His most popular works by far have been the elric novels. Elric of melnibone by michael moorcock book one of the. Author michael moorcock, already a major player in. Elric of melnibone is a requisite title in the hard fantasy canon, a book no fantasy fan should leave unread. The most famous of legendary author michael moorcocks creations, elric of melinibone. The first six books on this list are generally thought of as the core series. 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.
It details the adventures of elric as he claims his. Elric of melnibone abebooks abebooks shop for books. The albino swordsman, the white wolf, the prince of ruin. A novel contains many references to elric as having influenced one of the main characters. Elric of melnibone by michael moorcock classic fantasy. Elric of melnibone is a 1972 fantasy novel by michael moorcock. 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. Michael moorcock book 2 chapter 2 of the elric saga with a lead in from the end of chapter 1 the blind captain. Comic book characters, comic books, fictional characters, gothic 1, michael. Elric of melnibone is a requisite title in the hard fantasy can. Elric of melnibone elric saga, book 1 by michael moorcock. Infuriatingly, the elric stories on the kindle are only available in a scrambled arrangement across time and books, intermingled with other essays and fragments. Elric of melnibone is the original fantasy antihero upon which many since have been created. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books.
As editor of the controversial british science fiction magazine new worlds. See the last emperor of melnibone for the most current omnibus collection set. Book one on the island kingdom of melnibone all the old rituals are still observed, though the nations power has waned for five hundred years, and now her way of life is maintained only by her trade with the young kingdoms and the fact that the city of imrryr has become the meeting place of merchants. Elric of melnibone thomas, roy, gilbert, michael t. There are several versions of the elric saga out there. 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. Ordering the three books elric of melnibone, the fortress of the pearl, and. Elric of melnibone 1 mass market paperback july 15, 1987 by michael moorcock author. Elric of melnibone elric saga, book 1 by michael moorcock book cover, description, publication history.
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