Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion, Part 1: Enter the Multiverse

Michael Moorcock is one of the most influential science fiction and fantasy writers of all time. He's credited with inventing and popularizing grimdark, steampunk and multiverses, and he also promoted the careers of other rising authors who further shaped the genres.

Moorcock's most famous creation is his Eternal Champion saga. This is the first in a series of videos I'll be producing periodically focused on Moorcock's 15-volume Eternal Champion omnibus edition published by White Wolf Publishing in the 1990s. Future videos in this series will dive into the individual volumes in the saga, including those featuring Elric, Corum, Von Bek, Hawkmoon, Oswald Bastable, and Kane of Mars, among others.

0:32 Moorcock intro
1:29 Moorcock's influences
2:49 Boundary pushing
3:47 Helped define modern fantasy genre
6:16 Eternal Champion series overview
7:11 Themes
8:35 Impact
8:45 Settings & multiverse
9:49 Why isn't the Eternal Champion better known today?
11:31 General critique of the series
13:14 Coming attractions

Links to my other Eternal Champion videos:

Part 2: Where to Start (Erekose, John Daker, Von Bek) -    • Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion, ...  
Part 3: Hawkmoon -    • Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion, ...  
Part 4: Oswald Bastable/Steampunk Roots -    • Who Put the "Punk" in Steampunk? The ...  
Part 5: Elric -    • How Elric Became the Patron Saint of ...  

Other videos featuring different parts of my book collection are linked below.
Channel Overview:    • Welcome to the library ladder!  
Children’s Books Overview:    • 150 Years of Classic Children's Books  
Science Fiction Overview:    • Rare and Classic Science Fiction Books  
Fantasy Overview:    • Classic Fantasy Fiction Books - A que...  
Mystery Overview:    • Classic Whodunits and Noir Fiction  
Adventure Overview:    • Classic Thrillers and Adventure Ficti...  
Horror and Weird Fiction Overview:    • Classic Horror and Weird Fiction - Yo...  
Literature Overview:    • Classic and Modern Literature from th...  
Antiquarian Nonfiction Overview:    • Antiquarian Books About the World (a....  
Illustrated Books Overview:    • The Golden Age of Book Illustration, ...  


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