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The black corridor

by Michael Moorcock

This critical study explores the extensive career and fictional multiverse of a pioneering British fantasy and science fiction writer. It analyses key works from the early 1960s to the present, including fantasy tales, satirical science fiction, and historical fiction.

Accession 8992 ISBN — Publisher Mayflower
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