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by Michael Moorcock

Book Ramblings rated it

13 years ago

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I have this feeling that my luck is none too good. This sword here at my side don’t act the way it should. Keeps calling me it’s master, but I feel like it’s slave.Hauling me faster and faster to an early, early grave.And it howls! It howls like hell!"Black Blade" by Blue Öyster Cult, lyrics by Mich...

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Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it

14 years ago

text A sickly emperor with a demon possessed sword

This was one of the earlier fantasy books that does not fall into what I consider the fantasy genre I term as 'Lord of the Rings wannabe's'. Elric is not a hero nor is he on a quest to save the world. In fact, while not going out of his way to destroy the world, the character of Elric would be more ...

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XLeptodactylous rated it

14 years ago

text Elric of Melniboné

Jesus Christ Amazon. Think about what you're sending as a sample of a book. 100% introductions. Yes, but Kindle.

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Bookake rated it

14 years ago

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Yet another classic I've been meaning to read for a long time, and was glad I got around to!The Melniboneans are an Ancient race of humans, characterised by their self importance, hedonistic ways, and distinct lack of compassion for others. Very similar to the traditional fantasy dark elves, althou...

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Tower of Iron Will rated it

15 years ago

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Moorcock created his own subgenre of Fantasy with the Elric series about the albino prince and his demonic sword Stormbringer. Its gothic and heroic and epic all at the same time with its own multiverse cosmology and reincarnating hero that connects multiple otherwise unrelated series.

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Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous rated it

16 years ago

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Been thinking about reading this... turned out my mom had a copy she didn't want.

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lonesomepoint rated it

33 years ago

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I read this and the original Elric novels at approximately age 12, when I still read sci-fi and fantasy and wandered through my library's adult and young adult collections reading whatever looked interesting.This short novel and its sequels are pagan gothic sci-fi/fantasy, about the adventures of an...

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