Into the Media Web: Selected Short Non-Fiction, 1956-2006 by Michael Moorcock (Savoy, August 2, 2010, 978-0-86130-120-1, £48.00, 718pp, hc, nf, cover by John Coulthart) [edited by John Davey]
Massive collection of over 150 non-fiction pieces, edited and with an Introduction by John Davey. Includes articles, book reviews, memoirs, opinion pieces, criticism, fanzine articles, biographies, obituaries, editorials, forewords, afterwords and introductions. Arranged alphabetically by title. Possibly the closest to an autobiography that may ever appear. Foreword by Alan Moore.
- ix · The Multiversal Soldier · Alan Moore · fw
- xiii · Editor’s Introduction · John Davey · in
- 17 · Michael Moorcock: 1939- · Michael Moorcock · bg Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series Vol. 5 ed. Adele Sarkissian, Gale Research, 1987
- 44 · About My Multiverse · Michael Moorcock · ar Tales from the Texas Woods by Michael Moorcock, Mojo Press, 1997
- 46 · The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle: Adding to the Legend · Michael Moorcock · is Casablanca by Michael Moorcock, Gollancz, 1989
revised from the introduction added to The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle in 1981.
- 48 · Affairs at Hampden Ferrers: An English Romance · Michael Moorcock · br Studies in Fantasy Literature #3, 2005 [Ref. Brian W. Aldiss]
- 51 · The Alienness of Atmosphere · Michael Moorcock · br The Guardian August 31 2002 [Ref. David Lindsay]; review of A Voyage to Arcturus.
- 54 · Yoshitaka Amano · Michael Moorcock · ar Nippon 2007 Progress Report August 2006 [Ref. Yoshitaka Amano]
- 60 · An Angle on Asgard · Michael Moorcock · ar Bastion Spring 1962
- 66 · Aspects of the Author 1: New Worlds—Jerry Cornelius [Jerry Cornelius] · Michael Moorcock · ar Sojan by Michael Moorcock, Savoy, 1977
originally as letter to a reader in 1972.
- 74 · Aspects of the Author 2: In Lighter Vein [Jerry Cornelius] · Michael Moorcock · ar Sojan by Michael Moorcock, Savoy, 1977
- 76 · Behold the Man · Michael Moorcock · ar Mojo Press, 1996, as “[untitled]”; given as “Behold the Man: Author’s Note” in the Table of Contents.
from Behold the Man: The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition.
- 84 · Book Choice · Michael Moorcock · ar 1989/90 Waterstone’s Catalogue, Waterstone's, 1989; review of 10 books by Meredith, Babel, Bowen, Welty, Bester, Allingham, Wilson, Ballard, Gilchrist, Dworkin.
- 88 · Broken Heart of Texas · Michael Moorcock · bg Red Pepper July 1989
- 95 · Bug Jack Barron · Michael Moorcock · aw Toxic, 1999
- 101 · Button-Holed by Erudition · Michael Moorcock · ar The Daily Telegraph January 22 1994 [Ref. Aldous Huxley]; review of the complete centenary edition (Flamingo).
- 104 · By Spaceship to the Psyche · Michael Moorcock · ar Les Spinge January 1964
- 109 · The Case Against Pornography · Michael Moorcock · ar Casablanca by Michael Moorcock, Gollancz, 1989
- 114 · Caught Up in Reality · Michael Moorcock · in Bird of Prey by Steve Tasane & Carly Dreyfuss, Clubman, 1989
- 118 · A Child of Her Times: W Pett Ridge’s “Mord Em’ly” · Michael Moorcock · ar Waterstone’s Guide to London Writing ed. Nick Rennison, Waterstone's, 1999
- 121 · City of Dreadful Light · Michael Moorcock · br The Spectator May 6 2000 [Ref. China Miéville]; review of Perdido Street Station.
- 124 · Clashes of Symbols · Michael Moorcock · rv The Sunday Times September 13 1970; a TV column.
- 127 · Copycat Crimes of a Transsexual Killer · Michael Moorcock · br The Daily Telegraph August 27 1994 [Ref. John Irving]; review of A Son of the Circus.
- 129 · Crazy Like a Fox · Michael Moorcock · br The Guardian June 4 2005 [Ref. Emmanuel Carrère & Philip K. Dick]; review of I Am Alive and You Are Dead, a Journey Into the Mind of Philip K. Dick.
- 132 · The Crystal World, by J. G. Ballard · Michael Moorcock · br Delap’s F & SF Review #26, 1977, as “Untitled Review” [Ref. J. G. Ballard]
- 137 · Dear Nomads,… 1 · Michael Moorcock · cl The Time Centre Times v4 #2, 1996, as “Howdy Pards”
- 141 · Dear Nomads,… 2 · Michael Moorcock · cl The Time Centre Times v5 #1, 2003, as “Howdy Pards”
- 146 · Death by Hero-Worship · Michael Moorcock · br The Irish Press January 26 1978 [Ref. Elvis Presley]; review of The Life and Death of Elvis Presley by W.A. Harbinson & My Life with Elvis by Becky Yancey & Cliff Linedecker.
- 150 · The Deep Fix · Michael Moorcock · ar 1994
sleeve-notes for the New World’s Fair by Moorcock & The Deep Fix, CD Boxed Set, Griffin, 1994.
- 153 · Diary 1 · Michael Moorcock · bg The Spectator October 13 2001
- 156 · Diary 2 · Michael Moorcock · bg The Spectator August 30 2003
- 159 · Diary 3 · Michael Moorcock · bg The Spectator January 7 2006; this restores a paragraph cut from the original.
- 162 · Disarming Evil · Michael Moorcock · br New Statesman and Society May 6 1994 [Ref. Jonathan Carroll]; review of From The Teeth of Angels.
- 164 · The East Goes West · Michael Moorcock · br The Guardian March 18 2006; review of 2 books; restored; this version includes a photograph of the original much censored review.
- 167 · The Egg of the Glak • Little Dog’s Day · Michael Moorcock · br Books and Bookmen September 1971 [Ref. Harvey Jacobs & Jack Trevor Story]
- 169 · Elric of Melniboné: Introduction to the Graphic Adaptation · Michael Moorcock · in First Comics, 1986; originally in Elric of Melniboné (graphic; Thomas-Russell-Gilbert, First, 1986).
- 172 · The Elric Stories [Elric] · Michael Moorcock · lt Niekas #8, March 1964, as “[letter]”
- 179 · Expletives Deleted · Michael Moorcock · in Vintage, 2006 [Ref. Angela Carter]
- 185 · The Exploits of Engelbrecht · Michael Moorcock · aw Savoy, 2000 [Ref. Maurice Richardson]
- 188 · Fandom à la Française · Michael Moorcock · ar Satellite (fanzine) #8, 1958
- 192 · A Fiercer Hen · Michael Moorcock · br New Society July 29 1976 [Ref. Harlan Ellison]; review of 2 books by Harlan Ellison.
- 195 · The Fortunes of Filth · Michael Moorcock · br The Guardian July 1 1988 [Ref. David Hebditch & Nick Anning]; review of Porn Gold (Hebditch & Anning).
- 197 · Francis Bret Harte · Michael Moorcock · ar Book Collector’s News September 1956 [Ref. Francis Bret Harte]
- 200 · From the Editor to You · Michael Moorcock · ed Tarzan Adventures September 21 1957
- 202 · From the Editor · Michael Moorcock · ed Tarzan Adventures July 26 1958
- 203 · Germany Calling · Michael Moorcock · br The Guardian May 14 2005 [Ref. Eva Tucker]; review of Berlin Mosaic.
- 205 · Global Secret · Michael Moorcock · ar Retribution #8, 1957
- 207 · God in a Spacesuit · Michael Moorcock · ar Tangent #2, September 1965
- 211 · The Great Captains · Michael Moorcock · in Savoy, 1980 [Ref. Henry Treece]
- 215 · Harlequin and Harlequina’s House of Painted Magic · Michael Moorcock · ob The Guardian November 17 1988 [Ref. Maeve Gilmore]
- 218 · Haunted Palaces and Poisoned Chalices: The World of ’Gloriana’ · Michael Moorcock · aw Warner Aspect, 2003; original in Gloriana.
- 223 · Heart and Soul of the City · Michael Moorcock · ar The Observer in London Magazine March 4 1990
- 227 · Historical Fact and Myth in Connection with Conan · Michael Moorcock & James Cawthorn · ar Burroughsania August 1957 [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
- 233 · Homage to Cornucopia · Michael Moorcock · ar Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman ed. Gary Spencer Millidge & Smoky Man, Abiogenesis Press, 2003 [Ref. Alan Moore]
- 236 · The Hopkins Manuscript by R.C. Sherriff · Michael Moorcock · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #205, September 2005 [Ref. R. C. Sherriff]
originally published with unauthorised cuts as an introduction to The Hopkins Manuscript (Sherriff) Persephone, 2003.
- 249 · How Respectable Is Jazz? · Michael Moorcock · br Liberal News May 29 1958 [Ref. David Bolton]; review of Jazz in Britain.
- 251 · If Hitler Had Won World War Two… · Michael Moorcock · br The Daily Telegraph July 9 2005 [Ref. Gavriel D. Rosenfield]; review of The World Hitler Never Made.
- 254 · I Married a Prozine · Michael Moorcock · ar Archive Winter 1959
- 259 · Jack’s Unforgettable Christmas · Michael Moorcock · bg New Statesman and Society Christmas 1991 [Ref. Jack Trevor Story]
- 265 · Just Say Know · Michael Moorcock · ar
combination of eponymous article (Time Out, 21-28 Oct 1998) plus several paragraphs from a revised later version, “The Turning World of Drugs”, published on the web circa 2001.
- 270 · The King of Folk Is Unveiled as an Artist · Michael Moorcock · br The Daily Telegraph December 17 2005 [Ref. Steven Bower, Norma Guthrie & Woody Guthrie]; review of Woody Guthrie: Art Works (edited by Steven Bower & Norma Guthrie).
- 273 · Leaving Yugoslavia · Michael Moorcock · aw White Wolf, 1996 [Ref. Stewart von Allmen]
afterword to Saint Vitus Dances Eternity.
- 281 · Letters from Hollywood · Michael Moorcock · in Harrap, 1986
- 285 · The Hollywood Horrors · Michael Moorcock · ar Time Out August 20/August 26 1986; given as “Letters from Hollywood 2” in the Table of Contents.
- 294 · The Sixth Hollywood Letter · Michael Moorcock · ar Ambit #97, 1984; given as “Letters from Hollywood 3” in the Table of Contents.
- 304 · London Pride · Michael Moorcock · br New Statesman and Society March 8 1991 [Ref. Iain Sinclair]; review of Downriver.
- 306 · Lud Heat · Michael Moorcock · in Vintage, 1995 [Ref. Iain Sinclair]
- 309 · The Lunatic Who Took Over the Asylum · Michael Moorcock · br The Daily Telegraph June 11 2005 [Ref. Andrew Scull]; review of Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine.
- 311 · Man-Elf · Michael Moorcock · in The Saga of the Man Elf #1, 1989 [Ref. Guy Lawley & Steve Whitaker]
- 313 · The Man’s World · Michael Moorcock · ed Golden Nugget v1 #6, 1966, as by Ken MacBeth
- 316 · Master of Adventure · Michael Moorcock · fw University of Nebraska Press, 2005 [Ref. Richard A. Lupoff & Edgar Rice Burroughs]
- 320 · Mervyn Peake: An Appreciation · Michael Moorcock · ar Science Fantasy #60, 1963 [Ref. Mervyn Peake]
- 324 · Le Morte d’Arthur · Michael Moorcock · fw Cassell, 2000 [Ref. Thomas Malory]
- 327 · Mysteries of London · Michael Moorcock · br New Statesman and Society August 25 1995 [Ref. Aidan Dun]; review of Vale Royal.
- 330 · Mythago Wood · Michael Moorcock · ar Horror: 100 Best Books ed. Stephen Jones & Kim Newman, Xanadu, 1988 [Ref. Robert Holdstock]
- 333 · The New SF · Michael Moorcock · pr Hutchinson, 1969 [Ref. Langdon Jones]
- 338 · New Worlds: A Personal History · Michael Moorcock · in New Worlds: An Anthology ed. Michael Moorcock, Fontana Flamingo, 1983, as “Introduction”
expanded from “New Worlds: A Personal History” (Foundation, January 1979).
- 356 · New Worlds
- 357 · Play with Feeling · Michael Moorcock · ed New Worlds Science Fiction #129, April 1963
- 363 · A New Literature for the Space Age · Michael Moorcock · ed New Worlds SF #142, May/June 1964
- 365 · Fancy and Imagination · Michael Moorcock · br New Worlds SF #146, January 1965 [Ref. Brian W. Aldiss & Charles L. Harness]; review of Greybeard (Brian Aldiss), and The Paradox Men (Charles Harness).
- 369 · The Cosmic Satirist · Michael Moorcock · br New Worlds SF #147, February 1965, as by James Colvin [Ref. William Burroughs]; review of The Naked Lunch.
- 373 · Onward, Ever Onward… · Michael Moorcock · ed New Worlds SF #159, February 1966
- 376 · Why So Conservative? · Michael Moorcock · ed New Worlds SF #166, 1966
- 379 · Ballard: The Voice · Michael Moorcock · ed New Worlds SF #167, 1966 [Ref. J. G. Ballard]
- 381 · A Literature of Acceptance · Michael Moorcock · ar New Worlds #178, December 1967/January 1968, as by James Colvin
- 387 · Lead-In · Michael Moorcock · ed New Worlds #179, February 1968, as by The Publishers
- 391 · Barbarella and the Anxious Frenchman · Michael Moorcock & Charles Platt · ar New Worlds #179, February 1968
- 404 · Into the Media Web · Michael Moorcock · ar New Worlds #183, October 1968
- 415 · The Patsy · Michael Moorcock · br New Worlds #186, January 1969, as by William Barclay [Ref. Jack Trevor Story]; review of I Sit In Hangar Lane.
- 418 · Gormenghast · Michael Moorcock · ms New Worlds #186, January 1969; illustrated by Mervyn Peake [Ref. Mervyn Peake]
- 420 · Mervyn Peake · Michael Moorcock · ob New Worlds #187, February 1969 [Ref. Mervyn Peake]
- 424 · New Worlds Quarterly · Michael Moorcock · in New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971, as “Introduction”
- 426 · New Worlds Quarterly 2 · Michael Moorcock · in New Worlds Quarterly 2 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971, as “Keeping Perspective”
- 429 · New Worlds Quarterly 3 · Michael Moorcock · in New Worlds Quarterly 3 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972, as “Introduction”
- 432 · Mal Dean · Michael Moorcock · ob New Worlds 8 ed. Hilary Bailey, Sphere, 1975 [Ref. Mal Dean]
- 436 · New Worlds · Michael Moorcock · in New Worlds 1 ed. David S. Garnett, Gollancz, 1991, as “Introduction”
- 443 · The Final Word · Michael Moorcock · aw New Worlds 4 ed. David Garnett, Gollancz, 1994
- 446 · Phil Ochs · Michael Moorcock · ar
- 449 · Odd and Odder · Michael Moorcock · br The Guardian October 15 2005 [Ref. Louis Theroux]; review of Call of the Weird.
- 451 · The Odyssey of Sexton Blake · Michael Moorcock · ar The Sexton Blake Library #477, 1961
- 459 · On Carnell · Michael Moorcock · ob SFWA Bulletin #41/42, July 1972, as “Michael Moorcock on Carnell” [Ref. John Carnell]
- 461 · Paradise: The Final Frontier · Michael Moorcock · br The Daily Telegraph November 4 1991 [Ref. Howard Rheingold]; review of Virtual Reality.
- 466 · Patriotism and the Scientific Romance · Michael Moorcock · in Before Armageddon ed. Michael Moorcock, W.H. Allen, 1975
revised from London Magazine, December 1975.
- 478 · A Place of Perpetual Rehearsal and Audition · Michael Moorcock · ar The Daily Telegraph August 18 1990
- 482 · Platform · Michael Moorcock · ar Critical Wave August 1989; on Islam and The Satanic Verses.
- 489 · Political Gets Too Personal · Michael Moorcock · ar The New Statesman May 27 1988 [Ref. Andrea Dworkin]
- 493 · The Portobello Road · Michael Moorcock · ar Golden Nugget v1 #7, 1966, as by Jim Colvin; illustrated by Bryce Attwell
- 500 · Pulling the Shark’s Teeth · Michael Moorcock · br Flame May/June 1961 [Ref. Bertold Brecht]; review of The Threepenny Novel.
- 503 · Queen of the Martian Mysteries: Leigh Brackett · Michael Moorcock · in Martian Quest by Leigh Brackett, Haffner Press, 2002 [Ref. Leigh Brackett]
- 513 · A Reader’s Guide · Michael Moorcock · fw John Davey, 1992
- 514 · Reinventing a Vision · Michael Moorcock · br The Guardian November 29 2003 [Ref. Jeff VanderMeer]; review of Veniss Underground.
- 516 · The Retreat from Liberty · Michael Moorcock · in Zomba Books, 1983
- 521 · Satan’s Filing Clerks and Beerhall Bores · Michael Moorcock · br The Daily Telegraph February 25 2006 [Ref. Leon Goldensohn]; review of The Nuremberg Interviews.
- 524 · Scratching a Living · Michael Moorcock · ar Punch April 17 1985
- 528 · The Secret Life of Elric of Melniboné [Elric] · Michael Moorcock · ar Camber #14, 1964
- 534 · SF for Junior · Michael Moorcock · ar Vector Autumn 1959
- 539 · Soho Interlude · Michael Moorcock · ts A Fanzine Called Eustace Winter 1959
- 542 · Songs of Innocence · Michael Moorcock · ar Sight & Sound October 1992 [Ref. Tom Mix]
- 547 · Southern Comfort · Michael Moorcock · ar Impact Spring 1994
- 552 · Spectres from Outer Space · Michael Moorcock · ar The Radio Times October 2 1969
- 555 · Starship Stormtroopers · Michael Moorcock · ar Cienfuegos Press Anarchist Review #4, 1978
- 566 · Sword of Irony · Michael Moorcock · in Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber, White Wolf/Borealis, 1995, as “Introduction”
- 571 · The Swords of Heaven, The Flowers of Hell · Michael Moorcock · in HM Communications, 1979
- 574 · The Tale of the Eternal Champion
- 575 · The Eternal Champion · Michael Moorcock · in White Wolf, 1994
revised from 2 earlier introductions for The Eternal Champion (1978) and The Sundered Worlds (1992) plus extra material.
- 581 · Von Bek · Michael Moorcock · in White Wolf, 1994
- 584 · Elric: Song of the Black Sword · Michael Moorcock · in White Wolf, 1995
revised from the introduction to Elric of Melniboné (Millennium 1993).
- 587 · Kane of Old Mars · Michael Moorcock · in White Wolf, 1998
revised from the introduction to Warrior of Mars (1981), itself revised from the introduction to City of the Beast; or Warriors of Mars (1977); adds extra material.
- 591 · The Dancers at the End of Time · Michael Moorcock · in Millennium, 1993
- 593 · Elric: The Stealer of Souls · Michael Moorcock · in Millennium, 1993
from Stormbringer.
- 597 · Legends from the End of Time · Michael Moorcock · in White Wolf, 1999
expanded from the Introduction to the 1993 Millennium edition.
- 600 · A Texan Visionary · Michael Moorcock · in Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio by John Picacio, MonkeyBrain, 2006 [Ref. John Picacio]
- 604 · That Moon Plaque · Michael Moorcock · ms Men on the Moon (var. 1) ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Ace, 1969
- 605 · Thoroughly Modern George · Michael Moorcock · br The Spectator December 18/December 25 1999 [Ref. George Meredith]; review of The Amazing Victorian.
- 608 · 3, 2, 1, Rip Off! · Michael Moorcock · ar The New Statesman December 16 1977
- 611 · The Time of the Time Machine · Michael Moorcock · ar New Worlds No. 221 ed. Michael Moorcock, Jayde Design, 1996 [Ref. H. G. Wells]
restored text of the article written as Introduction to The Time Machine (Everyman, 1993).
- 622 · Time Travelling: Mr. And Mrs. Peake Hold a Party, Autumn 1965 · Michael Moorcock · in The Time Centre Times v5 #2, 2005, as “Love: A Memoir of Mervyn and Maeve Peake” [Ref. Mervyn Peake]
- 628 · Titus Groan · Michael Moorcock · in Folio Society, 1992 [Ref. Mervyn Peake]
- 638 · Tolkien Times Two · Michael Moorcock · br The Guardian January 25 2003 [Ref. Poul Anderson]; review of The Broken Sword.
- 640 · Tomorrow’s World Today · Michael Moorcock · br The Daily Telegraph November 25 2006 [Ref. Thomas Pynchon]; restored version; review of Against the Day.
- 643 · Treated Like Dirt · Michael Moorcock · ar New Statesman and Society May 27 1994
- 647 · Under Observation · Michael Moorcock · ar The Radio Times September 10/September 16 1983, as “Angus Wilson” [Ref. Angus Wilson]
- 651 · “Unique, Dark and Majestic” · Michael Moorcock · ar The Sunday Telegraph January 16 2000 [Ref. Mervyn Peake]
- 656 · Wagner and Wodehouse: Together at Last · Michael Moorcock · br Los Angeles Times June 17 1988 [Ref. Tom Holt]; review of Expecting Someone Taller.
- 659 · What’s In…in Science Fiction · Michael Moorcock · cl Golden Nugget v1 #1, 1966, as by Bill Barclay
- 663 · What’s In…on the Pop Scene · Michael Moorcock · cl Golden Nugget v1 #2, 1966, as by Bill Barclay
- 667 · What’s In…and Out…in the Popular Folk Hero Business · Michael Moorcock · cl Golden Nugget v1 #3, 1966, as by Bill Barclay; includes a review of The LSD Dossier by “Roger Harris”.
- 672 · What’s In…on the Music Scene 1 · Michael Moorcock · cl Golden Nugget v1 #6, 1966, as by Bill Barclay
- 675 · What’s In…in the Secret Agent Business · Michael Moorcock · cl Golden Nugget v1 #8, 1966, as by Ed Bradbury; reviews Somewhere In The Night and Printer’s Devil by “Bill Barclay”.
- 677 · What’s In…on the Music Scene 2 · Michael Moorcock · cl Golden Nugget v1 #9, 1966, as by Bill Barclay
- 680 · When Worlds Collide · Michael Moorcock · br The Guardian August 12 2006 [Ref. Walter Mosley]; restored text version; review of Fortunate Son.
- 683 · Whither Science Fiction? · Michael Moorcock · ar The Guardian September 16 1971, as “What Does the Future Hold for Science Fiction?”
- 686 · Wizardry and Wild Romance · Michael Moorcock · in Gollancz, 1987
- 692 · Epic Pooh · Michael Moorcock · ar BFS Booklet #4, 1978
- 705 · A Woman Raised a Boy · Michael Moorcock · br The Sunday Telegraph December 17 1989 [Ref. Tahar Ben Jelloun]; review of The Sacred Night.
- 708 · Women in My Life · Michael Moorcock · ar Woman’s Journal May 1990
- 710 · Memorial · Michael Moorcock · ob [Ref. Andrea Dworkin]; obituary read by John Davey on behalf of Moorcock at Dworkin’s memorial in 2005.
- 715 · James Cawthorn: 1929-2008 · Michael Moorcock · ob Locus January 2009 [Ref. James Cawthorn]; the additional first and last paragraphs are taken from the obituary in Relapse #14, May 2009.
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