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Michael Moorcock Books in Order

Michael Moorcock has written 160 books, published between 1962 and 2026. The first book is The Sundered Worlds / The Blood Red Game (1962) and the newest is The Wounds of Albion (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Michael Moorcock also publishes as Bill Barclay, Desmond Reid, Edward P. Bradbury, James Colvin, Michael Barrington, Philip James, William Ewert Barclay.

Books
160
Published
1962–2026
Confirmed
2 of 160 titles
Pages on record
24,088 in 94 of 160 books
Reading time
401–602 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 24,088 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 94 of 160 titles with a page count on record.

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Michael John Moorcock, born 18 December 1939, is an English writer who started in science fiction and fantasy and later produced literary novels, comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. Moorcock has also worked as an editor and a musician. The Elric of Melniboné novels shaped the fantasy field in the 1960s and 1970s. Other series include Jerry Cornelius, Eternal Champion, Corum, Runestaff/Hawkmoon, Von Bek Family and Colonel Pyat Quartet. The catalogue runs from The Sundered Worlds / The Blood Red Game (1962) to The Wounds of Albion (2026).

How many Michael Moorcock books are there?

Michael Moorcock has 160 books, released between 1962 and 2026. They include 19 series and 29 titles listed outside any series.

Michael Moorcock Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 160 Michael Moorcock books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Wrecks of Time / The Rituals of Infinity by Michael Moorcock (1965)
  2. Cover of The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock, book 1 of the Jerry Cornelius series (1968)
  3. Cover of The Mad God's Amulet / Sorcerer's Amulet by Michael Moorcock, book 2 of the Runestaff/Hawkmoon series (1968)
  4. Cover of Best SF Stories from New Worlds3 by Michael Moorcock, book 3 of the Best SF Stories From New Worlds series (1968)
  5. Cover of The Sword of the Dawn by Michael Moorcock, book 3 of the Runestaff/Hawkmoon series (1968)
  6. Cover of Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock, book 1 of the Karl Glogauer series (1969)
  7. Cover of A Cure for Cancer by Michael Moorcock, book 2 of the Jerry Cornelius series (1969)
  8. Cover of The Runestaff / The Secret of the Runestaff by Michael Moorcock, book 4 of the Runestaff/Hawkmoon series (1969)
  9. Cover of Best SF Stories from New Worlds 5 by Michael Moorcock, book 5 of the Best SF Stories From New Worlds series (1969)
  10. Cover of The Black Corridor by Michael Moorcock (1969)
  11. Cover of The Ice Schooner by Michael Moorcock (1969)
  12. Cover of The Time Dweller by Michael Moorcock (1969)
  13. Cover of The Eternal Champion by Michael Moorcock, book 1 of the Eternal Champion series (1970)
  14. Cover of The Singing Citadel by Michael Moorcock, book 1 of the Elric Saga (1970)
  15. Cover of The Vanishing Tower / The Sleeping Sorceress by Michael Moorcock, book 1 of the Elric Saga (1970)
  16. Cover of The Warlord of the Air by Michael Moorcock, book 1 of the Oswald Bastable series (1971)
  17. Cover of Breakfast in the Ruins by Michael Moorcock, book 2 of the Karl Glogauer series (1971)
  18. Cover of The New Nature of the Catastrophe by Michael Moorcock, book 3 of the Jerry Cornelius series (1971)
  19. Cover of Elric of Melniboné / The Dreaming City by Michael Moorcock, book 2 of the Elric Saga (1972)
  20. Cover of Corum: The Coming of Chaos by Michael Moorcock, book 3 of the Eternal Champion series (1972)
  21. Cover of Count Brass by Michael Moorcock, book 1 of the Count Brass series (1973)
  22. Cover of The Jade Man's Eyes by Michael Moorcock, book 1 of the Elric Saga Short Stories/Novellas series (1973)
  23. Cover of The Return to Melniboné by Michael Moorcock, book 2 of the Elric Saga Short Stories/Novellas series (1973)
  24. Cover of The Hollow Lands by Michael Moorcock, book 2 of the Dancers At The End Of Time series (1974)
  1. 1
    The Sundered Worlds / The Blood Red GameVon Bek Family #11962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  2. 2
    The Wrecks of Time / The Rituals of Infinity1965 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1965136
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  3. 3
    Warriors of Mars / The City of the BeastMichael Kane #11965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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  4. 4
    Blades of Mars / Lord of the SpidersMichael Kane #21965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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  5. 5
    The Fireclown / The Winds of Limbo1965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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  6. 6
    Barbarians of Mars / Masters of the PitMichael Kane #31965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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  7. 7
    The Twilight Man / The Shores of Death1966 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1966160
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  8. 8
    The Deep Fix1966 · confirmed 2/4
    1966–
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  9. 9
    Best S.F. Stories from New WorldsBest SF Stories From New Worlds #11967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  10. 10
    The Jewel in the SkullRunestaff/Hawkmoon #11967 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967222
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  11. 11
    Best SF Stories from New Worlds 2Best SF Stories From New Worlds #21967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  12. 12
    The Final ProgrammeJerry Cornelius #11968 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968168
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  13. 13
    The Mad God's Amulet / Sorcerer's AmuletRunestaff/Hawkmoon #21968 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19681
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  14. 14
    Best SF Stories from New Worlds3Best SF Stories From New Worlds #31968 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968191
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  15. 15
    The Sword of the DawnRunestaff/Hawkmoon #31968 · 221 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968221
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  16. 16
    Behold the ManKarl Glogauer #11969 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969130
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  17. 17
    A Cure for CancerJerry Cornelius #21969 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969256
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  18. 18
    Best SF Stories from New Worlds 4Best SF Stories From New Worlds #41969 · confirmed 2/4
    1969–
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  19. 19
    The Runestaff / The Secret of the RunestaffRunestaff/Hawkmoon #41969 · 143 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969143
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  20. 20
    Best SF Stories from New Worlds 5Best SF Stories From New Worlds #51969 · 157 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969157
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  21. 21
    The Black Corridor1969 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969126
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  22. 22
    The Ice Schooner1969 · 183 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969183
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  23. 23
    The Time Dweller1969 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969176
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  24. 24
    The Distant Suns1969 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969192
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  25. 25
    The Chinese AgentJerry Cornell #11970 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970159
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  26. 26
    The Eternal ChampionEternal Champion #11970 · 484 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970484
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  27. 27
    The Singing CitadelElric Saga #11970 · 125 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970125
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  28. 28
    The Vanishing Tower / The Sleeping SorceressElric Saga #11970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  29. 29
    Phoenix in Obsidian / The Silver WarriorsEternal Champion #21970 · 195 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970195
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  30. 30
    Best SF Stories from New Worlds 6Best SF Stories From New Worlds #61970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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Michael Moorcock characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Michael Moorcock books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Michael Moorcock Short Story

15 books

15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Elric Saga books in order

13 books by Michael Moorcock
  1. 1. The Singing Citadel
  2. 1. The Vanishing Tower / The Sleeping Sorceress
  3. 2. Elric of Melniboné / The Dreaming City
  4. 2. Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories
  5. 3. The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
  6. 4. The Bane of the Black Sword / Song of the Black Sword
  7. 5. Stormbringer
  8. 6. The Weird of the White Wolf / The White Wolf
  9. 7. The Fortress of the Pearl
  10. 8. The Revenge of the Rose
  11. 9. The Dreamthief's Daughter
  12. 10. The White Wolf's Son
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Jerry Cornelius in order

12 books
  1. 1. The Final Programme
  2. 2. A Cure for Cancer
  3. 3. The New Nature of the Catastrophe
  4. 4. The English Assassin
  5. 5. The Adventures of Una Persson & Catherine Cornelius in the 20th Century / Persson and Catherine
  6. 6. The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius
  7. 7. The Condition of Muzak
  8. 8. The Entropy Tango
  9. 9. The Opium General and Other Stories
  10. 10. Firing the Cathedral
  11. 11. Jerry Cornelius: His Lives and His Times
  12. 12. Pegging the President

Eternal Champion in order

12 books
  1. 1. The Eternal Champion
  2. 2. Phoenix in Obsidian / The Silver Warriors
  3. 3. Corum: The Coming of Chaos
  4. 4. Earl Aubec and Other Stories
  5. 5. The Swords of Heaven, the Flowers of Hell
  6. 6. The Dragon in the Sword
  7. 7. The Roads Between The Worlds
  8. 8. Hawkmoon
  9. 9. A Nomad of the Time Streams
  10. 10. Kane of Old Mars
  11. 11. The Skrayling Tree: The Albino in America
  12. 12. Von Bek

Best SF Stories From New Worlds in order

6 books
  1. 1. Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds
  2. 2. Best SF Stories from New Worlds 2
  3. 3. Best SF Stories from New Worlds3
  4. 4. Best SF Stories from New Worlds 4
  5. 5. Best SF Stories from New Worlds 5
  6. 6. Best SF Stories from New Worlds 6

Chronicles Of Corum in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Knight of the Swords
  2. 2. The Queen of the Swords
  3. 3. The King of the Swords
  4. 4. The Bull and the Spear
  5. 5. The Oak and the Ram
  6. 6. The Sword and the Stallion

Dancers At The End Of Time in order

6 books
  1. 1. An Alien Heat
  2. 2. The Hollow Lands
  3. 3. Legends from the End of Time
  4. 4. The End of All Songs
  5. 5. The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming / A Messiah at the End of Time
  6. 6. Elric at the End of Time

Last Emperor Of Melnibone in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Stealer of Souls
  2. 2. To Rescue Tanelorn
  3. 3. The Sleeping Sorceress
  4. 4. Duke Elric
  5. 5. Elric in the Dream Realms
  6. 6. Swords and Roses

Von Bek Family in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Sundered Worlds / The Blood Red Game
  2. 2. The War Hound and the World's Pain
  3. 3. The Brothel in Rosenstrasse
  4. 4. The City in the Autumn Stars
  5. 5. Lunching with the Antichrist

Elric Saga Graphic Novels in order

5 books
  1. 1. Elric at the End of Time: The Graphic Novel
  2. 2. The Making of a Sorcerer
  3. 3. Elric: The Balance Lost, Vol. 1
  4. 4. Elric: The Balance Lost, Vol. 2
  5. 5. Elric: The Balance Lost, Vol. 3

Michael Moorcock Library in order

5 books
  1. 6. Hawkmoon: The History of the Runestaff
  2. 7. Hawkmoon: The History of the Runestaff Volume 2
  3. 9. Elric: Stormbringer
  4. 10. Elric: The Eternal Champion
  5. 14. Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer

Runestaff/Hawkmoon in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Jewel in the Skull
  2. 2. The Mad God's Amulet / Sorcerer's Amulet
  3. 3. The Sword of the Dawn
  4. 4. The Runestaff / The Secret of the Runestaff

Colonel Pyat Quartet in order

4 books
  1. 1. Byzantium Endures
  2. 2. The Laughter of Carthage
  3. 3. Jerusalem Commands
  4. 4. The Vengeance of Rome

Michael Kane in order

3 books
  1. 1. Warriors of Mars / The City of the Beast
  2. 2. Blades of Mars / Lord of the Spiders
  3. 3. Barbarians of Mars / Masters of the Pit

Oswald Bastable in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Warlord of the Air
  2. 2. The Land Leviathan
  3. 3. The Steel Tsar

Count Brass in order

3 books
  1. 1. Count Brass
  2. 2. The Champion of Garathorm
  3. 3. The Quest for Tanelorn

Second Ether in order

3 books
  1. 1. Blood
  2. 2. Fabulous Harbors
  3. 3. The War Amongst the Angels

Elric: The Moonbeam Roads in order

3 books
  1. 1. Daughter of Dreams
  2. 2. Destiny's Brother
  3. 3. Son of the Wolf

Sanctuary Of The White Friars in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Whispering Swarm
  2. 2. The Woods of Arcady
  3. 3. The Wounds of Albion

Karl Glogauer in order

2 books
  1. 1. Behold the Man
  2. 2. Breakfast in the Ruins

Jerry Cornell in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Chinese Agent
  2. 2. The Russian Intelligence

Elric Saga Short Stories/Novellas

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

London in order

2 books
  1. 1. Mother London
  2. 2. King of the City

Metatemporal Detectives in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Albino's Secret

Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction in order

1 book
  1. 2. Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction

Tom Strong in order

1 book
  1. 8. Book Six

Outspoken Authors in order

1 book
  1. 8. Modem Times 2.0

Sexton Blake in order

1 book
  1. 8. Sexton Blake: Caribbean Crisis & Voodoo Island

Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 9. Coming of the Terraphiles

Standalone books

29 books

29 Michael Moorcock titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Moorcock books in order?

You only need to read Michael Moorcock books in order within each series: the books listed here span 19 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Michael Moorcock

Start with The Singing Citadel (1970), the first Elric book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Sundered Worlds / The Blood Red Game (1962).

What is the newest Michael Moorcock book?

The Wounds of Albion (2026) is the newest Michael Moorcock book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Moorcock book coming?

No next Michael Moorcock book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Michael Moorcock has won

Wikidata records 13 awards and 39 nominations for Michael Moorcock. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Michael Moorcock at a glance

Still publishing
Michael Moorcock published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Michael Moorcock books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
24,088 pages across the 94 of 160 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Moorcock books, 45 of 160, were published in the 1970s.

What the Michael Moorcock books are about

107 of the 160 Michael Moorcock books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 34 of 107. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Fantasy 34 of 107 books
  • Science fiction 33 of 107 books
  • Fantasy, epic 16 of 107 books
  • Elric of melnibone (fictitious character) 15 of 107 books
  • Fiction in English 13 of 107 books
  • Melnibone (imaginary place) 12 of 107 books
  • Elric of Melniboné (Fictitious character) 11 of 107 books
  • Albinos and albinism 10 of 107 books
  • Swordsmen 10 of 107 books
  • Corum (fictitious character : moorcock) 7 of 107 books