Oswald Bastable Series by Michael Moorcock

Suppose that a few of our present inventions had been made earlier, and others not discovered at all? How would the last century have evolved differently?This is the story of Oswald Bastable, a Victorian captain who found himself in such alternate worlds. It is based on notes handed down to Michael Moorcock from his great-grandfather. It's a story of a world of empires secured by airships, and a Chinese genius who invented the means of overthrowing the West's power!

Out of a world in which events defy the laws of Space and Time comes Michael Moorcok's intriguing new science fiction novel-- the fantastic tale of Oswald Bastable, a man trapped forever by Time. The desperation of Bastable's bizarre fate runs deep, for an unpredictable time warp thrusts him into strange worlds, all parallel to his own, and yet different... moreOut of a world in which events defy the laws of Space and Time comes Michael Moorcok's intriguing new science fiction novel-- the fantastic tale of Oswald Bastable, a man trapped forever by Time. The desperation of Bastable's bizarre fate runs deep, for an unpredictable time warp thrusts him into strange worlds, all parallel to his own, and yet different. Throughout all this, Bastable can remain steadfast in his determination to reach his own time, because of his faith in one woman, inextricably bound to him in all dimensions of Time, and his belief in the existence of a secret Utopian citadel. But there is one thing that may have the power to come between Bastable and his goal-- a battle of Armageddon so horrifying in its believability that it almost obliterates his ability to keep searching. less

Book by Moorcock, Michael

The Multiverse - universe upon universe of alternate Time and Space in which Law and Chaos wage a continuous struggle to change the fundamental rules of existence.The Eternal Champion - doomed to live forever in a thousand incarnations. A key player in the Game of Time, Captain Oswald Bastable is forced to question his most cherished ideas as he becomes a nomad of the time streams, eternally travelling the wayward currents and nameless branches of a chaotic multiverse... moreThe Multiverse - universe upon universe of alternate Time and Space in which Law and Chaos wage a continuous struggle to change the fundamental rules of existence.The Eternal Champion - doomed to live forever in a thousand incarnations. A key player in the Game of Time, Captain Oswald Bastable is forced to question his most cherished ideas as he becomes a nomad of the time streams, eternally travelling the wayward currents and nameless branches of a chaotic multiverse.This fourth volume in Michael Moorcock's classic sequence, rewritten, expanded and revised for its first U.S. appearance, introduces Oswald Bastable, former Captain of the 53rd Royal Lancers and Special Air Police, now guided through a multitude of alternate futures only by the Red Republican chrononaut, Una Person. less