Michael Moorcock Reading Order

50 books (1968–2023)

Michael Moorcock's Anthologies series comprises 49 books published from 1968 to 2023, spanning fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and adventure across multiple genres. These anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with The Traps of Time. The series appears to be complete and includes contributions from Moorcock alongside other notable authors, encompassing themed collections and award-winning compilations throughout its five-decade span.

Start with The Traps of Time, the first of 49 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The Traps of Time 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Science Against Man 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	New World Quarterly #4 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	New World Quarterly 3 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	New Worlds 5 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Factions 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Fantastic Stories Special - 1975 Sword & Sorcery Annual 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	New Worlds 6 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	New Worlds Nine 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Before Armageddon, Vol. 1 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Legends from the End 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	New Worlds 10 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Best of British SF 2 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Weird Heroes Volume 8 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three: Nebula Winners 1965-1969 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Great Fantasy 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Nebula Award Stories 3 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	New Worlds 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Exploring Fantasy Worlds 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Tales From the Forbidden Planet 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Tarot Tales 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Third Annual Collection 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	New World Quarterly 2 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	New Worlds No. 221 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Pawn of Chaos 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Year's Best SF 3 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Brit-pulp! 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Furthest Horizon 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Breaking Windows 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Cities 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Year's Best SF 8 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Cross Plains Universe 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Space Opera Renaissance 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Fast Ships, Black Sails 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	The New Weird 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Kizuna: Fiction for Japan 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	The Sword & Sorcery Anthology 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Zenith Lives! 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Old Mars 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	The Time Traveler's Almanac 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Reports from the Deep End 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1967–1970)

The Best SF Stories From New Worlds is a complete six-book anthology series edited by Michael Moorcock, published between 1967 and 1970. Each volume collects science fiction stories that originally appeared in New Worlds magazine during this influential period of the publication. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with the first volume and progressing through to the sixth and final book.

Start with Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds, the first of 6 books in the Best SF Stories From New Worlds series.

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1	Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Best SF Stories from New Worlds 2 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Best SF Stories from New Worlds3 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Best SF Stories from New Worlds 4 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Best SF Stories from New Worlds 5 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Best SF Stories from New Worlds 6 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1971–1974)

The Chronicles of Corum is a complete six-book fantasy series by Michael Moorcock published between 1971 and 1974. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The King of the Swords and continuing through The Knight of the Swords, The Queen of the Swords, The Bull and the Spear, The Oak and the Ram, and concluding with The Sword and the Stallion. This epic adventure sequence follows a connected narrative arc across its full span.

Start with The King of the Swords, the first of 6 books in the Chronicles Of Corum series.

#	Title
1	The King of the Swords 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Knight of the Swords 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Queen of the Swords 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Bull and the Spear 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Oak and the Ram 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Sword and the Stallion 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1981–1999)

The Colonel Pyat Quartet comprises four books published between 1981 and 1999, following the adventures of its titular protagonist across a sweeping narrative arc. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Byzantium Endures and continuing through The Laughter of Carthage, Jerusalem Commands, and concluding with The Vengeance of Rome. Michael Moorcock blends fantasy, science fiction, and thriller elements throughout this ambitious quartet, which stands as a finished work requiring no further installments.

Start with Byzantium Endures, the first of 4 books in the Colonel Pyat Quartet series.

#	Title
1	Byzantium Endures 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Laughter of Carthage 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Jerusalem Commands 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Vengeance of Rome 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1973–1975)

Michael Moorcock's Count Brass trilogy consists of three complete fantasy novels published between 1973 and 1975. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Count Brass, followed by The Champion of Garathorm, and concluding with The Quest for Tanelorn. This standalone trilogy showcases Moorcock's signature blend of fantasy and adventure storytelling from the height of his prolific writing career.

Start with Count Brass and read in order.

#	Title
1	Count Brass 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Champion of Garathorm 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Quest for Tanelorn 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1972–1981)

Michael Moorcock's Dancers at the End of Time is a six-book science fiction and fantasy series that spans from 1972 to 1981 and follows publication order. The complete series begins with An Alien Heat and concludes with Elric at the End of Time, taking readers through interconnected tales set in a far distant future where time itself becomes malleable. Each entry builds upon the previous one, weaving together themes of decadence, identity, and the nature of reality across this meticulously constructed universe. Readers should approach these books in the order they were published to fully appreciate the complex relationships and callbacks that define the series.

Start with An Alien Heat, the first of 6 books in the Dancers At The End Of Time series.

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1	An Alien Heat 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hollow Lands 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Legends from the End of Time 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The End of All Songs 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Transformation of Miss Mavis Ming / A Messiah at the End of Time 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Elric at the End of Time 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

36 books (2010–2022)

The Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures series comprises 36 novels published between 2010 and 2022, following the adventures of the Eleventh Doctor across various science fiction and mystery-driven scenarios. Written by multiple authors including Justin Richards, David Llewellyn, Oli Smith, and others, these books should be read in publication order to experience the character's development throughout the series. Begin with Apollo 23 and continue through the complete run, which appears to have concluded by 2022. This series offers standalone adventure stories connected by the protagonist's ongoing journey through time and space.

Start with Apollo 23(By: Justin Richards), the first of 36 books in the Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures series.

#	Title
1	Apollo 23(By: Justin Richards) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Coming of the Terraphiles 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Night of the Humans(By: David Llewellyn) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Night of the Monsters(By: David Llewellyn) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Nuclear Time(By: Oli Smith) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Forgotten Army(By: Brian Minchin) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Glamour Chase(By: Gary Russell) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The King's Dragon(By: Una McCormack) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Runaway Train(By: Oli Smith) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Blackout(By: Oli Smith) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Borrowed Time(By: Naomi Alderman) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dead of Winter(By: James Goss) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Death Riders(By: Justin Richards) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Heart of Stone(By: Trevor Baxendale) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Hunter's Moon(By: Paul Finch) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Paradox Lost(By: George Mann) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Rain of Terror(By: Mike Tucker) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Good, the Bad and the Alien(By: Colin Brake) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Silent Stars Go By(By: Dan Abnett) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Way Through the Woods(By: Una McCormack) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Touched by An Angel(By: Jonathan Morris) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Dark Horizons(By: Jenny Colgan) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Horror of the Space Snakes(By: Gary Russell) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Plague of the Cybermen(By: Justin Richards) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Shroud of Sorrow(By: Tommy Donbavand) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Dalek Generation(By: Nicholas Briggs) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Doctor: His Lives and Times(By: James Goss,Steve Tribe) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Silurian Gift(By: Mike Tucker) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Engines of War(By: George Mann) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Tales of Trenzalore(By: Justin Richards) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	System Wipe(By: Oli Smith) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Extra Time(By: Richard Dungworth) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Terminal of Despair(By: Steve Lyons) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Terrible Lizards(By: Jonathan Green) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Water Thief(By: Jacqueline Rayner) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Rebellion on Treasure Island(By: Bali Rai) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1970–2022)

The Elric Saga is a 11-book fantasy series by Michael Moorcock spanning from 1970 to 2022, following the adventures of the albino swordsman Elric across a richly imagined multiverse. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Vanishing Tower and concluding with The Citadel of Forgotten Myths. This sequence tracks Elric's journey through increasingly complex realms and supernatural encounters, with each installment building upon the mythology and worldbuilding of its predecessors. The series is considered complete, offering readers a definitive arc across five decades of publication.

Start with The Vanishing Tower / The Sleeping Sorceress, the first of 11 books in the Elric Saga series.

#	Title
1	The Vanishing Tower / The Sleeping Sorceress 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Elric of Melniboné / The Dreaming City 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sailor on the Seas of Fate 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Stormbringer 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Bane of the Black Sword / Song of the Black Sword 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Weird of the White Wolf / The White Wolf 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Fortress of the Pearl 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Revenge of the Rose 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Dreamthief's Daughter 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The White Wolf's Son 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Citadel of Forgotten Myths 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1970–2013)

The Elric Saga Collections comprises three complete volumes of Michael Moorcock's fantasy and science fiction stories, published between 1970 and 2013. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with The Singing Citadel, followed by Elric: Stormbringer (illustrated by P. Craig Russell and colored by Lovern Kindzierski), and concluding with Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories. The series gathers interconnected tales that showcase Moorcock's signature blend of fantasy, adventure, and darker themes across the Elric universe.

Start with The Singing Citadel and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Singing Citadel 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Elric: Stormbringer(With: P. Craig Russell,Lovern Kindzierski) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1982–2011)

The Elric Saga Graphic Novels is a complete six-book series adapting Michael Moorcock's fantasy and science fiction universe into graphic novel format. Published between 1982 and 2011, these volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with The Dreaming City and concluding with the three-part Elric: The Balance Lost collection. The series combines dark fantasy with elements of mystery and adventure, presenting the source material through sequential art across three decades of publication.

Start with The Dreaming City, the first of 6 books in the Elric Saga Graphic Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Dreaming City 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Elric at the End of Time: The Graphic Novel 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Making of a Sorcerer 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Elric: The Balance Lost, Vol. 1 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Elric: The Balance Lost, Vol. 2 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Elric: The Balance Lost, Vol. 3 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1973–1973)

This two-book collection of Elric Saga short stories and novellas by Michael Moorcock comprises The Jade Man's Eyes and The Return to Melniboné, both published in 1973. The series is complete and should be read in publication order. These fantasy tales expand the world of Moorcock's iconic sword-and-sorcery universe with standalone stories that complement the broader Elric narrative.

Start with The Jade Man's Eyes and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Jade Man's Eyes 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Return to Melniboné 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2013–2013)

The Elric: The Moonbeam Roads series consists of three fantasy novels by Michael Moorcock, published in 2013 as a complete trilogy. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Daughter of Dreams, followed by Destiny's Brother, and concluding with Son of the Wolf. The series represents Moorcock's exploration of his long-running multiverse mythology through this interconnected narrative arc.

Start with Daughter of Dreams and read in order.

12 books (1970–2024)

Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion series spans twelve novels published between 1970 and 2024, with new installments still being released. This ongoing fantasy and science fiction saga should be read in publication order, beginning with Phoenix in Obsidian / The Silver Warriors. The series weaves together interconnected tales across multiple worlds and timelines, featuring various incarnations of the eternal champion archetype that defines Moorcock's expansive literary universe.

Start with Phoenix in Obsidian / The Silver Warriors, the first of 12 books in the Eternal Champion series.

#	Title
1	Phoenix in Obsidian / The Silver Warriors 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Eternal Champion 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Corum: The Coming of Chaos 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Earl Aubec and Other Stories 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Swords of Heaven, the Flowers of Hell(With: Howard Chaykin) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Dragon in the Sword 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Roads Between The Worlds 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Hawkmoon 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Nomad of the Time Streams 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Kane of Old Mars 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Skrayling Tree: The Albino in America 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Von Bek 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1999–2022)

Michael Moorcock's graphic novel adaptations span two volumes published across more than two decades, beginning with Michael Moorcock's Multiverse in 1999 and concluding with Karl the Viking, Vol. 2: The Voyage of the Sea Raiders in 2022. These works should be read in publication order to follow the intended narrative progression. The series appears to be complete, offering fantasy and science fiction storytelling through sequential art collaborations with artists Don Lawrence and Ted Cowan.

Start with Michael Moorcock's Multiverse and read in order.

#	Title
1	Michael Moorcock's Multiverse 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Karl the Viking, Vol. 2: The Voyage of the Sea Raiders(With: Don Lawrence,Ted Cowan) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1968–2018)

The Jerry Cornelius series comprises 12 novels and story collections published between 1968 and 2018, following the exploits of the enigmatic Jerry Cornelius across multiple realities and time periods. Michael Moorcock's complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Final Programme and concluding with Pegging the President. The works blend science fiction, fantasy, and thriller elements as Moorcock explores surreal narratives and experimental storytelling techniques throughout this expansive saga.

Start with The Final Programme, the first of 12 books in the Jerry Cornelius series.

#	Title
1	The Final Programme 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Cure for Cancer 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The New Nature of the Catastrophe(With: Langdon Jones) 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The English Assassin 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Adventures of Una Persson & Catherine Cornelius in the 20th Century / Persson and Catherine 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Condition of Muzak 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Entropy Tango 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Opium General and Other Stories 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Firing the Cathedral 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Jerry Cornelius: His Lives and His Times 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Pegging the President 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1970–1983)

Michael Moorcock's Jerry Cornell series comprises two complete novels published over more than a decade, with The Chinese Agent arriving in 1970 and The Russian Intelligence following in 1983. These spy thrillers should be read in publication order to follow the protagonist's adventures chronologically. The series blends action and espionage elements within Moorcock's broader portfolio of fantasy and science fiction works.

Start with The Chinese Agent and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Chinese Agent 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Russian Intelligence 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1969–1971)

Michael Moorcock's Karl Glogauer series comprises two standalone yet connected novels published between 1969 and 1971. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Behold the Man followed by Breakfast in the Ruins. The books blend science fiction and fantasy elements within Moorcock's characteristic style of speculative fiction.

Start with Behold the Man and read in order.

#	Title
1	Behold the Man 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Breakfast in the Ruins 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2008–2010)

The Last Emperor of Melnibone is a six-book fantasy series by Michael Moorcock published between 2008 and 2010. The complete sequence should be read in publication order, beginning with The Sleeping Sorceress and concluding with Swords and Roses. This series brings together Moorcock's sprawling multiverse narratives centered on his most iconic antihero character.

Start with The Sleeping Sorceress, the first of 6 books in the Last Emperor Of Melnibone series.

#	Title
1	The Sleeping Sorceress 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Stealer of Souls 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	To Rescue Tanelorn 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Duke Elric 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Elric in the Dream Realms 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Swords and Roses 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1988–2000)

Michael Moorcock's two-book London series spans from 1988 to 2000 and should be read in publication order, beginning with Mother London followed by King of the City. The complete series blends fantasy, science fiction, and mystery elements within an urban setting. Both volumes are essential to experiencing Moorcock's full vision for this finished collection.

Start with Mother London and read in order.

#	Title
1	Mother London 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	King of the City 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2025–2025)

3 books (1965–1965)

Michael Moorcock's Michael Kane trilogy consists of three science fantasy adventures published in 1965, following publication order for the complete series. These action-packed novels blend science fiction and fantasy elements as they follow their protagonist through exotic alien landscapes and dangerous encounters. The series is finished and best experienced sequentially, beginning with Barbarians of Mars and continuing through Masters of the Pit and Warriors of Mars.

Start with Barbarians of Mars / Masters of the Pit and read in order.

#	Title
1	Barbarians of Mars / Masters of the Pit 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blades of Mars / Lord of the Spiders 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Warriors of Mars / The City of the Beast 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1984–2012)

Michael Moorcock's non-fiction collection spans ten books published between 1984 and 2012, exploring topics ranging from epic fantasy literature to his own creative experiences in film and media. The series includes critical essays on fantasy and science fiction, memoirs about fellow writers like Mervyn Peake, and selections of his shorter non-fiction pieces covering various subjects from 1956 onward. Several entries are collaborative works, featuring contributions from artists and writers including Wendy Pini and Colin Greenland. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Retreat from Liberty.

Start with The Retreat from Liberty, the first of 10 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	The Retreat from Liberty 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Letters From Hollywood 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Law and Chaos: The Stormbringer Animated Film Projects(With: Wendy Pini) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Death is No Obstacle(With: Colin Greenland) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Mervyn Peake: A Memoir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Sunday Books(With: Mervyn Peake) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Into the Media Web: Selected Short Non-Fiction, 1956-2006 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1971–1981)

Michael Moorcock's Oswald Bastable trilogy spans a decade of publication from 1971 to 1981 and should be read in publication order beginning with The Warlord of the Air. The complete series comprises three books: The Warlord of the Air, The Land Leviathan, and The Steel Tsar. Blending fantasy, science fiction, and adventure elements, this finished series follows a interconnected narrative across its installments.

Start with The Warlord of the Air and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Warlord of the Air 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Land Leviathan 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Steel Tsar 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

33 books (1984–2026)

The Outspoken Authors series is an anthology collection spanning 32 books published from 1984 to 2026, featuring contributions from various science fiction and fantasy authors alongside editor Michael Moorcock. The series remains ongoing and should be read in publication order to follow the chronological development of the collection. Each installment brings together diverse voices exploring themes across fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and social commentary, making it ideal for readers interested in contemporary speculative fiction by established and notable writers.

Start with The Presidential Papers(By: John H. Kessel), the first of 32 books in the Outspoken Authors series.

#	Title
1	The Presidential Papers(By: John H. Kessel) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Human Front(By: Ken MacLeod) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lucky Strike(By: Kim Stanley Robinson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Left Left Behind(By: Terry Bisson,Eleanor Arnason) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Mammoths of the Great Plains(By: Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Underbelly(By: Gary Phillips,Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Modem Times 2.0(With: Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow(By: Cory Doctorow,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Wild Girls(By: Ursula K. Le Guin,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Report from Planet Midnight(By: Nalo Hopkinson,Eleanor Arnason) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Surfing the Gnarl(By: Rudy Rucker) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	New Taboos(By: John Shirley) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials(By: Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Science of Herself(By: Karen Joy Fowler,Eleanor Arnason) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Raising Hell(By: Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Gypsy(By: Carter Scholz,Eleanor Arnason) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	My Life, My Body(By: Marge Piercy) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be(By: Joe R. Lansdale,Eleanor Arnason) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Fire.(By: Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Totalitopia(By: John Crowley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Atheist in the Attic(By: Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Thoreau's Microscope(By: Michael Blumlein,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	A City Made of Words(By: Paul Park) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Talk Like a Man(By: Nisi Shawl) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Beatrix Gates(By: Rachel Pollack) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Big Girl(By: Meg Elison) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Planetbreaker’s Son(By: Nick Mamatas) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Utopias of the Third Kind(By: Vandana Singh) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Night Shift(By: Eileen Gunn) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Collapsing Frontier(By: Jonathan Lethem) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Not What I Intended(By: Nancy Kress) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	She is Here(By: Nicola Griffith) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2020–2026)

The Renegade Swords series is an ongoing fantasy adventure by Michael Moorcock comprising four books released between 2020 and 2026. Readers should begin with the first installment, Renegade Swords, and proceed in publication order through the subsequent volumes. The series blends action, fantasy, and science fiction elements characteristic of Moorcock's expansive storytelling.

Start with Renegade Swords, the first of 4 books in the Renegade Swords series.

4 books (1967–1969)

The Runestaff series, also known as the Hawkmoon sequence, is a four-book fantasy and science fiction saga by Michael Moorcock published between 1967 and 1969. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Jewel in the Skull and continuing through The Mad God's Amulet, The Sword of the Dawn, and concluding with The Runestaff. This interconnected epic combines elements of dark fantasy and adventure across its tightly plotted narrative arc.

Start with The Jewel in the Skull, the first of 4 books in the Runestaff/Hawkmoon series.

#	Title
1	The Jewel in the Skull 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mad God's Amulet / Sorcerer's Amulet 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sword of the Dawn 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Runestaff / The Secret of the Runestaff 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2026)

Michael Moorcock's Sanctuary of the White Friars is a fantasy series consisting of three books published between 2014 and 2023. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Whispering Swarm, followed by The Woods of Arcady and The Wounds of Albion.

Start with The Whispering Swarm and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Whispering Swarm 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Woods of Arcady 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Wounds of Albion 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1994–1996)

Michael Moorcock's Second Ether trilogy consists of three interconnected fantasy and science fiction novels published between 1994 and 1996. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Blood, followed by Fabulous Harbors, and concluding with The War Amongst the Angels. This trilogy blends elements of mystery and adventure within Moorcock's characteristic imaginative worldbuilding.

Start with Blood and read in order.

#	Title
1	Blood 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fabulous Harbors 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The War Amongst the Angels 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1962–2023)

The Sexton Blake series spans eight books published between 1962 and 2023, blending mystery, adventure, science fiction, and fantasy elements. Beginning with White Mercenary by Peter Saxon, the series continues with seven additional installments primarily written by Mark Hodder, culminating in Sexton Blake: Caribbean Crisis & Voodoo Island as a collaborative work. These books should be read in publication order to follow the series' narrative progression. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with White Mercenary(By: Peter Saxon), the first of 8 books in the Sexton Blake series.

#	Title
1	White Mercenary(By: Peter Saxon) 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Silent Thunder Caper(By: Mark Hodder) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sexton Blake and the Great War(By: Mark Hodder) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sexton Blake and the Master Crooks(By: Mark Hodder) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Sexton Blake's Allies(By: Mark Hodder) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Sexton Blake on the Home Front(By: Mark Hodder) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sexton Blake's New Order(By: Mark Hodder) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Sexton Blake: Caribbean Crisis & Voodoo Island(With: Mark Hodder) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1975–2012)

This four-book collection of short stories and novellas by Michael Moorcock spans from 1975 to 2012 and is now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with White Stars and continuing through Colour, Birds of the Moon, and Curare. Moorcock's work across these pieces draws on his expertise in fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and adventure storytelling.

Start with White Stars, the first of 4 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	White Stars 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Colour 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Birds of the Moon 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Curare 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (1976–2014)

Michael Moorcock's Short Story Collections comprise 16 volumes published between 1976 and 2014, presenting a complete series that should be read in publication order. These collections showcase Moorcock's versatility across fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and adventure genres, ranging from tales set in imagined worlds to stories grounded in contemporary and historical settings. The series includes collaborations, such as Modem Times 2.0 with Eleanor Arnason, and spans thematic collections like London Bone and The Metatemporal Detective alongside comprehensive best-of volumes. Begin with Moorcock's Book of Martyrs / Dying for Tomorrow and progress through to the final entry to experience the full breadth of the author's short fiction career.

Start with Moorcock's Book of Martyrs / Dying for Tomorrow, the first of 16 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	Moorcock's Book of Martyrs / Dying for Tomorrow 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	England Invaded 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sojan 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Prince with the Silver Hand 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	My Experiences in the Third World War 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Casablanca 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Tales from the Texas Woods 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	London Bone 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Metatemporal Detective 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Best of Michael Moorcock 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Sojan the Swordsman / Under the Warrior Star 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Modem Times 2.0(With: Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Breakfast in the Ruins and Other Stories 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Moorcock's Multiverse 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Brothel in Rosenstrasse and Other Stories 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Travelling to Utopia 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1965–2000)

Michael Moorcock's Standalone Novels series comprises 13 complete works published between 1965 and 2000, with several authored in collaboration with James Colvin, Philip James, and Storm Constantine. These books span fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and adventure genres and should be read in publication order beginning with The Fireclown / The Winds of Limbo. The series represents Moorcock's diverse explorations across different fictional worlds and narrative styles, each standing as an independent entry rather than a continuous storyline.

Start with The Fireclown / The Winds of Limbo, the first of 13 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Fireclown / The Winds of Limbo 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Wrecks of Time / The Rituals of Infinity 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Deep Fix(With: James Colvin) 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Twilight Man / The Shores of Death 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Black Corridor 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Distant Suns(With: Philip James) 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Ice Schooner 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Time Dweller 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Gloriana 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Golden Barge 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Sailing to Utopia 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Silverheart(With: Storm Constantine) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (2015–2026)

The Michael Moorcock Library is a complete two-volume collection published in 2015 that brings together classic fantasy and science fiction tales from one of the genre's most influential authors. The series encompasses multiple storylines featuring iconic characters like Elric and Hawkmoon across Moorcock's interconnected worlds, presented in publication order with contributions from various writers and artists including Roy Thomas, Mike Mignola, and Walter Simonson. Readers should begin with Elric of Melniboné and proceed sequentially through both volumes to experience the full scope of these legendary adventures.

Start with Elric of Melniboné and read in order.

13 books (2001–2023)

Tom Strong is a 13-book comic book series published between 2001 and 2023, primarily written by Alan Moore with contributions from various artists and writers including Howard Chaykin, Ed Brubaker, and others. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Book 1 by Alan Moore and continuing through the numbered volumes, Terrific Tales spinoffs, and standalone graphic novels like Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom and Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril. The series appears to be complete as of its final compendium edition. This pulp-inspired superhero series follows the adventures of its powerful protagonist across science fiction, mystery, and action-packed storylines.

Start with Book 1(By: Alan Moore), the first of 13 books in the Tom Strong series.

#	Title
1	Book 1(By: Alan Moore) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Book 2(By: Alan Moore,Al Gordon) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Terrific Tales, Book 1(By: Alan Moore) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Terrific Tales, Book 2(By: Alan Moore) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Book 3(By: Alan Moore) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Book 4(By: Howard Chaykin,Geoff Johns,Alan Moore,Leah Moore) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Book Five(By: Ed Brubaker,Alan Moore,Mark Schultz,Brian K. Vaughan,Steve Aylett) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Book Six(With: Joe Casey,Alan Moore,Steve Moore) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Vol. 1(By: Alan Moore) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Vol. 2(By: Alan Moore) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom(By: Alan Moore) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Tom Strong And The Planet of Peril(By: Alan Moore,Peter Hogan) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Tom Strong Compendium(By: Alan Moore) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1962–1994)

The Von Bek Family series spans five books published between 1962 and 1994, following the publication order beginning with The Sundered Worlds (also known as The Blood Red Game). This complete fantasy and science fiction sequence includes The War Hound and the World's Pain, The Brothel in Rosenstrasse, The City in the Autumn Stars, and concludes with Lunching with the Antichrist. Michael Moorcock weaves together themes of adventure, mystery, and philosophical inquiry across these interconnected tales within his broader multiverse. The series should be read in publication order to experience the full arc of the Von Bek family's journey across dimensions and through history.

Start with The Sundered Worlds / The Blood Red Game, the first of 5 books in the Von Bek Family series.

#	Title
1	The Sundered Worlds / The Blood Red Game 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The War Hound and the World's Pain 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Brothel in Rosenstrasse 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The City in the Autumn Stars 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Lunching with the Antichrist 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (1996–2013)

The Year's Best SF Anthology series is a complete collection of 18 science fiction anthologies edited by Michael Moorcock, published between 1996 and 2013. These volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with Year's Best SF and continuing through Year's Best SF 15 and three additional entries. Each book features a curated selection of short fiction representing the best science fiction writing from its respective year.

Start with Year's Best SF, the first of 18 books in the Year's Best SF Anthology series.

#	Title
1	Year's Best SF 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Year's Best SF 2 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Year's Best SF 3 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Year's Best SF 4 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Year's Best SF 5 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Year's Best SF 6 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Year's Best SF 7 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Year's Best SF 8 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Year's Best SF 9 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Year's Best SF 10 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Year's Best SF 11 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Year's Best SF 12 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Year's Best SF 13 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Year's Best SF 14 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Year's Best SF 15 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Year's Best SF 16 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Year's Best SF 17 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Year's Best SF 18 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1989–1989)

Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction is a two-book anthology series edited by Michael Moorcock, published in 1989 as a complete collection. The series showcases science fiction stories from emerging British writers and should be read in publication order, beginning with Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction followed by the original Zenith volume.

Start with Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction and read in order.

#	Title
1	Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Zenith(By: Lisa Tuttle,David S. Garnett,Elizabeth Sourbut) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible