Elric Of Melnibone (Elric)

Book One of The Elric Saga The Elric Saga, Book 1

by Michael Moorcock

English language

Published July 15, 1984 by Berkley.

ISBN:: 978-0-425-07634-7

(56 reviews)

Elric of Melniboné is a 1972 fantasy novel by Michael Moorcock. It is the first original full-length novel to feature Elric, the last emperor of the stagnating island civilisation of Melniboné who wields the cursed, soul-drinking sword Stormbringer.Writing for NPR, Jason Sheehan calls Elric "far and away the coolest, grimmest, moodiest, most elegant, degenerate, drug-addicted, cursed, twisted and emotionally weird mass murderer of them all".

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Author & Reader reviewed Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock (The Elric Saga, #01)

Review of 'Elric of Melniboné' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Reading this book was more about the size of the paperback and the fact that I read it as a teen. I wanted a Conan style adventure with my favorite merciful, questioning, conscience anti-hero. I got that, but I also felt the thrill of recalling Moorcock's multiverse, and Eternal Champion stuff -- like when the demon mutant beast cries out its name as Elric slays him, "Frank." Now I know Frank Cornelius's fate. Frank was the brother and enemy of Jerry Cornelius. Moorcock's multiverse may be one of the best marketing strategies in the genre.

I'm looking forward to continuing the saga.

JDlafontaine reviewed Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock (The Elric Saga, #01)

Review of 'Elric of Melniboné' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Great introduction, can't wait to read the sequels

B. Zelkovich reviewed Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock (The Elric Saga, #01)

Review of 'Elric of Melniboné' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I know this is the unpopular opinion, but this book was awful. For such a short book it just seemed to drag on and on. Elric was melodramatic and dismissive of his two closest friends. He was supposed to be the enlightened of the Melnibonéans and yet he could hardly conceive a scenario in which he might be wrong. I spent the majority of this book wondering why I kept reading. I won't be back for the sequels.