{"product_id":"modem-times-2-0-paperback","title":"Modem Times 2.0 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Moorcock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the editor of London's revolutionary \u003cem\u003eNew Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in the swinging sixties, Michael Moorcock has been credited with virtually inventing modern Science Fiction: publishing such figures as Norman Spinrad, Samuel R. Delany, Brian Aldiss and J.G. Ballard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoorcock's own literary accomplishments include his classic \u003cem\u003eMother London\u003c\/em\u003e, a romp through urban history conducted by psychic outsiders; his comic \u003cem\u003ePyat\u003c\/em\u003e quartet, in which a Jewish antisemite examines the roots of the Nazi Holocaust; \u003cem\u003eBehold The Man\u003c\/em\u003e, the tale of a time tourist who fills in for Christ on the cross; and of course the eternal hero \u003cem\u003eElric\u003c\/em\u003e, swordswinger, hellbringer and bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd now Moorcock's most audacious creation, Jerry Cornelius--assassin, rock star, chronospy and maybe-Messiah--is back in \u003cem\u003eModem Times 2.0\u003c\/em\u003e, a time-twisting odyssey that connects 60s London with post-Obama America, with stops in Palm Springs and Guantanamo. \u003cem\u003eModem Times 2.0\u003c\/em\u003e is Moorcock at his most outrageously readable--a masterful mix of erudition and subversion. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlus: \u003c\/em\u003e The non-fiction essay \"My Londons\" and an Outspoken Interview with literature's authentic \u003cem\u003eLord of Misrule\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Moorcock is the author of numerous novels, including the Elric series, \u003ci\u003eCornelius Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGloriana\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe White Wolf's Son\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received the Nebula, World Fantasy, and British Science Fiction awards and is a Grandmaster of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. As editor of the science fiction magazine \u003ci\u003eNew Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, Moorcock was one of the progenitors of the controversial New Wave movement. His nonfiction works have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 7.4 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701074137151,"sku":"9781604863086","price":14.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/66e065a24acba5fe769fca8ad9ad3ee6.webp?v=1765019235","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/modem-times-2-0-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}