‘Corum: The Coming Of Chaos’

Corum: The Coming Of Chaos

London: Millennium, 1996 (February 5th) mass-sized paperback;
as “Corum” only, on cover & spine;
part of the Tale Of The Eternal Champion (U.K.);
original price: £6·99;
iv + 486 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-85798-314-9 (0-75280-277-1 on copyright page);
cover artist: Yoshitaka Amano.

An omnibus of the first of two separate trilogies featuring Corum Jhaelen Irsei, collecting The Knight Of The Swords, The Queen Of The Swords and The King Of The Swords (all 1971), Corum: The Coming Of Chaos was retitled (with minor textual amendments) from Corum (1992, itself retitled from The Swords Of Corum [1986], and that a retitling of The Swords Trilogy [1977]). It was revised in 1997, before later being retitled yet again (unrevised) as Corum: The Prince In The Scarlet Robe (2002).

It should be noted that the name Corum Jhaelen Irsei is an anagram of Jeremiah Cornelius.

**First edition (bearing this title);**
**reprinted Gollancz (2001).**

First revised edition: Clarkston, GA: White Wolf hardcover, 1997 (February);
part of the Tale Of The Eternal Champion (U.S.);
edited by John Davey;
original price: $21·99;
398 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-56504-182-8;
cover artist: Don Maitz (also interior).

**Hardcover** (+ book-club ed.);
**states “revised”, but** (in this instance) **should be more accurately ‘containing minor textual amendments’.**

**White Wolf trade-sized paperback, 1999 (August);**
original price: $16·99;
398 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 1-56504-196-8;
with (further) **minor textual amendments**/corrections.

Contents (first edition):-
p. iii: untitled introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 1: The Knight Of The Swords (as The First Book Of Corum: The Knight Of The Swords on title page);
p. 179: The Queen Of The Swords (as The Second Book Of Corum: The Queen Of The Swords on title page);
p. 329: The King Of The Swords (as The Third Book Of Corum: The King Of The Swords on title page).

Contents (revised editions):-
p. 5: Introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 6: The Knight Of The Swords (as The First Book Of Corum: The Knight Of The Swords on title page);
p. 152: The Queen Of The Swords (as The Second Book Of Corum: The Queen Of The Swords on title page);
p. 274: The King Of The Swords (as The Third Book Of Corum: The King Of The Swords on title page).

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