My Eternal Champion
May 7, 2008
I remember the books which first began my fascination with writing and reading, and these were the Elric novels of Michael Moorcock. These books, dark and melodic and strangely romantic, opened up a vast world to me when I was still in Junior High, and remained with me from then on, to the point that I spent years enduring the slings and arrows of high school with “Blood and Souls for my Lord Arioch!!” scrawled across my binders. From the adventures of the albino kinslayer, his tragic love, his demon sword and his loyal companion Moonglum, I soon found my way to Corum, and Hawkmoon, and Cornelius, and all the other embodiments of the Eternal Champion, a concept which still excites my imagination like few others.
Certain authors have the power to forever influence your voice, your dreams, your pen. For me, Michael Moorcock was one of those literary giants. I am forever in debt to his imagination and amazing prolificness, and therefore, I am pleased to report the fact he was recently named the 25th Grandmaster appointed by the SFWA at this year’s Nebula awards.
