A cure for cancer; - Softcover
A mirror-image of his former self, Jerry Cornelius returns to a parallel London, armed with a vibragun and his infamous charisma and charm to boot. On the trail of the grotesque Bishop Beesley, Jerry hunts for a mysterious device capable of manipulating the cosmos. Corruption, violence and greed are rife in a war-torn Europe, but Jerry is against history; he is outside of history. He lusts for the equilibrium of anarchy, for randomness supreme—lock up your daughters (and sons), Jerry Cornelius is back.
Dunked into the ether of Chaos, the second book in the Cornelius Quartet, A Cure for Cancer, was one of the first novels of its form, using hypermedia to spin a web of hauntingly surreal scenes, wickedly funny social satire and sci-fi vignettes that resonate deeply for the modern reader.
Dunked into the ether of Chaos, the second book in the Cornelius Quartet, A Cure for Cancer, was one of the first novels of its form, using hypermedia to spin a web of hauntingly surreal scenes, wickedly funny social satire and sci-fi vignettes that resonate deeply for the modern reader.
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Born in London in 1939, Michael Moorcock now lives in Texas. A prolific and award-winning writer with more than eighty works of fiction and non-fiction to his name, he is the creator of Elric, Jerry Cornelius and Colonel Pyat, amongst many other memorable characters. In 2008, The Times named Moorcock in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
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- PublisherAllison and Busby Ltd
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0850310261
- ISBN 13 9780850310269
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dean, Malcolm (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£1.50/30s). Illustrated by Malcolm Dean. Jacket has faults - namely minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd small crease/rub to edges, browning/odd small mark/minor foxing to reverse (white side), a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, the odd very small mark, occasional small scratch, a little creasing/rubbing to front/back inner flaps and is in only good condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing/bumping to corners and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. PAges are generally clean and the binding is tight. Previous owner's name, date and location in pen to front end-paper. Pages little tanned. Odd mall mark/spot of foxing to page tops and bottoms. Odd small mark/minor foxing to page edges. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Seller Inventory # 008647
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Book Description Hardback. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper, Currey 'A' priority 1st edition. SIGNED. Jerry Cornelius - beautiful and untamed, ebony skinned and snowy haired, dressed in the very height of fashion - strides through the ravaged lands in search of a device, a MacGuffin stolen from him,. Seller Inventory # FT21.137
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