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|rowspan=12|''Sojan the Swordsman'' | |rowspan=12|''Sojan the Swordsman'' | ||
|Introduces Sojan, later established as an [[Eternal Champion]] in | |Introduces Sojan, later established as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). | ||
|''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). | ||
|{{wi|Science Fantasy (magazine)|Science Fantasy}} 47<br>June 1961 | |{{wi|Science Fantasy (magazine)|Science Fantasy}} 47<br>June 1961 | ||
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|''The Sundered Worlds'' | |''The Sundered Worlds'' | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|Introduces [[Renark of the Rim|Jon Renark]], later | |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]]. | 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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|''The Blood-Red Game'' | |''The Blood-Red Game'' | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|Sequel to ''The Sundered Worlds''. Features the multiverse. | |Sequel to ''The Sundered Worlds'', with the return of Asquiol of Pompeii. Features the multiverse. | ||
|''Science Fiction Adventures'' 32<br>May 1963 | |''Science Fiction Adventures'' 32<br>May 1963 | ||
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|''Preliminary Data'' | |''Preliminary Data'' | ||
|[[Jerry Cornelius]] | |[[Jerry Cornelius]] | ||
|Introduces [[Jerry Cornelius]], later revealed to be an [[Eternal Champion]] in | |Introduces [[Jerry Cornelius]], later revealed to be an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). 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 | |''New Worlds'' 153<br>August 1965 | ||
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|Novel | |Novel | ||
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|Introduces Konrad Arflane, later revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in | |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)}}. | ||
|''SF Impulse'' 9-11<br>November 1966 - January 1967 | |''SF Impulse'' 9-11<br>November 1966 - January 1967 | ||
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|''Dorian Hawkmoon'' | |''Dorian Hawkmoon'' | ||
|Introduces Dorian Hawkmoon, later revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in | |Introduces Dorian Hawkmoon, later revealed as an [[Eternal Champion]] in ''Phoenix in Obsidian'' (1970). | ||
|1967 | |1967 | ||
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|''New Worlds'' 185<br>December 1968 | |''New Worlds'' 185<br>December 1968 | ||
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|''Behold the Man'' | |||
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|An expansion of the 1966 novella. | |||
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|''The Black Corridor'' | |||
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|A stand-alone science fiction story. | |||
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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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|''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). | |||
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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, Urlik Skarsol, Aubec of Kaneloon, Shaleen, Artos, Alerik, Erekose, Ryan, Dorian Hawkmoon, Powys, Jerry Cornell, Brian, Umpata, Sojan, Klan, Clovis Marca, Pournachas, Oshbek-Uy, Ulysses, Ilanth, and Jerry Cornelius. | |||
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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'' | |||
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|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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