and the Spear Corum: The Silver Hand trilogy 1973
The Oak and the Ram 1973
Elric: The Return to Melniboné Elric of Melniboné 1973
The Jade Man's Eyes Novella 1973
Environment Problem Short story N/A A story set in Hell. One demon references the "time-cycles" of the universe. Space: A Collection of Science Fiction Stories
1973
The Longford Cup Jerry Cornelius Penthouse Magazine
1973
A Dead Singer N/A Factions
1974
The Entropy Circuit, An Index of Possibilities Jerry Cornelius 1974
The Hollow Lands Novel The Dancers at the End of Time 1974
The Land Leviathan A Nomad of the Time Streams 1974
The Sword and the Stallion The Chronicles of Corum 1974
The Stone Thing: A Tale of Strange Parts Short story N/A Triode
October 1974
Pale Roses The Dancers at the End of Time New Worlds 7
December 1974
The Quest for Tanelorn Novel Hawkmoon: Count Brass Trilogy The original conclusion to the Eternal Champion saga. 1975
White Stars Short story The Dancers at the End of Time New Worlds 8
March 1975
Warrior on the Edge of Time Album The Eternal Champion A Hawkwind narrative album with lyrics written by Moorcock. It tells the story of an Eternal Champion. 9 May 1975
Ancient Shadows Short story The Dancers at the End of Time New Worlds 9
November 1975

Between the sagas (1976 - 1990)[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Between 1975 and 1991, Moorcock returned to mostly writing stories which did not advance the larger setting of the Eternal Champion mythos. Moorcock continued several of his core series, finishing several of the novel trilogies began in the early 1970s and writing numerous one-off returns to earlier characters as he had been doing with Elric since 1964. He also wrote several standalone novels in this period, including Mother London, the only of Moorcock's novels to not share continuity with the rest of his works.

Title Type Series Notes Original release
The Adventures of Una Persson and Catherine Cornelius in the Twentieth Century Novel Jerry Cornelius 1976
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate Elric of Melniboné A crossover wherein Elric teams up with three other Eternal Champions: Dorian Hawkmoon, Corum, and Erekosé. 1976
The Time of the Hawklords N/A A tie-in novel to the band Hawklords, in which the band members are space travellers. A novel by Michael Butterworth developed from an outline by Moorcock, with Moorcock only writing the first page. The antagonist of the novel is described in a prophecy as being associated with the forces of Chaos. The protagonists could be interpreted as connected to the Eternal Champion and a sword features which could be connected to Elric's sword. 1976
The End of All Songs The Dancers at the End of Time The end of the Dancers at the End of Time novel trilogy. 1976
Constant Fire Short story New Worlds 10
August 1976
The Condition of Muzak Jerry Cornelius Novel In this novel, Cornelius is first associated with the pierrot and Una Persson is associated with harlequin; this is the reason for Captain Cornelius' pierrot mask in The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"]. 1977
The Minstrel Girl Short story A Book of Contemporary Nightmares
1977
The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming Novel The Dancers at the End of Time An expansion of the short story Constant Fire. 1977
Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen N/A Features a version of Una Persson. The Chaos Gods of Elric are alluded to. 1978
The Last Enchantment Short story Elric of Melniboné A previously unpublished Elric story written during the character's original run in 1962. Ariel: The Book of Fantasy: Volume 3
1978
The Kassandra Peninsula Jerry Cornelius Game 5.1
January 1978
The Golden Barge: A Fable Novel N/A A previously unpublished novel originally written in 1958. 1979
The English Assassin: A Romance of Entropy Jerry Cornelius A variant of The English Assassin (1972). Among the changes, Una Persson is added to the story. 1979
Crossing into Cambodia: A Story of the Third World War Short story The Third World War The first story of The Third World War series. Mostly stand-alone, although minorly given continuity with Multiverse in the 1993 revision. Twenty Houses Of The Zodiac
1979
The Flight from Singapore New Worlds 216
September 1979
Going to Canada My Experiences in the Third World War
1980
Leaving Pasadena My Experiences in the Third World War
1980
The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle Novel Jerry Cornelius A movie-tie-in to the Sex Pistols mockumentary The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. Jerry Cornelius and various Cornelius characters are brought into the plot of the movie. 1980
The Russian Intelligence Jerry Cornell A Jerry Cornell novel, being a complete rewrite of Printer's Devil (1966). 1980
Byzantium Endures Pyat Quartet 1981
The Entropy Tango Jerry Cornelius A novel which incorporates The Kassandra Peninsula and The Minstrel Girl. 1981
The Steel Tsar A Nomad of the Time Streams 1981
The War Hound and the World's Pain Von Bek Introduces the Von Bek family. 1981
Elric at the End of Time Short story Elric of Melniboné A crossover between Elric of Melniboné and The Dancers at the End of Time. 1981
The Murderer's Song Jerry Cornelius Depicts Una Persson's perspective going between universes, with cameos from the settings of The Ice Schooner and The Dancers at the End of Time. 1981

Multiversal Eternal Champion saga (1991 - 2005)[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Starting with The Revenge of the Rose, Moorcock began establishing a new version of the Eternal Champion mythology which incorporated elements from his novels of the 1980s and was focused on new aspects of the multiverse.

Into the mid 1990s, almost the entirety of Moorcock's works were re-released in The Tales of the Eternal Champion with revisions to adapt them to the Multiverse cosmology established in the Second Ether trilogy.

Title Type Series Notes Original release
Corsairs of the Second Ether Short story Second Ether Introduces the concepts of Chaos Engineers and the scales of the multiverse, including the First, Second, and Third Ether. Introduces Horatio Quelch, the Original Insect, Buggery Otherly, and several individuals with the surname Begg. Also introduces the real world concept of self-similarity as a core part of the Moorcock Multiverse. Returns to the concepts of Chaos, the Balance and Limbo from Elric, with Law being referred to "the Singularity". The Lords of Chaos and Law are reimagined as the Angels of the Singularity and Angels of Chaos and the Battle of the Balance is believed by one character to be the "War in Heaven", reflecting the Eleventh Doctor's comment in The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"] that the conflict is "a bit Miltonian". New Worlds 2
1992

Continued stories in the Multiverse (2006 - present)[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Following the third conclusion to the Eternal Champion saga in 2005, Moorcock continued to write stories set in the now-established Multiverse continuity.

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Alan Moore's graphic novel series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which has several references to Doctor Who, includes a licensed appearance by Jerry Cornelius.

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