It details the adventures of elric as he claims his. Elric of melnibone is the original fantasy antihero upon which many since have been created. His most popular works by far have been the elric novels. As editor of the controversial british science fiction magazine new worlds. Elric of melnibone elric saga, book 1 by michael moorcock. Michael moorcock book 2 chapter 2 of the elric saga with a lead in from the end of chapter 1 the blind captain. Infuriatingly, the elric stories on the kindle are only available in a scrambled arrangement across time and books, intermingled with other essays and fragments. See the last emperor of melnibone for the most current omnibus collection set. Comic book characters, comic books, fictional characters, gothic 1, michael. Michael john moorcock born 1939 is a prolific british writer primarily of science fiction and science fantasy who has also published a number of literary novels. Reading elric, one will invariably be reminded of a dozen other books and games, as elric drinks endless potions to maintain his strength and vitality, slaying twisted demons on a plane of fire in search of a runesword, dressed in ornate black armor and a dragonhelm. Elric of melnibone 1 mass market paperback july 15, 1987 by michael moorcock author.
Author michael moorcock, already a major player in science fiction, cemented his position in the fantasy pantheon with the fivebook elric saga, of which elric of. Elric of melnibone elric saga, book 1 by michael moorcock book cover, description, publication history. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. Elric of melnibone is a 1972 fantasy novel by michael moorcock. Elric of melnibone is a requisite title in the hard fantasy can. There are several versions of the elric saga out there. As the first installment in the elric saga book series, elric of melnibourne serves as a great introduction to the introspective albino sorcerer who is. Book one of the elric saga paperback july 1, 1983 by michael moorcock author. Elric of melnibone is a requisite title in the hard fantasy canon, a book no fantasy fan should leave unread. Just wanted to talk a bit about a classic fantasy book by michael moorcock that i think is a great book if you need a break from modern fantasy. Elric of melnibone by michael moorcock classic fantasy. Elric of melnibone by michael moorcock book one of the. The most famous of legendary author michael moorcocks creations, elric of melinibone.
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