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Elric, Moorcock's damned albino swordsman, is one of the most striking creations of heroic fantasy. Living in a world doomed to be forgotten, last emperor of the decaying empire he betrays, he is a striking figure of teenage angst who becomes something rather more. He is the central figure of a world conceived largely for its gloomy decorativeness--Moorcock's fantasy landscapes derive as much from the author's favourite Romantic and Mannerist pictures as they do from the traditions of a genre for which he had mixed feelings early in his career. Elric is doomed to sacrifice friends and lovers, as well as those enemies he wishes to spare, to the great black sword from which he derives not merely prowess but the capacity to be other than a neurasthenic invalid in these early stories. He also finds his wife Zarozinia and his friend Moonglum only to lose them, and fails heroically to save the world from the melting encroachments of the lords of Chaos. There is a dark power to these stories which belies their occasional absurdities and haunts the reader's dreams and nightmares.--Roz Kaveney
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Elric of Melniboné is one of the truly great creations of modern fantasy.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This collection captures the REAL Elric - it reprints the 5 original stories and Stormbringer - exactly the way a new reader should be introduced to Elric. Reading the stories in the order they were first published is a MUCH better way to get a real feel for the character and his world. This collection captures the real "core" of the character - kudos to the publisher for eschewing a larger collection and returning to the basics. Too bad it doesnt come in hardcover.
Forget the larger collections - the writing of those later stories is very uneven. IF YOU WANT TO READ ABOUT ELRIC, BUY THIS BOOK!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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News that Elric is soon to be filmed has produced a flurry of excitement amongst his fans and I must say it's time we saw the old albino brought to the big screen. He has all the right elements to be a huge hit -- the epic qualities of Lord of the Rings combined with a personality which makes him a role model for every teenage boy and a heart-throb for every romantic female. And this particular book, which contains only the very first Elric stories, written between 1961 and 1963, when Moorcock himself was scarcely out of short pants, is the one to read if you want the pure essence of the doom-haunted, self-questioning, soul-feeding weakling who gets his strength from
those he kills and yet somehow remains attractive and likeable.
These are all the marks of a top class Byronic hero and my guess is that Elric is going to run and run, especially now that the movie is in the offing. I can't wait. Meanwhile, this is the volume to get first. If you like it, there are the two omnibuses also available, plus his mature and excellent The Dreamthief's Daughter and The Skrayling Tree which develop the series in ways that are both relevant to the original stories and remain exciting, original fantasies in their own right.
Elric Rules!
those he kills and yet somehow remains attractive and likeable.
These are all the marks of a top class Byronic hero and my guess is that Elric is going to run and run, especially now that the movie is in the offing. I can't wait. Meanwhile, this is the volume to get first. If you like it, there are the two omnibuses also available, plus his mature and excellent The Dreamthief's Daughter and The Skrayling Tree which develop the series in ways that are both relevant to the original stories and remain exciting, original fantasies in their own right.
Elric Rules!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Written in Moorcock's early twenties, these stories are full of fire and colour and show why he has been such a huge influence on almost all other fantasy fiction since he began. A great introduction to his fantasy work. You can always go on to the omnibus volumes (Elric of Melnibone and Stormbringer) which in turn will take you to The Dreamthief's Daughter and The Skrayling Tree. All the Elric novels are good, some more mature than others, but if you read no others, read these and
read a writer in his first flush of glorious inspiration. There remains no better fantasy novel, in my opinion, than Stormbringer which J.G.Ballard recommends with such glowing
woreds of praise.
read a writer in his first flush of glorious inspiration. There remains no better fantasy novel, in my opinion, than Stormbringer which J.G.Ballard recommends with such glowing
woreds of praise.
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Boring and derivative
OK, I gave up three quarters of the way through. I'm disapointed as I love fantasy and sci fi and read a lot of it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jonathan
great book, great delivery, great service.
read this book years ago, its a classic. purchased this copy to take on holiday, well happy, thank you. great speedy delivery, as always, and a good price from amazon.
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. C. A. Shaw
Important fantasy
A long time ago, someone put me off reading Michael Moorcock - someone who had a pretty negative view of him as a writer. Bizarrely, I have absolutely no recollection who this was. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mark Poles
Spellbinding
After loosing an older copy I opted for replacing with this version - and like a fine wine this epic tale matures with age! Read more
Published 22 months ago by Googlywaa
Do not see what all the fuss was about
I bought this book after reading the other reviews on this site, and was really looking forward to it. Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2009 by SJP
A masterpiece of Fantasy Fiction.
A brilliant piece if Fantasy Fiction by Moorcock. Elric is by far one of the best characters ever written in any genre, his dark broody presence fills each page and with his Chaos... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2009 by B.K.Price
Technical Mastery and Enchanting Brilliance!
Michael Moorcock is nothing less than a master of the genre. This captivating 'anti-hero' will keep your interest and his sword will swallow your soul. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2007 by T. Epps
Purple, but fun
Michael Moorcock's albino fighter-mage is a fairly interesting creation, given that he's both physically crippled and superhumanly strong depending on the situation. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2006 by slideyfoot
Tolkien's only equal...
We got Lord of the Rings after thirty years work. We got Elric of Melnibone after about six weeks.
Since then it has all been work in progress as Moorcock publishes his saga... Read more
Since then it has all been work in progress as Moorcock publishes his saga... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2002
How does he do it?
Moorcock must be a magician! Unlike most fantasy of recent times this book avoids being a replica of what has gone before, tides of would be Tolkiens have ploughed traditonal... Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2001 by Mark
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