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|Introduces [[Vortex Water]] and the [[Spammer Gain]]. | |Introduces [[Vortex Water]] and the [[Spammer Gain]]. | ||
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|''Firing the Cathedral'' | |||
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|''Jerry Cornelius'' | |||
|A Cornelius story exploring the warmongering nature of Bush era America. Features a potential timeline of the future in which sea levels drastically rise, Britain enters an Ice Age, and all empires fall. This reality is described as a "[[multiverse|multiversal]] twig" and the phrase "space is a dimension of time" is used; in relation to this, Professor Hira recalls his conversation with Jerry in ''The Final Programme'' (1968) in which he compared the multiversal cycle to the [[yuga]] cycle and denies it now, saying that understandings of the multiverse have evolved. [[Seaton Begg]] appears as a Hollywood movie franchise. Banning cannons appear, with the name "Banning" being said to originate from the Texas town of their origin. | |||
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|Introduces [[Cornelius (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Captain Cornelius]], the planet [[Venice (planet)|Venice]], and [[the V]]. Later incorporated as the prologue of {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}. | |Introduces [[Cornelius (The Coming of the Terraphiles)|Captain Cornelius]], the planet [[Venice (planet)|Venice]], and [[the V]]. Later incorporated as the prologue of {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}. | ||
|''Fast Ships, Black Sails''<br>2008 | |''Fast Ships, Black Sails''<br>2008 | ||
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|''Modem Times'' | |||
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|''Jerry Cornelius'' | |||
|An exploration of the war on terror and the failed optimism of the 20th century which has resulted in a modern Western complacency with the crimes of government, in particular examining Jerry Cornelius' position as a figure of nostalgia himself. Continues from ''Firing the Cathedral'' (2002), with Jerry returning from that story's timeline into a version of the present. | |||
|''The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Vol 2''<br>February 2008 | |||
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|''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)|The Coming of the Terraphiles]]'' | |''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)|The Coming of the Terraphiles]]'' | ||
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Moorcock depicts a more scientifically-based perspective of his Multiverse, incorporating the then-recent concept of [[dark flow]]. | Moorcock depicts a more scientifically-based perspective of his Multiverse, incorporating the then-recent concept of [[dark flow]]. | ||
|14 October 2010 | |14 October 2010 | ||
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|''Modem Times 2.0'' | |||
|Novelette | |||
|''Jerry Cornelius'' | |||
|An updated version of ''Modem Times'' (2008), integrating new material relating to the Obama administration's continued warmongering. Features mentions of [[Sexton Blake]] and a scene in which Cornelius remembers his childhood on [[Barsoom]]. At one point, Cornelius ponders the multiverse and senses the "[[dark flow|dark tides]]" seen in {{Cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}. | |||
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|''Shamalung (The Diminuations)'' | |''Shamalung (The Diminuations)'' | ||
