Elric_ The Stealer of Souls - Michael Moorcock [208]
And, of course, I must thank my wife, Linda, for all her ongoing help and as a proper, old-fashioned muse, praising what she likes and spurning with contempt that which she doesn’t. Some of these stories were appearing at about the same time my daughters, Sophie and Katie, were also making their first public appearances, so I must thank them and the great spoon Formulamixer for their involvement. I could say a great deal about Ron Bennett, Alan Dodd, Eric Bentcliffe, Arthur Thompson, Vince Clarke, Syd Bounds and a host of others who filled the Globe in Hatton Garden when I was a boy editor and whose fanzines were so funny, literate and had almost nothing whatsoever to do with SF or fantasy but who commissioned the odd piece from me anyway, helping me get my spurs long before the time it was seemly to be published. For John Picacio and an association that now enters its second decade. And, lastly, I’d like to thank Betsy Mitchell of Del Rey books for her commitment to making these new editions the best they could be.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MICHAEL JOHN MOORCOCK is the author of a number of science fiction, fantasy, and literary novels, including the Elric novels, the Cornelius Quartet, Gloriana, King of the City, and many more. As editor of the controversial British science fiction magazine New Worlds, Moorcock fostered the development of the New Wave in the U.K. and indirectly in the U.S. He won the Nebula Award for his novella Behold the Man. He has also won the World Fantasy Award, the British Fantasy Award, and many others.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
JOHN PICACIO has illustrated covers for books by Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Jeffrey Ford, Charles Stross, and Joe R. Lansdale, amongst others, but his very first book cover assignment was for a Michael Moorcock work. Picacio not only illustrated the cover of the Thirtieth Anniversary edition of Behold the Man (Mojo Press, 1996), he also contributed interior illustrations and designed the entire book. Moorcock’s early support and encouragement provided the right nudge at the right time, and that job energized Picacio to pursue a career as a book cover artist. In spring 2001, he left his day job in the world of architecture and has been a full-time professional illustrator ever since. He’s produced cover art for major franchises, such as Star Trek and The X-Men amongst others. A three-time Hugo Award nominee for Best Professional Artist, he has won the Locus Award, two International Horror Guild Awards, the Chesley Award, and the much-coveted World Fantasy Award—all in the artist category. A little more than a decade after that first gig with Moorcock’s Behold the Man, Picacio couldn’t be prouder to help initiate this sparkling new Del Rey series of Elric editions. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife, Traci. For more info, please visit www.johnpicacio.com.
ALSO BY MICHAEL MOORCOCK
Behold the Man
Breakfast in the Ruins
Gloriana
The Metatemporal Detective
THE CORNELIUS QUARTET
The Final Program
A Cure for Cancer
The English Assassin
The Condition of Muzak
BETWEEN THE WARS: THE PYAT QUARTET
Byzantium Endures
The Laughter of Carthage
Jerusalem Commands
The Vengeance of Rome
And many more
Praise for Michael Moorcock and the Elric Series
“A mythological cycle…highly relevant to the twentieth century…The figure of Elric often resembles many purely contemporary figureheads from Charles Manson to James Dean.”
—Time Out
“Elric is back! Herald the event!”
—Los Angeles Daily News on
The Fortress of the Pearl
“[The Elric] novels