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posted ago by Graphenium ago by Graphenium +19 / -1

Many of Moorcock's heroes are aspects of the Eternal Champion, a mystical figure resembling, though predating, Joseph Campbell's "Hero with a Thousand Faces". In times ranging from the sword-wielding, sorcery-ridden past to the post-nuclear future of the Tragic Millennium, Order and Chaos are elemental forces locked in perpetual battle. And at the center of that maelstrom is the Eternal Champion, fighting sometimes for Order, sometimes for Chaos, but always embattled and always crucial to the outcome of the nonetheless endless struggle.

I saw some interesting discussion on his books and short stories, which he inter-connected with this idea of the “Eternal Champion”. The presence of an interesting idea doesn’t guarantee a good book, so I’m wondering if anyone here can recommend him?