The Cornelius Quartet is the collective name for the Jerry Cornelius novels by Michael Moorcock. It is also a compilation volume (as The Cornelius Chronicles in it's 1st edition) of the four novels . It comprises The Final Programme , A Cure for Cancer, The English Assassin and The Condition of Muzak . In collection form it has remained continuously in print for 30 years. Reviewing the 974 page volume, Matthew Wolf-Meyer noted its influence on a host of contemporary artists in music and literature, writing that :