The first book in the Cornelius Quartet is the groundbreaking introduction to the misadventures and vendettas of Jerry Cornelius, one of modern literature's most distinctive characters, the product of a bewildering post-modern culture, and an inspiration for generations of characters since.
Music writer. 'Hawkwind: Days Of The Underground' voted one of the top ten music books of 2020 by MOJO, Uncut, Prog, and Shindig!
I'm back on my slow tour of classic SF with Michael Moorcock's first Jerry Cornelius novel, The Final Programme (written in 1965, but not published until 1968). It's a strange, but oddly beguiling book that epitomises the anti-heroic thrust of much new wave SF... 1/4 https://t.co/zCF1ZN1sdz
IGF nominated writer. Books, comics, TV and games. He/Him. Latest: Ella Upgraded, Hex Loader, Blondie @ Z2, Terrahawks @ TimeBomb, Minecraft @ HarperCollins
Swinging satirical 70s sci-fi caper The Final Programme is getting a Blu-ray release on 20 Feb! Robert Fuest adapts Michael Moorcock's novel, with Jon Finch as Jerry Cornelius, a deadpan polymath anti-hero navigating the apocalypse. Very groovy, very weird, highly recommended. https://t.co/3tobzm1s4P
"The trappings of the 1960s, including drugs (particularly hallucinogens), rock and roll, and sexual experimentation, are all over this novel. Add science fiction staples from the pulps such as needle guns, the Hollow Earth, and fringe science. Then add Eastern mysticism." - Fate SF
"There's an experimental sense to the narrative from page one, as though absolutely anything could happen to its singularly odd protagonists" - Lit Reactor
"Flashback fun" - Pop Cults
"Like reading a Jackson Pollock painting" - Retrenders
"The Final Programme doesn't feel at all dated...Here his (Moorcock's) Prose sparkles, at turns wry, playful, and deadly serious. When the needle gun goes in, you'll feel it." - Singular Points
"Sardonic, violent and poppishly sparkly, The Final Programme holds up as one of this great s-f writer's most entertaining reads." - Blog Critics
"SF/F became respectable, even cool, thanks in no small part to Michael Moorcock" - Pop Mythology