The Final Programme
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| The Final Programme | |
 Cover of The Final Programme |
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| Author | Michael Moorcock |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Cornelius Quartet |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Avon |
| Publication date | 1968 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 191 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| Followed by | A Cure for Cancer |
The Final Programme is a novel by British science fiction and fantasy writer Michael Moorcock[1]. It was the first of his iconic Jerry Cornelius series of novels and stories. It was made into a film of the same name, although Moorcock was critical of the version released on the screen.
Set in a world less abstract and chaotic than depicted in the later volumes, it introduces Jerry Cornelius as a hip superhero and follows his adventures as he attempts to subvert a plot by his disreputable brother Frank and Miss Brunner to build a super computer for nefarious ends. As things turn out, he discovers that it's a 'tasty world'. [2] It was published as "Miss Brunners letztes Programm" in Germany.
[edit] References
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 317. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
