Elric: Elric of Melnibone, Vol. 1 - Michael Moorcock • BookLikes (ISBN:1897331851)

Elric: Elric of Melnibone, Vol. 1

by: Michael Moorcock (author)

Format: MP3 CD

ISBN: 9781897331859 (1897331851)

Publish date: November 1st 2009

Publisher: Audio Realms

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Sword And Sorcery

Series: The Elric Saga (#1)

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Traditional Fantasy rated it

2 years ago

http://FantasyReader.booklikes.com Traditional Fantasy 4.5 A re-read

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This was a re-read because I hadn't read it in years. Classic sword and sorcery. Elric is one of the most depressing characters I've ever encountered in Fantasy, but he has a magic sword and a purpose in the grand scheme of things. What's great about this book and the rest of the series is the wri...

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Traditional Fantasy rated it

3 years ago

http://FantasyReader.booklikes.com Traditional Fantasy 4.5

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This is the first book in The Elric Saga, possibly Michael Moorcock's most classic Fantasy series. It's very much in the sword and sorcery category with magic, magical swords, quests and obstacles and everything that makes for a good adventure. The one problem I have with the series is that it's s...

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Lisa (Harmony) rated it

5 years ago

http://LisaMariaC.booklikes.com Lisa (Harmony) 3.0 Elric of Melnibone 1

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This is the first of the six Elric books; the series is supposed to the be the quintessential dark fantasy and ground-breaking when published in the 60s and 70s for its anti-hero protagonist. Neil Gaiman is a fan. A blurb on the cover by Michael Chabon called the author "the greatest writer of post-...

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Gene rated it

5 years ago

http://Gene.booklikes.com Gene 4.0 Elric of Melniboné

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This is the first book of a classic fantasy series with an iconic anti-hero. From what I understand the author tried to create something different from [b:The Lord of the Rings|33|The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)|J.R.R. Tolkien|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347257199...

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