The Final Program

The Final Program, by Michael Moorcock

One of the advantages of running the library's Science Fiction Book Club is getting to read novels in the genre that I've either not come across before or rediscovered after a long time. In the case of British SF author Michael Moorcock's The Final Program, the first of his 'Jerry Cornelius' series, it was like being reunited with an old friend. Cornelius is a bisexual musician/scientist/adventurer who gets lured into...well to say more would spoil your enjoyment. "Program" can be found in Moorcock's Cornelius Quartet collection, along with the three sequel novels A Cure For Cancer, The English Assassin & The Condition of Muzak. (NOTE: The next SF Book Club meeting on January 30, 2006, will discuss "Program", beginning at 7:30pm. Call me at (203) 622-7918 for details.)
-Ed