About the Book
An omnibus of novels. Previous edition: The Cornelius Chronicles (1977).
- The Final Programme (1968)
- A Cure for Cancer (1971)
- The English Assassin (1972)
- The Condition of Muzak (1977)
At last: THE COMPLETE, UNCENSORED SAGA OF JERRY CORNELIUS
This is the saga of one of fantastic literature's greatest creations:
Jerry Cornelius, English assassin, physicist, rock star, messiah to the
Age of Science, time-hopping anti-hero.
William Gibson, Bruce
Sterling and the original cyberpunks claimed Jerry as the first
cyberpunk hero. The rock band Human League claimed Jerry as their
inspiration and Hawkwind's "Needle Gun" is a Jerry Cornelius song.
Cornelius was also the acknowledged inspiration for Alan Moore's
"Watchmen" graphic novels; for much of Neil Gaiman's work in graphic
novels; the film The Crow; and many other works.
When
the books first appeared, the adventures of the highly sexed, violent
and seemingly amoral Mr. Cornelius were banned in Ireland, South
Africa, New Zealand, Canada, Spain, Italy and Burma, among other
places. Nonetheless, the Cornelius stories have appeared in eight
languages around the world: but until now, the novels have never been
released in uncut form in the U.S.
