Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Melniboné (/ ˌ m ɛ l ˈ n ɪ b oʊ n eɪ / mel-NIB-o-nay), also known as the Dragon Isle, is an imaginary country, an island featured in the writings of Michael Moorcock.It is the homeland of Elric, one of the incarnations of the Eternal Champion.. And I'm now thinking that was a mistake. It stuck in my mind as a great book. At the end of it, Yyrkoon had been defeated, and though the sentience within Stormbringer urged Elric to take his cousins soul, he refused, mastering Stormbringer with his own will. My only question (to myself) is why I haven't taken time over the years to dive deeper into his works - a mistake I mean to rectify with a vengeance! It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote.
It's not quite a complusion, not quite and addiction. More tales of the Eternal Champion, beat Michael Moorcock series ever Dragons, more accurately called the Phoorn, are creatures with serpentine bodies and wings which have an average span of thirty feet.
Yet! Elric and the mythos of Melnibone have permeated the fantasy genre, and most fans know Elric through secondary sources such as the various comics, RPGs, etc.
I can tell Moorcock has some fervor for the subject, and I like the concept of a "weaker," almost effeminate hero, but, like I said the plot follows an "adventure" formula--with one "close call" after another.
Mr. Moorcock's delfinately has a different style of writing than most other authors and if you're only familiar with the traditional approach to fantasy then you're going to have to make some adjustments in your thinking, I know I did. The Sailor On The Seas of Fate Elric: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (Moorcocks Multiverse) Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
Elric followed his cousin through the Gate, and found himself in a world as dark and closed as a giant cavern. Please try again Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Elric's nefarious, brutish cousin Yrkoon has no patience for his physically weak kinsman, and he plots constantly to seize Elric's throne, usually over his dead body. Elric is a classic character wonder why there's never been a film yet?
covers his early years I suppose as no Moonglum.... Elric: The Fortress of the Pearl (Moorcocks Multiverse) Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The "Elric opus" has much good, but much potboiler filler as well. Book delivered as promised and is now part of a selection of new books to read at leisure. Select your address
Though she too often misunderstood Elric's strange morality, the two were very much in love. Some, including Elric's cousin Elric was betrothed to Yyrkoon's sister, his cousin Cymoril. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Shiver the Moon is the gritty first epic fantasy novel in The Chain of Living Fire series.Haunted by ghosts, Rhinan is the last of his people.
What a joy it has been to 'rediscover' Moorcock in response to a video from Neil Gaiman. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. This is second hand, cheap and very good condition Elric lived among the humans of the Young Kingdoms, traveling and earning his way as a mercenary.
Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories (Moorcocks Multiverse) Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The story has a quality to it I am finding hard to articulate. This review will be a guide through the title jungle. Elric and the mythos of Melnibone have permeated the fantasy genre, and most fans know Elric through secondary sources such as the various comics, RPGs, etc. Michael Moorcock's Elric: Stormbringer Deluxe Edition If, on the other hand, you want to read them in the order of the story arc (i.e.
Elric: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (Moorcocks Multiverse) Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations The problem was that I didn't know where to start.
If you like horselords, intrigue, and quality violence, this is the book for you!Da Vinci Code meets Ancient Egypt in this award-winning thriller.When those chosen to stand against the night's creatures are dead or dying, who's left to stand against the rising darkness?
To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Tolkien's stories have vast scope, likeable characters (hateable ones, too),and interesting plots.
Moorcocks best character, brought together in this masterworks special. Elric met a man named Rackhir the Red Archer, a wanderer of the Multiverse, and together they fought through the dark, cave-like hell to find Yyrkoon in the Pulsing Cavern, the legendary resting place for the runeswords Stormbringer and Mournblade. More interested in brooding contemplation than holding the throne, Elric is a reluctant ruler, but he also realizes that no other worthy successor exists and the survival of his once-powerful, decadent nation depends on him alone. The Weird of the White Wolf (Elric Saga)
The Doom-Bound Albino Emperor.
Because of this person, I spent the first 37 years of my life not having read any Michael Moorcock.