(1939- )
Swords-and-sorcery fiction author, also associated with the rock bands
Blue Oyster Cult,
Hawkwind, and the
Deep Fix; he did a truly awful trilogy of sci-fi involving Hawkwind. Best known for his stories about various aspects of the
Eternal Champion, including (but not limited to):
Avid Moorcock readers will note the common initials "J.C." among Moorcock's heroes:
Jherek Carnelian,
Lord Jagged of Canaria, Jeremiah "Jerry"
Cornelius (and the thinly-veiled "
Jehemiah Cohnalias" of the
Count Brass novels), and
Corum Jhaelen Irsei.
Much of Moorcock's fantasy work is dark and sad; his heroes are often doomed to murder sidekicks and lovers, to seek peace only to find strife, to die in a world they helped create, by the hand of those they considered allies.