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Average rating3.5
Feared by enemies and friends alike, Elric of Melnibone walks a lonely path among the worlds of the multiverse. The destroyer of his own cruel and ancient race, as well as its final ruler, Elric is the bearer of a destiny as dark and cursed as the vampiric sword he carries - the sentient black blade known as Stormbringer.
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Muuuuch better than the first book. I'm reading in chronological order so given that this is actually 8th book in the series it makes sense. I just hope the rest between book 1 and book 8 will be more similar to this than to Elric of Melniboné. I doubt it for the next two books at the very least, though.
The story is alright, prose is beautiful in the tokienesque fairy tale sense and characters actually weren't pissing me off 90% of the time with their behavior. I still have issue with the ending because Elric acts like honorable warrior for 98% of the book only to slaughter half a city for no reason at the end. Like wtf? Maybe other novels will explain his relationship with chaos more and make it make sense...
But this is what I expected when I heard all the praise for this series. Not post-modern garbage the first book was. Moorcock is also exploring philosophical ideas here but it doesn't ruin the flow of the story unlike in the first book.
Interesting start, bus as soon as Elric goes to the Dreamlands, everything falls apart. I don't consider incohesive descriptions of weird lands where everything is different from our reality to be inherently attractive. All I want is a good plot and characters, this book fails at those.
You can find my review of this as part of my review for the eBook Elric collection under [b:Elric of Melniboné 30036 Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1) Michael Moorcock https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388345555l/30036.SY75.jpg 388812]
A fun little stand alone Elric story. Some of the more fun stories with the character have been those that carry him to other worlds and other planes. A story that carries him into dreams is particularly interesting and inventive. This might be my favorite Elric story.
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9 primary books11 released booksThe Elric Saga is a 12-book series with 9 primary works first released in 1970 with contributions by Paolo Bacigalupi, Aliette de Bodard, and 16 others.
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7 primary booksElric Chronological Order is a 7-book series with 7 primary works first released in 1970 with contributions by Michael Moorcock.
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39 released booksThe Eternal Champion Sequence is a 46-book series first released in 1962 with contributions by Michael Moorcock, Roy Thomas, and 3 others.
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1 released bookThe Michael Moorcock Collection is a 2-book series first released in 1989 with contributions by Michael Moorcock.