Elric Of Melniboné
Description
Elric is the famed albino sorcerer and wielder of Stormbringer, a sentient sword that confers power upon its wielder. All for the totally-reasonable price of being fed souls. Needless to say, the saga of Elric is a fantasy classic, and it's dark as hell.
Anyone well-versed in fantasy lore will know of Elric, since he's one of the most famous characters of the swords and sorcery era. He first appeared in short stories in the sixties, but this is his appearance in a full-length novel, in which his origins are detailed. Moorcock is staunchly anti-Tolkien, and this book is about as far from The Lord of the Rings as fantasy can get. It's all darkness, pacts with old gods, drug use and death. As the Emperor of Melniboné, Elric is, oddly, one of the least 'evil' of the Melnibonéans, who serve the forces of chaos. He's a great anti-hero, filled with warring darkness and light, sacrificing all that he cares about for power that ultimately brings him ruin. Elric's saga, and sword and sorcery in general for that matter, is a must-read for any fan of dark fantasy.
Read this book if:
you want to get to know the grand-daddy of all brooding, tragic anti-heroes.
About the Author
Books in Elric Series
(23 books)
Other Books by Moorcock, Michael
The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate
The Weird Of The White Wolf
The Bane Of The Black Sword
Stormbringer
Elric At The End Of Time
The Fortress Of The Pearl
The Revenge Of The Rose
Elric Of Melnibone
The Vanishing Tower
The Vanishing Tower
The Warlord Of The Air
The Steel Tsar
Elric Of Melniboné
Elric At The End Of Time
The Revenge Of The Rose
Gloriana (1979)
1979: Gloriana
Stormbringer
The Jewel In The Skull
The Weird Of The White Wolf
The Vanishing Tower
Elric At The End Of Time
The Fortress Of The Pearl
The Dreamthief's Daughter
The Skrayling Tree: The Albino In America
The Bane Of The Black Sword
Elric Of Melniboné
Elric At The End Of Time
The Revenge Of The Rose
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